Chicago – I call him the Rosetta Stone of Show Business for the modern comedy era. Rob Smigel will appear in Chicago as the legendary Triumph the Insult Comic Dog at the Den Theatre Live on Monday June 3rd, 2024, with “Let’s Make a Poop,” featuring special guests and more! Get tickets and more info at Poop.
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice of Rob Smigel) brings his celebrated game show “Let’s Make A Poop” to Chicago with celebrity panelists former (and disgraced) Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Cubs legend Ryan Dempster, WGN Weatherman Paul Konrad and more surprises to come.
Let’s Make a Poop
Photo credit: TheDenTheatre.com
After years of toiling in the Catskills burying hookers for Henny Youngman, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog became an overnight national treasure after first appearing on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” in 1997. He has famously pooped on the Westminster Dog Show,...
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice of Rob Smigel) brings his celebrated game show “Let’s Make A Poop” to Chicago with celebrity panelists former (and disgraced) Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich, Cubs legend Ryan Dempster, WGN Weatherman Paul Konrad and more surprises to come.
Let’s Make a Poop
Photo credit: TheDenTheatre.com
After years of toiling in the Catskills burying hookers for Henny Youngman, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog became an overnight national treasure after first appearing on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” in 1997. He has famously pooped on the Westminster Dog Show,...
- 5/31/2024
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
You wouldn’t expect an animated film about a talking iguana to draw equal inspiration from Andy Kaufman and “It’s a Wonderful Life,” but that just might help explain the wide appeal of Netflix’s smash hit “Leo.” It also makes perfect sense when you consider the creative minds behind Adam Sandler-led project, which includes his longtime collaborator and comedy’s not-so-secret weapon, Robert Smigel.
Though perhaps best known to audiences for his work as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the foul-mouthed canine puppet who began life on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” where Smigel was the first head writer. But Smigel was also behind some of the most memorable comic moments of the last 30 years. On “Saturday Night Live” he created countless indelible sketches and the animated segment “TV Funhouse,” which received its own spin-off series on Comedy Central. He wrote and performed on the brilliant but short-lived “Dana Carvey Show,...
Though perhaps best known to audiences for his work as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the foul-mouthed canine puppet who began life on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien,” where Smigel was the first head writer. But Smigel was also behind some of the most memorable comic moments of the last 30 years. On “Saturday Night Live” he created countless indelible sketches and the animated segment “TV Funhouse,” which received its own spin-off series on Comedy Central. He wrote and performed on the brilliant but short-lived “Dana Carvey Show,...
- 12/19/2023
- by Jenelle Riley
- Variety Film + TV
‘Leo’ Review: Adam Sandler Plays a Literal Teacher’s Pet in Winning Toon From the ‘TV Funhouse’ Team
“Perhaps if people talked less, animals would talk more,” observes one of the human characters in “Charlotte’s Web,” a kiddie classic that serves as both the butt of several jokes and an inspiration for Adam Sandler’s animated “Leo,” an endearing Netflix original that strikes just the right balance between heart and fart jokes.
Basing the way Leo sounds on his squeaky-scratchy, slightly guttural impression of the late Hollywood agent Bernie Brillstein, Sandler voices a crusty old iguana who’s spent three-quarters of a century — practically his entire life — trapped in an elementary school classroom. Leo’s wisdom is largely limited to what’s taught in fifth grade, though he’s observed enough kids over his 74 years that the lizard reckons he’s qualified to advise this crop. Truth be told, he’s cheaper and more consistently helpful than your typical child psychologist.
Sandler’s an old pro when it comes to animation,...
Basing the way Leo sounds on his squeaky-scratchy, slightly guttural impression of the late Hollywood agent Bernie Brillstein, Sandler voices a crusty old iguana who’s spent three-quarters of a century — practically his entire life — trapped in an elementary school classroom. Leo’s wisdom is largely limited to what’s taught in fifth grade, though he’s observed enough kids over his 74 years that the lizard reckons he’s qualified to advise this crop. Truth be told, he’s cheaper and more consistently helpful than your typical child psychologist.
Sandler’s an old pro when it comes to animation,...
- 11/18/2023
- by Peter Debruge
- Variety Film + TV
Jason Schwartzman and Carol Kane are starring in “Between the Temples,” a new film from writer and director Nathan Silver that’s being described as “an anxious comedy.” It’s the story of a cantor who is locked in a crisis of faith and finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student.
The supporting cast for this humorous exercise in neurosis boasts Dolly De Leon, who was just nominated for her scene-stealing work in “Triangle of Sadness.” Other ensemble members include Screen Actors Guild award-winner Caroline Aaron (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), longtime funnyman Robert Smigel (SNL’s “TV Funhouse”), stage and screen actress Madeline Weinstein (“Beach Rats”) and indie film regular Matthew Shear (“Mistress America”).
Principal photography wrapped in Kingston, N.Y., on the film. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales.
“Between the Temples” was...
The supporting cast for this humorous exercise in neurosis boasts Dolly De Leon, who was just nominated for her scene-stealing work in “Triangle of Sadness.” Other ensemble members include Screen Actors Guild award-winner Caroline Aaron (“The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”), longtime funnyman Robert Smigel (SNL’s “TV Funhouse”), stage and screen actress Madeline Weinstein (“Beach Rats”) and indie film regular Matthew Shear (“Mistress America”).
Principal photography wrapped in Kingston, N.Y., on the film. CAA Media Finance is handling domestic sales.
“Between the Temples” was...
- 5/10/2023
- by Brent Lang
- Variety Film + TV
Exclusive: Inside Amy Schumer co-creator Daniel Powell and Alex Bach’s Irony Point production banner is expanding its relationship with Netflix as the streaming giant bolsters its comedy slate. The company has signed a multi-year production commitment overall deal with the streamer, with a first-look component for projects developed by Irony Point, encompassing stand-up comedy, sketch, variety, alternative formats and more. Irony Point co-Presidents Powell and Bach will serve as executive producers on all projects.
