Simon Rich: SNL, AI, and the rebirth of the live event

The Frogs sit down with Thurber Prize & Emmy-winning writer Simon Rich for a wide-ranging conversation about comedy, writing rooms, theatre, and what it means to tell stories in the age of AI.

From writing on Saturday Night Live to creating Man Seeking Woman and Miracle Workers, adapting work for Broadway, and exploring absurdity, satire, and live performance. Simon and the Frogs get into the one thing AI still can’t replicate: lived experience.

The conversation moves through absurdity and satire, the electricity of live theatre, and why a room full of humans laughing together still hits different in a world built around algorithms and content.

It’s Funny. It’s Thoughtful. It’s Existential.

Theatre. Culture. Vibe.

PRODUCTION CREDITS

Hosted by — Alex Ubokudom & Tobie Windham

Producer — Jessica Hanna

Video & Audio Editor — Byron Rogers Jr.

Social Media & Marketing — Janine Lee Papio

Theme Music — Arlo Sanders

Produced by Outside In Theatre + The Frogs

Robert Wisdom: Presence is the Work

Robert Wisdom will next be seen in The Terminal List: Dark Wolf opposite Chris Pratt and Taylor Kitsch, and in Netflix’s Trinity alongside Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Richard Madden, and Marcia Gay Harden.

He appeared in HBO’s Barry opposite Bill Hader and in Apple TV+‘s Black Bird. On the film side, he’s worked with Denzel Washington on A Journal for Jordan and appeared in everything from Motherless Brooklyn to The Dark Knight Rises.

But what defines Robert’s work isn’t the credits. It’s the presence.

From Bunny Colvin on The Wire to rooms across television and film, he brings a lived-in quality that can’t be manufactured. You feel the history. You feel the weight. Nothing is extra.

This is an actor who has moved through life and craft at the same time. Building a body of work that speaks before it explains.

Theatre. Culture. Vibe.

Production Credits:

A production of Outside In Theatre in Highland Park, Los Angeles

Created by Alex Ubokudom & Tobie Windham

Edited by Byron Rogers, Jr.

Recorded & Mixed by Byron Rogers, Jr.

Theme Song by Arlo Sanders

Produced by Jessica Hanna

Angelica Chéri: Writing the Future

Angelica Chéri: playwright, musical theatre writer, screenwriter, poet. Named by Variety as one of Broadway’s Top Ten Stars to Watch in 2025, Angelica is one of the most exciting voices shaping the future of theatre and musical storytelling.

You may know her work from the Prophet’s Cycle Trilogy-The Seeds of Abraham, The Sting of White Roses, and Crowndation: I Will Not Lie to David, as well as plays like Berta, Berta and The Wiring & the Switches. Her musical Wanted, written with collaborator Ross Baum, won the prestigious Richard Rodgers Award, was named a New York Times Critic’s Pick, and is headed to Broadway in Fall 2026.

We talk about building theatrical worlds that move between history, myth, and prophecy. We get into the impact of family on artistry and the journey of bringing Phenomenal Woman, her biographical play about Maya Angelou, directed by Debbie Allen, toward its Broadway premiere.

Angelica is out here writing plays, musicals, TV, and immersive worlds like the lines between them don’t matter. This is a conversation about big imagination, collaboration, and just a good time.

IG @angelicacheri

Theatre. Culture. Vibe.

Production Credits:

A production of Outside In Theatre in Highland Park, Los Angeles

Created by Alex Ubokudom & Tobie Windham

Technical Production by Byron Rogers, Jr.

Theme Song by Arlo Sanders | Produced by Jessica Hanna​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​