writer, author, embarrassing dad

stories • poetry • sketches • monologues • columns • essays • headlines • roasts • greeting cards • eulogies • ransom letters • bank robbery notes

Rick Silber scares me with his robot simplicity and android precision. Worship him or despair.
— Alec Sulkin - Family Guy
If Alec Sulkin likes this stuff then I do too.
— Tom Gammill - The Simpsons

Rick is the creator of The Exiled Shaman & The Sour Milk, writer of many things across the internet, and an independent writer for ad agencies and companies such as Nestle, Heineken, and The Toronto Blue Jays.

Screenwriting Projects.

For television and film projects, please reach out to his agent here.

Book a Workshop.

Original, inventive & fun.
That’s Rick Silber. Enjoy him while he’s still affordable!
— David N. Weiss - Vice President, Writers Guild of America, Writer Shrek 2
Beneath the crumbling ruins of a once proud civilization, Rick Silber slumbers in his obsidian sarcophagus, awaiting the deafening trumpet of doom that will signal his unholy return.
— Andres du Bouchet- Writer, Conan O’Brien Show
Rick Silber is persistent, which means he has a vision of where he’s going and a good understanding of which roads might lead him there. That makes him smarter than about 95% of everybody.
— Jerry Shereshewsky - Senior Executive, Yahoo!, Coca-Cola, Y&R, Wunderman