Netflix and Irony Point have previously partnered on series including I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, which launches its second season later this year, and specials such as Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine, among others. As part of the deal, Irony Point will render its production services for specials, series and various comedy formats for its own projects and select original Netflix productions in those genres. Ayesha Rokadia will continue to produce for Irony...
Netflix and Irony Point have previously partnered on series including I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, which launches its second season later this year, and specials such as Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine, among others. As part of the deal, Irony Point will render its production services for specials, series and various comedy formats for its own projects and select original Netflix productions in those genres. Ayesha Rokadia will continue to produce for Irony...
- 5/12/2021
- by Denise Petski
- Deadline Film + TV
The very first time I used Photoshop was back in the late 90s when I was interning for a company headed by Robert Smigel, the guy who voices Triumph the Dog, writes for SNL, and creates those hilarious TV Funhouse cartoons on SNL. The work I was doing was actually for the TV Funhouse cartoons though when I look back on it I think they were really just doing my brother a favor by hooking me up with an internship because I don’t think I actually did anything for them. I just sat around and they let me fiddle with
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- 5/25/2017
- by Nat Berman
- TVovermind.com
Chris Cummins Jan 24, 2017
A look-back at the previous attempts to bring Archie to TV before they got it right with Riverdale...
When Riverdale premieres on the CW on January 26th, it will mark a milestone for Archie Comics - the first time in the company's 75-year history that its characters will truly shine on television. A mix of gleefully ridiculous kitsch with standout performances and some truly smart writing, the series is poised to be 2017's breakout TV hit.
See related Shane Black: a career retrospective Zack Snyder interview: Batman V Superman
That said, it took a while for Archie to get to this point. There have been many attempts to bring Archie and his friends to TV before, but these all suffered for either being shoddily animated (the various 1960s cartoons), misguided (1990's Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again), or just plain, um, weird (the X-Files cash-in Archie's Weird Mysteries...
A look-back at the previous attempts to bring Archie to TV before they got it right with Riverdale...
When Riverdale premieres on the CW on January 26th, it will mark a milestone for Archie Comics - the first time in the company's 75-year history that its characters will truly shine on television. A mix of gleefully ridiculous kitsch with standout performances and some truly smart writing, the series is poised to be 2017's breakout TV hit.
See related Shane Black: a career retrospective Zack Snyder interview: Batman V Superman
That said, it took a while for Archie to get to this point. There have been many attempts to bring Archie and his friends to TV before, but these all suffered for either being shoddily animated (the various 1960s cartoons), misguided (1990's Archie: To Riverdale and Back Again), or just plain, um, weird (the X-Files cash-in Archie's Weird Mysteries...
- 1/22/2017
- Den of Geek
Black Sabbath became a wacky, Scooby Doo or Beatles-style cartoon in the early 2000s, when animator and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog creator Robert Smigel broke out his running SNL bit TV Funhouse into a half-hour show. The show ran like a Seventies kids' show with a host, Doug Dale, who hung out with a bunch of animal puppets – including some voiced by Smigel – and introduced not-ready-for-primetime spots in the vein of his Ambiguously Gay Duo and X-Presidents bits. The show was short-lived, but its eight episodes were just long...
- 1/22/2016
- Rollingstone.com
Adam Sandler is back on voice duties for Hotel Transylvania 2 - but is the film an upgrade on the first?
Once upon a time, in a haunted castle deep within a forest in foreboding Transylvania, a goofy slacker named Jonathan (Andy Samberg) fell in love with a beautiful vampire named Mavis (Selena Gomez). They zing with each other despite Mavis's father Dracula (Adam Sandler) and friends against the union at first. Later, the monsters come to terms with the human/vampire love affair after coming out of the monster closet, so to speak, and revealing to the world their existence. Imagine their surprise to find out that people love them, and normal humans are flocking to stay at the titular Hotel Transylvania.
Like all couples in movie sequels, Jonathan and Mavis have moved past the honeymoon stage and have gone straight to the parenthood stage, with the pair having...
Once upon a time, in a haunted castle deep within a forest in foreboding Transylvania, a goofy slacker named Jonathan (Andy Samberg) fell in love with a beautiful vampire named Mavis (Selena Gomez). They zing with each other despite Mavis's father Dracula (Adam Sandler) and friends against the union at first. Later, the monsters come to terms with the human/vampire love affair after coming out of the monster closet, so to speak, and revealing to the world their existence. Imagine their surprise to find out that people love them, and normal humans are flocking to stay at the titular Hotel Transylvania.
Like all couples in movie sequels, Jonathan and Mavis have moved past the honeymoon stage and have gone straight to the parenthood stage, with the pair having...
- 9/28/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
With the upcoming release of Sony Pictures’ Hotel Transylvania it’s a perfect time to look at some behind-the-scenes surprises that lie behind this colourful series.
It’s Co-written by the man behind a famously offensive canine
Fans of late-night comedy have certainly heard the voice of the film’s co-writer Robert Smigel as he puppeteered the delightfully inappropriate Triumph the Insult Comic dog. A long time writer for Saturday Night Live, smigel’s “TV Funhouse” animated interstitials were for many years a highlight from the show. He joins fellow SNL alum Adam Sandler in the decidedly more kid friendly story.
The film is directed by one of the talents behind The Powerpuff Girls Movie
Along with credits that run from Dexter’s Labrotory to the Star Wars: Clone Wars show, one of Genndy Tatakovsky’s first big credits was as animation director on The Powerpuff Girls Movie, the cult...
It’s Co-written by the man behind a famously offensive canine
Fans of late-night comedy have certainly heard the voice of the film’s co-writer Robert Smigel as he puppeteered the delightfully inappropriate Triumph the Insult Comic dog. A long time writer for Saturday Night Live, smigel’s “TV Funhouse” animated interstitials were for many years a highlight from the show. He joins fellow SNL alum Adam Sandler in the decidedly more kid friendly story.
The film is directed by one of the talents behind The Powerpuff Girls Movie
Along with credits that run from Dexter’s Labrotory to the Star Wars: Clone Wars show, one of Genndy Tatakovsky’s first big credits was as animation director on The Powerpuff Girls Movie, the cult...
