Robert Smigel
Robert Smigel is an American actor, humorist, puppeteer, comedian and writer known for his Saturday Night Live “TV Funhouse” cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
Guest Appearances
October 29, 2020
Comedy legend Robert Smigel (Original Head Writer of Late Night with Conan, creator of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) returns to talk with writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell about how Cheri Oteri on SNL influenced future generations of comedians, loving the close-knit atmosphere during his time at Late Night with Conan, doing the Bill Clinton Clutch Cargo bit in front of Bill Clinton at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, the birth of Triumph, and how Jordan Schlansky saved the very first Triumph remote at the Westminster Dog Show.
Triumph Attends the Premiere of Star Wars: Attack of the Clones: https://classic.teamcoco.com/node/106928
Triumph at the 1999 Westminster Dog Show: https://classic.teamcoco.com/node/106846
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June 20, 2019
Comedy legend Robert Smigel joins Conan writers Mike Sweeney and Jessie Gaskell to talk about connecting with Conan through their shared cartoony sensibility at Saturday Night Live, the behind the scenes drama of launching Late Night with Conan O’Brien, the inception of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, and much more.
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