Robert Smigel on the Clutch Cargo-style bits he developed with Dino Stamatopoulos (this technology consisted of a still photo image of a celebrity paired with a real person’s mouth voicing an impersonation of them); on how Smigel came to be the mouth of the Clutch Cargo sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien; on his Clutch Cargo impersonation of then-President Bill Clinton; on doing this sketch live being one of the most exciting moments in his career
04:05
Robert Smigel on writer Dino Stamatopoulos making suggestions for Smigel’s cartoon idea and working on a Superhero parody of "Batman" and "Robin" as "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" for The Dana Carvey Show (and later Saturday Night Live's "TV Funhouse"); on playing with ideas of homoeroticism and masculinity in writing the sketches
06:11