- 9/22/2015
- by Jason Gorber
- Cineplex
(Cbr) Warning: This report contains harsh profanity. Widely known for his “Saturday TV Funhouse” skits on "SNL," Robert Smigel brought his most famous creation, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, to Comic-Con International to promote his upcoming live-action series on Adult Swim. Along for the ride were his co-star Jack McBrayer ("30 Rock") and executive producer Michael Koman ("Nathan For You"). McBrayer and Triumph previously teamed up in 2012 for a "Conan" sketch in which they visited Chicago’s famously abusive hot dog stand the Weiners Circle. In the new comedy, created by Smigel, McBrayer will play Jack, the child star of a "Lassie"-like television series who’s brought drawn into a world of decadence by his co-star (Triumph). Now, 15 years later, Jack seemingly has life together, only for Triumph to come back into his life. Before the panel began, the stars and producer sat down with reporters for a brief discussion.
- 8/9/2014
- by Chris Evans, Comic Book Resources
- Hitfix
Under the deal, Richard Korson will develop comedic programming targeted toward young adults and companion programming for truTV‘s sports telecasts, including the network’s portion of the Ncaa Division I Men’s Basketball Championship, truTV announced today. Korson headed up Jon Stewart’s Busboy Productions from 2005-2011, during which time he oversaw the production of The Daily Show With Jon Stewart. Korson also helped develop The Colbert Report and Important Things With Demetri Martin. Before he joined Busboy, Korson served as director of development and production at Comedy Central, where he developed and oversaw production of shows such as Insomniac With Dave Attel, TV Funhouse (with Robert Smigel), Chappelle Show, Night Of Too Many Stars: An Overbooked Benefit For Autism Education and Tough Crowd With Colin Quinn.
- 1/27/2014
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
It was twenty years ago today that Conan O'Brien debuted as David Letterman's replacement on NBC's Late Night. We marked the occasion yesterday by talking to Coco about some of the best early bits from the show's first few years. But there were other segments during those first months that were ... not as successful. Like the stuff going on in the clip below, in which Conan talks to the fake authors of a fake book about the hidden language of dogs. The two "authors" are first-year Late Night writers who would go on to bigger things: Robert Smigel, creator of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and Saturday Night Live's TV Funhouse segments, and a not-yet-balding Louis C.K. This bit probably doesn't appear on their highlight reels, but it does capture the "let's try anything" ethos, which ultimately led to O'Brien's breakout. Happy anniversary, Conan!
- 9/13/2013
- by Josef Adalian
- Vulture
In the pantheon of great Christmas specials — the yuletide-themed adventures trotted out by the networks each year, usually animated, typically with a theme song so iconic that children can sing the lyrics before they learn how to speak — three titles reign supreme. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer, A Charlie Brown Christmas, and How The Grinch Stole Christmas! all debuted close to a half-century ago — in 1964, 1965, and 1966, respectively — and they still air each year to respectable ratings, to say nothing of the massive cultural footprint they’ve all left behind. However, one EW staffer has managed to avoid ever seeing these holiday classics…...
- 12/20/2012
- by EW staff
- EW.com - PopWatch
Jeremy Renner isn't what you would call the "prototypical 'SNL' host," but, bless his heart, he tried his best. As he admitted in his monologue, he's not known for comedy (but, hey, neither was Jon Hamm when he first hosted) and, as far as I can tell, Renner really isn't promoting anything at the moment. ("Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters," a movie that actually exists, doesn't come out until January.) Unfortunately, this show was just off from the start. An almost shockingly boring cold open (with perhaps the tamest "Live from New York ..." in the show's history) followed by a monologue with technical glitches -- resulting in Renner even audibly admitting that it's not a good way to start a show -- set a tone that never fully recovered. In other words: today's Scorecard is forlorn ...
Sketch of the Night
"The Standoff" (Jeremy Renner, Taran Killam, Boby Moynihan,...
Sketch of the Night
"The Standoff" (Jeremy Renner, Taran Killam, Boby Moynihan,...
- 11/18/2012
- by Mike Ryan
- Aol TV.
Saturday Night Live is the perfect end-of-the-week pick-me-up for anyone who’s had a tough couple of days. Whether work’s got you down, family issues won’t go away or you feel like the whole country’s on your case, tuning in to NBC on any given Saturday night is sure to provide you with a chuckle or two.
Unless, that is, you’re General David Petraeus.
Even if he’s a huge fan of host Jeremy Renner or last night's musical guest, the monochrome-outfitted Maroon 5, the disgraced...
Unless, that is, you’re General David Petraeus.
Even if he’s a huge fan of host Jeremy Renner or last night's musical guest, the monochrome-outfitted Maroon 5, the disgraced...
- 11/18/2012
- Rollingstone.com
There's something... off about this "Schoolhouse Rock" parody. Could it be that we never remembered the original educational series devoting a song to conspiracy theories about electoral politics? Or that the narrator is an insane looking Uncle Sam who gets inappropriately sexual in public? Or that the song is mostly about how both Romney and Obama are lizard people and that elections are a sham?
Nah, that couldn't be it.
This isn't the first time "Schoolhouse Rock" has been used to point out this subject matter. "SNL" once aired "Conspiracy Theory Rock" during its TV Funhouse segment in 1998, but was never re-aired, possibly because it pointed out media and business interests prevalent at NBC.
Nah, that couldn't be it.
This isn't the first time "Schoolhouse Rock" has been used to point out this subject matter. "SNL" once aired "Conspiracy Theory Rock" during its TV Funhouse segment in 1998, but was never re-aired, possibly because it pointed out media and business interests prevalent at NBC.
- 11/2/2012
- by Ross Luippold
- Huffington Post
Louis C.K., star of FX's "Louie" and one of the most celebrated stand-up comedians working today, will host the November 3 episode of "Saturday Night Live," it was announced during the Oct. 21, Bruno Mars-helmed episode of the long-running show.
C.K. has been one of the most lauded comedians of the last year, winning numerous Comedy Awards and most recently, Emmys for "Writing For A Comedy Series" and "Writing For A Variety Special."
