Simon Rich

Simon Rich (born June 5, 1984) is an American humorist, novelist, and screenwriter. He has published two novels and six collections of humour pieces, several of which appeared in The New Yorker. His novels and short stories have been translated into more than a dozen languages. Rich was one of the youngest writers ever hired on Saturday Night Live and served as a staff writer for Pixar. On January 14, 2015, Man Seeking Woman, a television comedy series created by Rich (and based on his short story collection The Last Girlfriend on Earth), premiered on the cable channel FXX. Description above from the Wikipedia article Simon Rich, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

House of Joel

A guy's plan to surprise his girlfriend by taking her back to her home town backfires when it unearths an evil unknown past.

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Inside Out

When 11-year-old Riley moves to a new city, her Emotions team up to help her through the transition. Joy, Fear, Anger, Disgust and Sadness work together, but when Joy and Sadness get lost, they must journey through unfamiliar places to get back home.

Release Date: 2015-06-17

Department: Crew

Job: Additional Writing

Vote Count: 22535

Any Person, Living Or Dead

The story follows a brilliant reclusive scientist who, using his homemade time machine, gathers a roundtable of the greatest minds in history (Shakespeare, George Washington, Aristotle, etc.) to solve all of humanity’s problems. Unfortunately, his plan fails to take into account language barriers, ancient racism and the tendency of medieval men to commit murder. Instead of learning from these Great Men of History, our hero has no choice but to hunt them down and blast them to the past before they can ruin our future.

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Stage 13

A struggling film director meets the ghost of a silent-era actress who has haunted a soundstage on the studio backlot for decades. The two find an unexpected kinship and team up to make their mark on the world.

Department: Production

Job: Producer

An American Pickle

An immigrant worker at a pickle factory is accidentally preserved for 100 years and wakes up in modern day Brooklyn. He learns his only surviving relative is his great grandson, a computer coder who he can’t connect with.

Release Date: 2020-08-06

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Vote Count: 524

Everyday Parenting Tips

A father offers advice on what to say when their child says they believe a monster lurks under the bed — at a time when an ongoing monster uprising is actually happening in the world.

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Untitled Joe Cornish LEGO Film

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Artificial

Described as a comedy-drama about the period at the artificial intelligence company OpenAI in 2023 that saw CEO Sam Altman fired and rehired in a matter of days. Further details TBA.

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Miracle Workers

The first season of this comedy anthology is set in the offices of Heaven Inc. When God plans to destroy the Earth, two low-level angels must convince their boss to save humanity. They bet him they can pull off their most impossible miracle yet: help two humans fall in love.

Release Date: 2019-02-12

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 17

Vote Count: 279

Man Seeking Woman

Josh Greenberg is a naive romantic on a desperate quest for love. When his longtime girlfriend dumps him, Josh enters the dating scene, a nightmarish hellscape of untold horror. Despite the agony, Josh continues his search in the hopes of finding someone who will make all the misery worth it.

Release Date: 2015-01-14

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Vote Count: 122

The Line

We're just 11 days and 7 hours away from the world premiere of Future Space: The Final Chapter, the sci-fi event of the decade. Tickets are available on a first come, first serve basis and two best friends with a lot of time on their hands have decided to go the distance. Armed with one change of clothes and one simple mission, they march to the front spot on line and brace themselves for one of the toughest trials of their lives. Over the course of seven short episodes, we follow their progress as they fend off enemies, overcome hardships and discover an inner strength they never knew they had.

Release Date: 2008-07-23

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 7

Vote Count: 1

The Simpsons

Set in Springfield, the average American town, the show focuses on the antics and everyday adventures of the Simpson family; Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie, as well as a virtual cast of thousands. Since the beginning, the series has been a pop culture icon, attracting hundreds of celebrities to guest star. The show has also made name for itself in its fearless satirical take on politics, media and American life in general.

Release Date: 1989-12-17

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 10215

Saturday Night Live

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Release Date: 1975-10-11

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 449