Simon Rich

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Simon Rich (born 1984) is an American humorist whose first book, Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations (ISBN 978-1-4000-6588-2), was published by Random House in April 2007.

Rich is an alumnus of The Dalton school and a former president of The Harvard Lampoon, and the son of The New York Times editorialist Frank Rich. He received a two book contract from Random House prior to his graduation from Harvard University in 2007.[1]

His first book, Ant Farm: And Other Desperate Situations, has been described as a collection of "giddy what-if scenarios".[2] Excerpts of the book were printed in The New Yorker's "Shouts and Murmurs" column.

He is currently a writer for Saturday Night Live.

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  1. ^ Rich ’06-’07 Scores a Home Run in Debut. The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.
  2. ^ Scared Silly; Nothing inspires first-time author and Harvard Lampoon alum Simon Rich more than his own insecurities.. The Boston Globe. Retrieved on 2007-08-07.

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