Previously, C.K. has had his work featured on "SNL" as a writer for Robert Smigel's "Saturday TV Funhouse."
The musical guest for the November 3 episode will be Fun.
C.K. has been one of the most lauded comedians of the last year, winning numerous Comedy Awards and most recently, Emmys for "Writing For A Comedy Series" and "Writing For A Variety Special."
Previously, C.K. has had his work featured on "SNL" as a writer for Robert Smigel's "Saturday TV Funhouse."
The musical guest for the November 3 episode will be Fun.
- 10/21/2012
- by Carol Hartsell
- Huffington Post
Louis C.K., star of FX's "Louie" and one of the most celebrated stand-up comedians working today, will host the November 3 episode of "Saturday Night Live," it was announced during the Oct. 21, Bruno Mars-helmed episode of the long-running show.
C.K. has been one of the most lauded comedians of the last year, winning numerous Comedy Awards and most recently, Emmys for "Writing For A Comedy Series" and "Writing For A Variety Special."
Previously, C.K. has had his work featured on "SNL" as a writer for Robert Smigel's "Saturday TV Funhouse."
The musical guest for the November 3 episode will be Fun.
C.K. has been one of the most lauded comedians of the last year, winning numerous Comedy Awards and most recently, Emmys for "Writing For A Comedy Series" and "Writing For A Variety Special."
Previously, C.K. has had his work featured on "SNL" as a writer for Robert Smigel's "Saturday TV Funhouse."
The musical guest for the November 3 episode will be Fun.
- 10/21/2012
- by Carol Hartsell
- Aol TV.
Yes even Adult Swim joined the upfronts fray last week, and has now announced its forthcoming programming for 2012-2013. Back for more of what they do best are favorites Robot Chicken, Ntsf:sd:suv, and Children’s Hospital, along with newcomer Newsreaders, an animated Harold and Kumar, and the return of Toonami.
Adult Swim Announces Largest Programming Schedule Ever for 2012-13 Basic Cable’s #1 Network In Total Day With Adults 18-34 and 18-49 Offers Up 9 New Series/Specials, 8 Pilots and 10 Returning Series. Childrens Hospital Spin-off Newsreaders and Animated Harold & Kumar Make The List, Fan Favorite Toonami Returns to Saturday Nights
Adult Swim, basic cable’s #1 network with young adults for seven consecutive years, sets out to “control” the night by announcing a slate of new and returning programming at its annual Upfront presentation in New York City. Hours before their annual event featuring a scheduled performance by Grammy Award-winning rap artist T.I.,...
Adult Swim Announces Largest Programming Schedule Ever for 2012-13 Basic Cable’s #1 Network In Total Day With Adults 18-34 and 18-49 Offers Up 9 New Series/Specials, 8 Pilots and 10 Returning Series. Childrens Hospital Spin-off Newsreaders and Animated Harold & Kumar Make The List, Fan Favorite Toonami Returns to Saturday Nights
Adult Swim, basic cable’s #1 network with young adults for seven consecutive years, sets out to “control” the night by announcing a slate of new and returning programming at its annual Upfront presentation in New York City. Hours before their annual event featuring a scheduled performance by Grammy Award-winning rap artist T.I.,...
- 5/21/2012
- by Erin Willard
- ScifiMafia
Get ready for Harold & Kumar on the small screen. Deadline reports that Adult Swim has announced its full slate of shows, which includes a mix of seven animated and live-action pilots. One of those shows is an animated series based on the popular movie franchise. Lionsgate, which produces the movies, brought the animated series to the market in November. The series will have original writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg write and produce the show. What makes the show even more interesting is that John Cho and Kal Penn are on board to voice their characters and produce.
Below is the full slate of shows:
Untitled Animated Harold & Kumar Project (In Development) – An animated version of the eponymous blockbuster stoner comedy series. Produced by Lionsgate.
Rick & Morty – A genius inventor grandfather and his less than genius grandson, and the journeys in life they share. From Dan Harmon (Community) and Justin Roiland.
Below is the full slate of shows:
Untitled Animated Harold & Kumar Project (In Development) – An animated version of the eponymous blockbuster stoner comedy series. Produced by Lionsgate.
Rick & Morty – A genius inventor grandfather and his less than genius grandson, and the journeys in life they share. From Dan Harmon (Community) and Justin Roiland.
- 5/16/2012
- by Tiberius
- GeekTyrant
Ahead of its upfront party tomorrow, Adult Swim has unveiled its development slate, which includes seven greenlighted animated and live-action pilots and an animated series based on the Harold & Kumar movies in development. The animated Harold & Kumar project was taken to the marketplace in November by Lionsgate, which produces the movie franchise. Original writers Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg are on board to write and produce and stars John Cho and Kal Penn will voice the lead characters and also produce. Adult Swim’s greenlighted pilots include an animated project from Community creator Dan Harmon. Here is the slate: Untitled Animated Harold & Kumar Project (In Development) – An animated version of the eponymous blockbuster stoner comedy series. Produced by Lionsgate. Rick & Morty – A genius inventor grandfather and his less than genius grandson, and the journeys in life they share. From Dan Harmon (Community) and Justin Roiland. (30-minute animated) Colonel Wallace (Working...
- 5/15/2012
- by NELLIE ANDREEVA
- Deadline TV
In March of 1998, Robert Smigel's popular "TV Funhouse" cartoon segment on "Saturday Night Live" featured one particularly political short called "Conspiracy Theory Rock!". In it, corporations like Ge and Fox were depicted as a "media-opoly," and their cartoon figureheads devoured smaller news companies in a scathing "School House Rock" parody (a controversial move at the time, considering Ge owned NBC).
It only aired once, and was pulled from both syndication and the DVD collections because it "wasn't funny," according to "SNL" creator and producer Lorne Michaels.
The clip was all but forgotten until comedian Marc Maron tweeted a link to the video Tuesday, and it has since gone viral as a "banned" clip. While the segment wasn't technically outlawed, it certainly is a rarity in the "SNL" canon, and one that resonates today in the age of "Really, Fox News?".
