Robert Smigel, the writer, producer and actor behind the infamous “Triumph the Insult Comic Dog” joins Morning Joe to discuss ...

Robert Smigel is launching a podcast in which he and his comedian friends — including David Letterman, Bob Odenkirk, Ellie Kemper and Jim Gaffigan — try to help zhuzh up the hilarity of everything ...

For Robert Smigel, Saturday Night Live can be divided into two eras: before and after Cheri Oteri. Appropriately, on February 14 — Valentine's Day — the longtime SNL writer raved about Oteri's impact ...

Former Saturday Night Live writer and producer Robert Smigel uses animal puppets to say and do the lewdest things. His most infamous creation is... The Man Behind Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog It's ...

In Netflix's animated movie, Leo, co-writer Adam Sandler voices a 74-year-old elementary-class lizard who finds his purpose by sharing his wisdom with the kids. Featuring some big names in comedy and ...

From the mid-‘90s through the aughts, one of the most popular SNL segments was “TV Funhouse,” an animated series of parodies from writer Robert Smigel. Smigel and team got away with a lot. It’s ...

One of the most popular bits during the early years of Conan O'Brien's tenure as late-night host across his time on NBC's Late Night and The Tonight Show was "In the Year 2000". While Late Night ...

It's hard to believe that on February 15th, Chris Farley would have turned 60. The actor and comedian, who lived large every which way, including his infamous battles with his personal demons, passed ...

"I never set out to be dangerous," says Robert Smigel. The man behind the bawdy, brazen Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and "Saturday Night Live's" iconic Ambiguously Gay Duo simply says, "I did set out ...

You wouldn’t expect an animated film about a talking iguana to draw equal inspiration from Andy Kaufman and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” but that just might help explain the wide appeal of Netflix’s smash ...