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Robert Smigel on the sketch "Bill Swerski's Superfans" about the Chicago Bears fans that he wrote for Saturday Night Live
(Topic - Characters & Catchphrases)
01:04
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Characters & Catchphrases
Robert Smigel on writing the "Get a life" line for William Shatner on the classic Saturday Night Live sketch "Trekkers" in which Shatner says the line to some Star Trek superfans
(Topic - Characters & Catchphrases)
02:17
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Characters & Catchphrases
Robert Smigel on the sketch "Bill Swerski's Superfans" about the Chicago Bears fans that he wrote for Saturday Night Live
(Topic - Pop Culture)
01:04
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Pop Culture
Robert Smigel on writing the "Get a life" line for William Shatner on the classic Saturday Night Live sketch "Trekkers" in which Shatner says the line to some Star Trek superfans
(Topic - Pop Culture)
02:17
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Pop Culture
Robert Smigel on the genesis of the Late Night with Conan O'Brien sketch "Masturbating Bear" which writer Brian Reich developed, and on the bear bit being funnier due to the limitations put on it by Standards & Practices
(Topic - Censorship / Standards & Practices)
01:40
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Censorship / Standards & Practices
Robert Smigel as "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog"
(Topic - Characters & Catchphrases)
01:33
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Characters & Catchphrases
Robert Smigel on the genesis of the Late Night with Conan O'Brien sketch "Masturbating Bear" which writer Brian Reich developed, and on the bear bit being funnier due to the limitations put on it by Standards & Practices
(Topic - Television Industry)
01:40
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Television Industry
Robert Smigel as "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog"
(Topic - Pop Culture)
01:33
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Pop Culture
Robert Smigel on his Bob Dole Clutch Cargo impression on Late Night with Conan O'Brien being his favorite; on talking about the politician in the third person; on Dole being the funniest person he ever got to play; on doing a different version of the impression when he did Dole on The Dana Carvey Show
(Topic - Characters & Catchphrases)
03:17
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Characters & Catchphrases
Robert Smigel on the Clutch Cargo-style bits he did on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (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, and on his Clutch Cargo impersonation of President Bill Clinton
(Topic - Bill Clinton)
03:46
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Bill Clinton
Robert Smigel on "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" filming a sketch outside a Star Wars movie premiere in New York City for a bit on Late Night with Conan O'Brien; on roasting the Star Wars fans; on his process creating the "Triumph" sketches and how much is improvised and how much is written; on the funniest line Triumph ever said, for the Star Wars sketch ("Triumph" says to a fan dressed as "Darth Vader" "And which one of these buttons calls your mother to pick you up?”)
(Topic - Characters & Catchphrases)
05:13
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Characters & Catchphrases
Robert Smigel on coming up with the idea for his character "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" for Late Night with Conan O'Brien; on the character first saying “for me to poop on”; on the dog’s gold bow tie; on the cigar prop; on doing a deadpan stare as "Triumph" in the vein of comedian Myron Cohen; on the character being a good catharsis for the audience since Conan is super polite and "Triumph" is the opposite
(Topic - Creative Influences and Inspiration)
06:38
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
Robert Smigel on his Bob Dole Clutch Cargo impression on Late Night with Conan O'Brien being his favorite; on talking about the politician in the third person; on Dole being the funniest person he ever got to play; on doing a different version of the impression when he did Dole on The Dana Carvey Show
(Topic - Pivotal Career Moments)
03:17
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
Robert Smigel on the Clutch Cargo-style bits he did on Late Night with Conan O'Brien (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, and on his Clutch Cargo impersonation of President Bill Clinton
(Topic - Television and the Presidency)
03:46
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Television and the Presidency
Robert Smigel on coming up with the idea for his character "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" for Late Night with Conan O'Brien; on the character first saying “for me to poop on”; on the dog’s gold bow tie; on the cigar prop; on doing a deadpan stare as "Triumph" in the vein of comedian Myron Cohen; on the character being a good catharsis for the audience since Conan is super polite and "Triumph" is the opposite
(Topic - Pivotal Career Moments)
06:38
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Pivotal Career Moments