Via Buzzfeed, Splitsider, Natural News...
It only aired once, and was pulled from both syndication and the DVD collections because it "wasn't funny," according to "SNL" creator and producer Lorne Michaels.
The clip was all but forgotten until comedian Marc Maron tweeted a link to the video Tuesday, and it has since gone viral as a "banned" clip. While the segment wasn't technically outlawed, it certainly is a rarity in the "SNL" canon, and one that resonates today in the age of "Really, Fox News?".
Via Buzzfeed, Splitsider, Natural News...
- 1/4/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
In March of 1998, Robert Smigel's popular "TV Funhouse" cartoon segment on "Saturday Night Live" featured one particularly political short called "Conspiracy Theory Rock!". In it, corporations like Ge and Fox were depicted as a "media-opoly," and their cartoon figureheads devoured smaller news companies in a scathing "School House Rock" parody (a controversial move at the time, considering Ge owned NBC).
It only aired once, and was pulled from both syndication and the DVD collections because it "wasn't funny," according to "SNL" creator and producer Lorne Michaels.
The clip was all but forgotten until comedian Marc Maron tweeted a link to the video Tuesday, and it has since gone viral as a "banned" clip. While the segment wasn't technically outlawed, it certainly is a rarity in the "SNL" canon, and one that resonates today in the age of "Really, Fox News?".
Via Buzzfeed, Splitsider, Natural News...
It only aired once, and was pulled from both syndication and the DVD collections because it "wasn't funny," according to "SNL" creator and producer Lorne Michaels.
The clip was all but forgotten until comedian Marc Maron tweeted a link to the video Tuesday, and it has since gone viral as a "banned" clip. While the segment wasn't technically outlawed, it certainly is a rarity in the "SNL" canon, and one that resonates today in the age of "Really, Fox News?".
Via Buzzfeed, Splitsider, Natural News...
- 1/4/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Aol TV.
Annie Mumolo, who co-wrote the Judd Apatow-produced “Bridesmaids” with Kristen Wiig, will be given an acting role in Judd Apatow’s next feature film, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Mumolo will be acting alongside Melissa McCarthy, who is the breakout star from “Bridesmaids.” Other actors making up the cast thus far include “Super 8″‘s Ryan Lee, Paul Rudd and Leslie Mann (reprising their married couple roles from “Knocked Up”), Megan Fox and Albert Brooks. Robert Smigel has also been given an acting role in this untitled comedy. Smigel is a former “Saturday Night Live” writer and creator of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and “Saturday Night Live”‘s “TV Funhouse” cartoons, the...
- 7/16/2011
- by monique
- ShockYa
Annie Mumolo and Robert Smigel have helped create some of the funniest things you've ever seen, and yet you probably have no idea what they look like. That's because they're part of that genius, locked-in class of people called comedy writers, the ones who-- unlike Tina Fey, Conan O'Brien and the like-- haven't made the jump up to being known actors as well. Sure, both of them having acting credits-- Mumolo was the panicked woman on the plane in Bridesmaids, and Smigel is the voice of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog-- but you know their written work far better. Mumolo co-wrote the screenplay for Bridesmaids along with Kristen Wiig, and Smigel's got history with Saturday Night Live going way back, including the entire TV Funhouse oeuvre. But Judd Apatow, that writer turned media mogul, is putting the two of them onscreen anyway. THR writes that he's cast both of...
- 7/15/2011
- cinemablend.com
Hal Jordan Conjured Up Superman & 5 More Things You Need To Know About The Unmade Comedic Script Before Ryan Reynolds put on the CGI suit as Hal Jordan in "Green Lantern," the franchise was eyeing a completely different direction. Way back in 2004 Robert Smigel--best known for his TV Funhouse shorts on "Saturday Night Live" and the creator and voice of Triumph The Insult Comic Dog--had penned a comedic take on the character that had Jack Black set to star. In that incarnation, Black would've played a reality TV star who gets chosen to wear the power ring with…...
- 6/20/2011
- The Playlist
Green Lantern might be swooping into theaters soon, but back in 2004 Jack Black’s Green Lantern movie was the one on the verge of getting the (magical) green light. At the time, SNL‘s TV Funhouse creator Robert Smigel signed on to direct the comedy-action film with Black as the lead, but had to shelve the script when the studio feared comic book geeks wouldn’t want to see their 8th favorite superhero turned into one giant, albeit hilarious, joke. Not like Ryan Reynolds‘ version, no sir! GQ‘s Mike Ryan got his hands on the original script, but we have to warn you: once you see it, you can’t unknow the tragic fact that this movie will never, ever be made
In the original version, Black’s Green Lantern would have eaten coyote brains, created a racecar bed with his mind, and, as to be expected, used his...
In the original version, Black’s Green Lantern would have eaten coyote brains, created a racecar bed with his mind, and, as to be expected, used his...
- 6/16/2011
- by Halle Kiefer
- TheFabLife - Movies
Robert Smigel's TV Funhouse cartoons have been a hit on Saturday Night Live for years. Paramount among them is The Ambiguously Gay Duo, a hilarious animated superhero team that may, or may not, be gay and this weekend on SNL audiences finally got to see Ace and Gary, along with all of their super-villain enemies, in the flesh. The result looked like the Comedy Central, NBC dream team come to life featuring Jon Hamm, Jimmy Fallon, Steve Carell, Ed Helms and Stephen Colbert. Check it out after the break. Thanks to both NBC [1] and Hulu [2] for the video. If ever a Saturday Night Live skit every had to be made into a movie, this is it. They're making every other superhero movie out there, why not this one? [1] http://origin-www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/ambiguously-gay-duo/1327429/ [2] http://www.hulu.com/watch/241605/saturday-night-live-ambiguously-gay-duo...
