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Robert Smigel on wanting to be a comedian since he was three years old, and on his early influences being comedians like Red Skelton, and television shows like Mister Ed and Saturday Night Live, but on deciding to become dentist like his father because he didn't think it was possible to have a career as a comedian
(Topic - Creative Influences and Inspiration)
06:01
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Creative Influences and Inspiration
Robert Smigel on Dan Crowley inviting him back to Chicago and Second City and eventually joining his comedy group (All You Can Eat) as Dan's replacement, and on Al Franken and Tom Davis, original writers from Saturday Night Live, coming to Chicago to see a show he had created, "All You Can Eat and the Temple of Doom"
(Topic - First Big Break)
09:19
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: First Big Break
Robert Smigel on the "modern" type of "so bad it's good" comedy he was interested in early in his career; catching the comedy bug after performing and winning a comedy stand-up contest at NYU; "I was stung, I was infected"; on getting to perform at the Comic Strip in New York City; on his closing bit as Ronald Reagan (foreshadowing a later TV Funhouse sketch "The X Presidents"); on getting more gigs after that; on being a fan of comedy that "tore everything down and made fun of itself"; on being introduced to The Second City by Tim Kazurinsky
(Topic - First Big Break)
15:14
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: First Big Break
Robert Smigel on wanting to be a comedian since he was three years old, and on his early influences being comedians like Red Skelton, and television shows like Mister Ed and Saturday Night Live, but on deciding to become dentist like his father because he didn't think it was possible to have a career as a comedian
(Topic - Pivotal Career Moments)
06:01
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
Robert Smigel on Dan Crowley inviting him back to Chicago and Second City and eventually joining his comedy group (All You Can Eat) as Dan's replacement, and on Al Franken and Tom Davis, original writers from Saturday Night Live, coming to Chicago to see a show he had created, "All You Can Eat and the Temple of Doom"
(Topic - Pivotal Career Moments)
09:19
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
Robert Smigel on the "modern" type of "so bad it's good" comedy he was interested in early in his career; catching the comedy bug after performing and winning a comedy stand-up contest at NYU; "I was stung, I was infected"; on getting to perform at the Comic Strip in New York City; on his closing bit as Ronald Reagan (foreshadowing a later TV Funhouse sketch "The X Presidents"); on getting more gigs after that; on being a fan of comedy that "tore everything down and made fun of itself"; on being introduced to The Second City by Tim Kazurinsky
(Topic - Pivotal Career Moments)
15:14
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
Robert Smigel on the first show of Saturday Night Live he was hired to write for; on a sketch he wrote for Madonna when she hosted Saturday Night Live in 1985 where she portrayed a Spanish variety show hostess; on his recollections of that show; on what he learned about writing a successful sketch for the show; on what it meant to him to be part of SNL- a show he grew up watching; on being a comedy nerd coming to the show and feeling he was not fitting in
(Topic - First Big Break)
05:41
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: First Big Break
Robert Smigel on the first show of Saturday Night Live he was hired to write for; on a sketch he wrote for Madonna when she hosted Saturday Night Live in 1985 where she portrayed a Spanish variety show hostess; on his recollections of that show; on what he learned about writing a successful sketch for the show; on what it meant to him to be part of SNL- a show he grew up watching; on being a comedy nerd coming to the show and feeling he was not fitting in
(Topic - Pivotal Career Moments)
05:41
Interview: Robert Smigel Topic: Pivotal Career Moments
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