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Robert Smigel on producing Late Night with Conan O'Brien; on hiring writers Dino Stamatopoulos and Louis C.K.; on wanting the show to be the opposite of David Letterman’s style but invoking his name in the first episode; on wanting to go right to where the “stress” is in humor; on Tom Brokaw’s cameo on the show; on the very dark humor present in the first season of the Late Night show; on the "Actual Items" bit on the show
(Profession - Producers)
06:52
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Producers
Robert Smigel on the sketch "In the Year 2000" that he wrote for Late Night with Conan O'Brien and on the inspiration coming from 1960s television shows like The Jetsons; on the Clutch Cargo sketches which involved cutting out out lips from a still photograph and re-enacting the mouth through the photo (it was Smigel’s mouth); on his impressions being more "impercisions" than impressions of famous people like President Bill Clinton
(Profession - Writers)
04:49
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Writers
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
(Profession - Writers)
01:44
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Writers
Robert Smigel on why the Clutch Cargo sketches on Late Night with Conan O'Brien worked and what made them funny, and on his Arnold Schwarzenegger Clutch Cargo impression
(Profession - Writers)
02:13
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Writers
Robert Smigel on writing for his character "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" on Late Night with Conan O'Brien; on the Westminster Dog Show remote episodes with "Triumph"; on some of the best lines being improvised and not pre-written; on the remote bit where "Triumph" roasts fans of Star Wars outside the movie's premiere in NYC
(Profession - Writers)
07:39
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Writers
Robert Smigel on coming up with the idea for his character "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" for Late Night with Conan O'Brien; on his wife getting him puppets for his birthday, which was coincidentally right when the Westminster Dog Show was happening; 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
(Profession - Writers)
08:45
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Writers
Robert Smigel on the stresses of producing Late Night with Conan O'Brien; on his self-effacing personal style; not being a super enthusiastic personality; on watching an episode of The Simpsons about "Krusty the Klown" and identifying with the premise of being a person who wallows in his creativity rather than rejoicing in it
(Profession - Producers)
06:08
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Producers
Robert Smigel on whether there is a disconnect between himself and his character "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" and how his identity merged with "Triumph’s" character; on his feeling "Triumph" has more irony and absurdity than an insult comic, which makes "Triumph" less biting or mean
(Profession - Puppeteer)
03:29
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Puppeteer
Robert Smigel on whether there is a disconnect between himself and his character "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" and how his identity merged with "Triumph’s" character; on his feeling "Triumph" has more irony and absurdity than an insult comic, which makes "Triumph" less biting or mean
(Profession - Comedian)
03:29
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Comedian
Robert Smigel on whether there is a disconnect between himself and his character "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" and how his identity merged with "Triumph’s" character; on his feeling "Triumph" has more irony and absurdity than an insult comic, which makes "Triumph" less biting or mean
(Profession - Writers)
03:29
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Writers
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 President Gerald Ford, which never aired until Smigel and Dana Carvey revived it later for Saturday Night Live
(Profession - Producers)
09:52
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Producers
Robert Smigel on whether there is a disconnect between himself and his character "Triumph the Insult Comic Dog" and how his identity merged with "Triumph’s" character; on his feeling "Triumph" has more irony and absurdity than an insult comic, which makes "Triumph" less biting or mean
(Profession - Performers)
03:29
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Performers
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
(Profession - Writers)
06:11
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Writers
Robert Smigel on why he turned to animation and his early attraction to cartoons as a kid
(Profession - Animation Professionals)
00:55
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Animation Professionals
Robert Smigel on one of his goals with The Dana Carvey Show being not too similar to Saturday Night Live; 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
(Profession - Animation Professionals)
08:34
Interview: Robert Smigel Profession: Animation Professionals