- 5/18/2011
- by Germain Lussier
- Slash Film
Stephen Colbert, Ed Helms and Steve Carell join in on the superhero antics as Saturday Night Live transitions one of their most popular animated parodies to the real world. Created and produced by Robert Smigel and J. J. Sedelmaier as part of the Saturday TV Funhouse series of sketches, The Ambiguously Gay Duo follows the adventures of Ace and Gary (voiced by Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell), two superheroes whose sexual orientation is a matter of dispute, and a cavalcade of characters preoccupied with the question.
- 5/16/2011
- by Pietro Filipponi
- The Daily BLAM!
SNL often feels like The Hangover Part II; fun and nervy, yes, but an unnecessary retread of ideas we already enjoyed years ago. This week was no exception, as host Ed Helms led a night of half-baked sketches and under-utilized ladies, begging the question, “What up with that?” (Yes, Kenan Thompson reiterated the sentiment in song several times.) Luckily, the best two skits of the night were undeniable successes. Let’s review:
Best: The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Ace and Gary, the animated twosome with enough questionable affection to light up a superhero-themed discotheque, haven’t graced our screen in years.
Best: The Ambiguously Gay Duo
Ace and Gary, the animated twosome with enough questionable affection to light up a superhero-themed discotheque, haven’t graced our screen in years.
- 5/15/2011
- by Louis Virtel
- TVLine.com
Filed under: Reality-Free, TV News
It's been almost four years since we last saw crime-fighting duo Ace and Gary stop a bad guy with a slew of unintentional sexual innuendos on 'Saturday Night Live.' But last night, during the Ed Helms-hosted penultimate episode of season 36, the Ambiguously Gay Duo returned in a very special installment of Robert Smigel's Saturday TV Funhouse.
The cartoon started out normally, but halfway through turned from animation to live-action, with former 'SNL'-er Jimmy Fallon and frequent 'SNL' host Jon Hamm playing the flesh-and-blood superheroes. Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell, who originally voiced the caped heroes, played the live versions of Brain-io and Big Head, with Ed Helms and Fred Armisen as two of their evil counterparts.
Watch the skit after the jump, and tell us: What did you think of the live-action Ace and Gary? What about the rest of last night's 'SNL'?...
It's been almost four years since we last saw crime-fighting duo Ace and Gary stop a bad guy with a slew of unintentional sexual innuendos on 'Saturday Night Live.' But last night, during the Ed Helms-hosted penultimate episode of season 36, the Ambiguously Gay Duo returned in a very special installment of Robert Smigel's Saturday TV Funhouse.
The cartoon started out normally, but halfway through turned from animation to live-action, with former 'SNL'-er Jimmy Fallon and frequent 'SNL' host Jon Hamm playing the flesh-and-blood superheroes. Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell, who originally voiced the caped heroes, played the live versions of Brain-io and Big Head, with Ed Helms and Fred Armisen as two of their evil counterparts.
Watch the skit after the jump, and tell us: What did you think of the live-action Ace and Gary? What about the rest of last night's 'SNL'?...
- 5/15/2011
- by Jean Bentley
- Aol TV.
The classic TV Funhouse bit from Saturday Night Live made an all-star jump into the real world last night, to hilarious effect. Always filled with innuendo, everything became three dimensional, with an all star cast that included Jimmy Fallon, Jon Hamm, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert and Ed Helms. Watch.
Not every joke worked, and some jokes might have been better with the freedom from physics that cartoons allow, but overall, SNL took a chance and it worked in a big, funny way.
We also had the surprise appearance of Chris Colfer sitting in the background of on of their "What's Up With That?" sketches that never seem to go anywhere. Like Paul Simon said, insanely popular guests come on week after week, and never get to speak, which was the joke that worked once back in 2004, but now is just tired.
I wish they'd done something more with Chris, and...
Not every joke worked, and some jokes might have been better with the freedom from physics that cartoons allow, but overall, SNL took a chance and it worked in a big, funny way.
We also had the surprise appearance of Chris Colfer sitting in the background of on of their "What's Up With That?" sketches that never seem to go anywhere. Like Paul Simon said, insanely popular guests come on week after week, and never get to speak, which was the joke that worked once back in 2004, but now is just tired.
I wish they'd done something more with Chris, and...
- 5/15/2011
- by AfterElton.com Staff
- The Backlot
The death of Osama Bin Laden brings some degree closure to a number of different things, both real and symbolic (my submission to the 2011 General Sentence Awards!) Perhaps least importantly (but still a thing), the deaths of Bin Laden and Saddam Hussein and the subsequent Twitter eulogy of the former means the merciful end of Osama and Saddam parodies, in all their forms. About 90% of all Saddam and Osama jokes were, like 90% of all things, extremely lame, but once in a very rare while someone would just absolutely nail it, and unsurprisingly, Robert Smigel’s “Saddam & Osama” Saturday TV Funhouse cartoon was one of those things. Below, let’s watch the “Saddam & Osama” cartoon one last time, and close the book on a thick compendium of lazy satire with one perfectly absurd nod to two of the most-parodied caricatures in recent history: I would watch the Crap out of that Batman episode.
- 5/2/2011
- by Dan Hopper
- BestWeekEver
Yonkers - Ernie Kovacs is the patron saint of innovative TV comedies. His impact can be felt on everything from Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In to Monty Python’s Flying Circus to Saturday Night Live. Shout! Factory’s The Ernie Kovacs Collection gives a survey of his short yet stellar career that ended in 1962 with his death. Over the course of six DVDs, you realize this guy truly revolutionized what you could do on TV.
The boxset doesn’t have any of the episodes from his original Three to Get Ready show that aired on Philly TV. But we get a healthy helping of his other shows that allowed him to bounce between NBC, CBS, ABC and even the legendary DuMont. Along with creating comedy shows, he hosted talkshows, gameshows and even variety shows. He even contributed to Mad Magazine. His famous mustache and cigar popped up all over the dial.
The boxset doesn’t have any of the episodes from his original Three to Get Ready show that aired on Philly TV. But we get a healthy helping of his other shows that allowed him to bounce between NBC, CBS, ABC and even the legendary DuMont. Along with creating comedy shows, he hosted talkshows, gameshows and even variety shows. He even contributed to Mad Magazine. His famous mustache and cigar popped up all over the dial.
