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Robert Smigel on the controversial opening sketch for the pilot episode of The Dana Carvey Showwhere a fictionalized President Bill Clinton breastfeeds a baby; on not realizing the show that preceded Carvey’s (which was Home Improvement) was a show that kids watched since Smigel himself had never watched it before; on the inevitable backlash to the first episode which Smigel had called resulting in a “cruel prank” on the unsuspecting audience; on the show's sponsor, Taco Bell, and its reaction to the pilot; on how the show was initially received (by getting thousands of complaints); on producer George Schlatter being an early supporter of the show
(Show - The Dana Carvey Show)
09:04
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: The Dana Carvey Show
Robert Smigel on what he learned from producing The Dana Carvey Show; on one of the funniest sketches he was involved in on The Dana Carvey Show, about Gerald Ford, that was never aired until Smigel and Dana Carvey revived it later for Saturday Night Live; on the inspiration for the sketch which was hearing news anchor Dan Rather pre-recording an obituary for Ronald Reagan (who was still alive at the time); on having to fight to get the sketch aired on SNL; on why he had trouble getting his sketches on SNL; on finally being able to get the Gerald Ford sketch on the air only when Dana Carvey came back to host Saturday Night Live in 1996
(Show - The Dana Carvey Show)
09:56
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: The Dana Carvey Show
Robert Smigel on what he learned from producing The Dana Carvey Show; on one of the funniest sketches he was involved in on The Dana Carvey Show, about Gerald Ford, that was never aired until Smigel and Dana Carvey revived it later for Saturday Night Live; on the inspiration for the sketch which was hearing news anchor Dan Rather pre-recording an obituary for Ronald Reagan (who was still alive at the time); on having to fight to get the sketch aired on SNL; on why he had trouble getting his sketches on SNL; on finally being able to get the Gerald Ford sketch on the air only when Dana Carvey came back to host Saturday Night Live in 1996
(Show - Saturday Night Live)
08:17
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Saturday Night Live
Robert Smigel on the animated sketches he created for Saturday Night Live; on the "Cluckin' Chicken" piece which he first created for The Dana Carvey Show and later brought to Saturday Night Live; on Adam Sandler as the voice of the "Cluckin' Chicken"; on hiring animation director J.J. Sedelmaier for these pieces; on why he turned to animation as a vehicle for comedy; on wanting to be a cartoonist
(Show - Saturday Night Live)
03:51
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Saturday Night Live
Robert Smigel on the animated sketches he created for Saturday Night Live; on the "Cluckin' Chicken" piece which he first created for The Dana Carvey Show and later brought to Saturday Night Live; on Adam Sandler as the voice of the "Cluckin' Chicken"; on hiring animation director J.J. Sedelmaier for these pieces; on why he turned to animation as a vehicle for comedy; on wanting to be a cartoonist
(Show - The Dana Carvey Show)
12:25
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: The Dana Carvey Show
Robert Smigel on his return to Saturday Night Live with his "TV Funhouse" animated sketches, starting with the sketch "The Ambiguously Gay Duo" and then "The X Presidents" voiced by Jim Morris; on how the "TV Funhouse" animated sketches on SNL came about; on using Stephen Colbert and Steve Carrell as the voices of "Ace" and "Gary" in the "Ambiguously Gay Duo" sketches; on mimicking Lorne Michaels for the catchphrase “Come back here with my show” on "TV Funhouse"; on impressions of Lorne Michaels by himself and others including Tom Hanks and Mike Meyers
(Show - Saturday Night Live)
12:37
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Saturday Night Live
Robert Smigel on his animated holiday sketch "Christmastime for the Jews on Saturday Night Live, and on getting Phil Spector singer Darlene Love to sing the song for the sketch
(Show - Saturday Night Live)
02:08
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Saturday Night Live
Robert Smigel on the animated sketch "Journey to the Disney Vault" for Saturday Night Live's "TV Funhouse" animated sketches; on working with animation director Robert Marianetti, who came up with the idea of having skeletons in the Disney vault; on using a songalike of "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in the piece; on the piece being a racy piece but the point was that it was making fun of racist people; Smigel's feeling that “intent should matter in comedy- if it matters in crime, it matters in comedy”; on his autonomy making "TV Funhouse" cartoons; on a controversial sketch he made about Michael Jackson
(Show - Saturday Night Live)
05:36
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Saturday Night Live
Robert Smigel on the "TV Funhouse" animated sketch “Conspiracy Theory Rock!” (as a parody of Schoolhouse Rock) which poked fun at GE (NBC’s parent company); on getting notes back about the sketch from Standards & Practices; on the sketch airing on SNL as NBC president Bob Wright happened to be watching and his reaction to the sketch; on this sketch never re-airing; on SNL assistant director Robert Caminiti letting Smigel know the sketch had been pulled; on Lorne Michaels' continued support for Smigel's sketches despite the backlash; on J.J. Sedelmaier coming back to animate the "Conspiracy Theory Rock" sketch and getting original artists who had worked on Schoolhouse Rock to animate the piece
(Show - Saturday Night Live)
07:14
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Saturday Night Live
Robert Smigel on his involvement with the 25th anniversary special of Saturday Night Live in 1999; on the animated sketch "Life of a Catchphrase" he created for "TV Funhouse" that aired during this special; on another "TV Funhouse" sketch he wrote for the special which aired later on the "X Presidents" episode; on his penchant for making fun of SNL producer Lorne Michaels and his deep affection for Lorne; on the special celebrity audience that was present for the anniversary show
(Show - Saturday Night Live)
11:48
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Saturday Night Live
Robert Smigel on how the Peanuts' A Charlie Brown Christmas specials were important to him as a child; on his parody of the Peanuts for his "TV Funhouse" animated sketch on Saturday Night Live, and on how it surprised him when the audience responded to the ending of the sketch with such genuine emotion (he thought it would be poignant, but still garner a “sad laugh”); on the device for the sketch based on the Peanuts kids waving their arms around "Charlie Brown’s" Christmas tree and magically transforming it in seconds in the original Peanuts special
(Show - Charlie Brown Specials)
04:36
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Charlie Brown Specials
Robert Smigel on the Saturday TV Funhouse animated series he created; on pitching the show to Fox and then Comedy Central; on the show’s host Doug Dale; on the Anipals puppets; on Dino Stamatopoulos' idea for a cat couple giving birth to live kittens on the show
(Show - TV Funhouse)
09:33
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: TV Funhouse
Robert Smigel on the origin of the Night of Too Many Stars television specials, a fundraiser for autism, and on Paul Rudd's appearance on the special
(Show - Night of Too Many Stars)
12:56
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Night of Too Many Stars
Robert Smigel on the Night of Too Many Stars special featuring Katy Perry and Jodi DiPiazza singing “Firework” and how that moment encapsulated what he was trying to do with the specials -- to help kids with autism feel connected to the world around them
(Show - Night of Too Many Stars)
05:36
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Night of Too Many Stars
Robert Smigel on his show Jack and Triumph featuring Jack McBrayer with "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog"
(Show - Jack and Triumph)
04:50
Interview: Robert Smigel Show: Jack and Triumph