- 4/28/2011
- by UncaScroogeMcD
Hey, remember when the Jack Black was going to play Green Lantern in a superhero comedy written by "TV Funhouse" creator Robert Smigel? We don't fault you if you've forgotten about that brief, potentially traumatic period in comic book movie history, especially given all the buzz surrounding Ryan Reynolds' current take on the character.
But that doesn't change the fact that funny guy and "Gulliver's Travels" actor Black was indeed chosen (by Warner Bros.) to wield the ring just a few years ago — and he hasn't forgotten about it.
"I do. I just think about it sometimes," Black told MTV News when asked if all the press for next year's "Green Lantern" movie ever gets him thinking about what could've been.
"Yeah, some people may know that for a minute there, long ago, there was talk of a more comedic version of Green Lantern, but yeah, it wasn't meant to be,...
But that doesn't change the fact that funny guy and "Gulliver's Travels" actor Black was indeed chosen (by Warner Bros.) to wield the ring just a few years ago — and he hasn't forgotten about it.
"I do. I just think about it sometimes," Black told MTV News when asked if all the press for next year's "Green Lantern" movie ever gets him thinking about what could've been.
"Yeah, some people may know that for a minute there, long ago, there was talk of a more comedic version of Green Lantern, but yeah, it wasn't meant to be,...
- 12/15/2010
- by Rick Marshall
- MTV Splash Page
As we wait for The Green Hornet to hit screens in January, it seems director Michel Gondry is already looking to the future. Time Out London (via The Playlist) recently spoke with the filmmaker who elaborated on the previously reported project The We & The I and revealed a new project in the form of an animated documentary about American linguist, philosopher, cognitive scientist, and political activist, Noam Chomsky. The doc will feature a series of interviews with Chomsky but the audio will be placed over an animated backdrop similar to "Shorties Watchin' Shorties" or TV Funhouse's "Fun with Real Audio". Gondry jests about the challenge, which may in fact be a benefit, of not being a master of the English language himself and how it's affecting his work on the film. Gondry says, "I hear my questions back on the tapes and have no idea how he can make...
- 12/8/2010
- by Ethan Anderton
- firstshowing.net
The Other Network!
Wed at 9:30 at The Ritz!
We’re pleased and shocked to bring completely undiscovered original TV pilots from the pre-successful days of many of your favorite modern stars! Rare gems rescued from the secret vaults of Hollywood! Conan O’Brien! Patton Oswalt! Judd Apatow! Zach Galifianakis! Ben Stiller! Jack Black! Amy Poehler! Fred Armisen! And lots of others who deserve exclamation points.
The Other Network presents long-buried TV pilots that were too controversial, too idiosyncratic or just too damn funny for prime-time TV. These fully-produced TV shows were never aired, never before seen and the closest thing to auteur pieces ever made. Each show screens with an exclusive intro from the writers/producers who created them, giving unique insights into Hollywood and the creative process.
Here’s what the critics think of the damn thing:
“A runaway hit!… A revelation!” – NY Times
“An alternative universe of television!
Wed at 9:30 at The Ritz!
We’re pleased and shocked to bring completely undiscovered original TV pilots from the pre-successful days of many of your favorite modern stars! Rare gems rescued from the secret vaults of Hollywood! Conan O’Brien! Patton Oswalt! Judd Apatow! Zach Galifianakis! Ben Stiller! Jack Black! Amy Poehler! Fred Armisen! And lots of others who deserve exclamation points.
The Other Network presents long-buried TV pilots that were too controversial, too idiosyncratic or just too damn funny for prime-time TV. These fully-produced TV shows were never aired, never before seen and the closest thing to auteur pieces ever made. Each show screens with an exclusive intro from the writers/producers who created them, giving unique insights into Hollywood and the creative process.
Here’s what the critics think of the damn thing:
“A runaway hit!… A revelation!” – NY Times
“An alternative universe of television!
- 10/4/2010
- by Zack Carlson
- OriginalAlamo.com
Chicago – Da Super Fans were out in force on a spectacular Saturday night at the Park West in Chicago, as the TBS Network’s “Just for Laughs” Festival presented “Da Bears Movie Dat Wasn’t.” George Wendt, Joe Mantegna, Horatio Sanz and Da Coach, Mike Ditka, provided the hilarity.
Da Bears Movie Dat Wasn’t was an early 1990s screenplay by Rob Smigel (”TV Funhouse,” “Triumph the Insult Comic Dog”) and Bob Odenkirk (”Mr Show”). It was an extension of the popular Super Fans SNL sketch (the greatest fans of the Chicago Bears), known for the famous catch phrase, “Da Bears!”
Cast of ‘Da Bears Movie Dat Wasn’t’: (left to right) Ryan Dempster, David Koechner, George Wendt, Mike Ditka, Robert Smigel, Joe Mantegna, Horatio Sanz, Richard Roeper and Rick Telander. Park West Chicago, June 19th, 2010
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
In a previous interview with HollywoodChicago Smigel explained,...
Da Bears Movie Dat Wasn’t was an early 1990s screenplay by Rob Smigel (”TV Funhouse,” “Triumph the Insult Comic Dog”) and Bob Odenkirk (”Mr Show”). It was an extension of the popular Super Fans SNL sketch (the greatest fans of the Chicago Bears), known for the famous catch phrase, “Da Bears!”
Cast of ‘Da Bears Movie Dat Wasn’t’: (left to right) Ryan Dempster, David Koechner, George Wendt, Mike Ditka, Robert Smigel, Joe Mantegna, Horatio Sanz, Richard Roeper and Rick Telander. Park West Chicago, June 19th, 2010
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald for HollywoodChicago.com
In a previous interview with HollywoodChicago Smigel explained,...
- 7/16/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Chicago – The just-opened Mayne Stage on Chicago’s north side was the setting for “The Not Inappropriate Show,” featuring comedians Bob Odenkirk and Robert Smigel. Both are in town as part of the TBS network’s “Just for Laughs Chicago,” playing through Saturday, June 19th.
HollywoodChicago.com was there, and scored a brief interview with each of the funnymen, who met each other in Chicago in the 1980’s.
Bob Odenkirk of “Mr. Show” and “Breaking Bad”
Bob Odenkirk is the quirkly comic actor, best known for “Mr. Show with Bob and David,” on HBO in the 1990s. Born in Berwyn, Il, he formulated his comedy chops in Chicago with The Players Workshop and Second City. Breaking out with Robert Smigel and Conan O’Brien, Odenkirk did writing stints on “Saturday Night Live” and the Chris Elliott sitcom “Get a Life,” before performing on the seminal “The Ben Stiller Show.” Recently,...
HollywoodChicago.com was there, and scored a brief interview with each of the funnymen, who met each other in Chicago in the 1980’s.
Bob Odenkirk of “Mr. Show” and “Breaking Bad”
Bob Odenkirk is the quirkly comic actor, best known for “Mr. Show with Bob and David,” on HBO in the 1990s. Born in Berwyn, Il, he formulated his comedy chops in Chicago with The Players Workshop and Second City. Breaking out with Robert Smigel and Conan O’Brien, Odenkirk did writing stints on “Saturday Night Live” and the Chris Elliott sitcom “Get a Life,” before performing on the seminal “The Ben Stiller Show.” Recently,...
- 6/19/2010
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
I saw Zooey Deschanel sing before I saw her act. It was at a pre-Oscars house party in Los Angeles in 2002 or 2003. Deschanel and another actress, Samantha Shelton, had formed a duo called If All The Stars Were Pretty Babies—taken from the title of a 1926 song by Billy Rose and Fred Fisher—and were performing occasional gigs around town. That night, they were the evening’s entertainment. Dressed in vintage Flapper-ware, they sang jazz standards and chestnuts from the 20s, 30s and 40s, and, to use a word from those times, were simply beguiling. Then came Elf, and the realization—a little late on my part, perhaps—that Deschanel could act as well. Her disarming performance as Jovie is one of the main reasons that Elf is a perennial holiday favorite in my household along with the original animated version of Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas and...
- 7/14/2009
- Vanity Fair
Chicago – Wednesday, June 17th, marked the beginning of Superstation TBS “Just for Laughs” festival in Chicago and it kicked off with the comic genius of Robert Smigel, best known now as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
Smigel’s early career took a turn through Chicago in the mid-1980’s, and when he joined Saturday Night Live as a writer/performer in 1985 he helped develop the now iconic “Da Bears” sketch, where he played Superfan Carl Wollarski.
Dino Stamatopoulos and Robert Smigel at the Lakeshore Theater Chicago in TBS ‘Just for Laughs’
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com During his Chicago days, he also became fascinated with Wgn’s legendary “Bozo’s Circus” starring Bob Bell as Bozo The Clown. Years later, when he was developing programming on Comedy Central’s “TV Funhouse”, he and his Chicago native partner Dino Stamatopoulos filmed “The Unaired Bozo Circus Parody” with “Prozo” the Clown,...
Smigel’s early career took a turn through Chicago in the mid-1980’s, and when he joined Saturday Night Live as a writer/performer in 1985 he helped develop the now iconic “Da Bears” sketch, where he played Superfan Carl Wollarski.
Dino Stamatopoulos and Robert Smigel at the Lakeshore Theater Chicago in TBS ‘Just for Laughs’
Photo credit: Patrick McDonald, HollywoodChicago.com During his Chicago days, he also became fascinated with Wgn’s legendary “Bozo’s Circus” starring Bob Bell as Bozo The Clown. Years later, when he was developing programming on Comedy Central’s “TV Funhouse”, he and his Chicago native partner Dino Stamatopoulos filmed “The Unaired Bozo Circus Parody” with “Prozo” the Clown,...
- 6/19/2009
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
There's just a month to go before the launch of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" and a head writer has been found in A.D. Miles. He'll be working closely with Fallon on the show which is being executive produced by Lorne Michaels and Michael Shoemaker. Miles is the writer, producer and star of "Dog Bites Man," a series on Comedy Central. He additionally produced and helmed Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" as well as writing "Porn and Chicken" and creating "Speed Freaks" with Zach Galifianakis. Miles was recently seen in the well received comedy "Role Models" where he also wrote the song "Love Take Me Down to the Streets." The film stars Seann William Scott and Paul Rudd. ...
- 2/17/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
There's just a month to go before the launch of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" and a head writer has been found in A.D. Miles. He'll be working closely with Fallon on the show which is being executive produced by Lorne Michaels and Michael Shoemaker. Miles is the writer, producer and star of "Dog Bites Man," a series on Comedy Central. He additionally produced and helmed Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" as well as writing "Porn and Chicken" and creating "Speed Freaks" with Zach Galifianakis.
- 2/17/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
There's just a month to go before the launch of "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" and a head writer has been found in A.D. Miles. He'll be working closely with Fallon on the show which is being executive produced by Lorne Michaels and Michael Shoemaker. Miles is the writer, producer and star of "Dog Bites Man," a series on Comedy Central. He additionally produced and helmed Robert Smigel's "TV Funhouse" as well as writing "Porn and Chicken" and creating "Speed Freaks" with Zach Galifianakis.
- 2/17/2009
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Paramount Home Entertainment sent us the latest promo trailer from the upcoming Comedy Central series “TV Funhouse”. It’s a children’s show gone awry as Comedy Central presents Robert Smigel and Dino Stamatopoulos’ outrageous groundbreaking series, “Comedy Central’s TV Funhouse.” Described as “a broken kid’s show for adults” by series creator Robert Smigel (the man behind the popular “Saturday Night Live” filmed shorts “The Ambiguously Gay Duo” and “X-Presidents” and “Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog” on “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”), “Comedy Central’s TV Funhouse” combines puppet animals, live animals, short films and animation. Released via Comedy Central Home Entertainment and Paramount Home Entertainment, “Comedy Central’s TV Funhouse” DVD arrives in stores nationwide on Tuesday, July 22 and will also [...]...
- 7/31/2008
- by Brian Corder
- ShockYa
Robert Smigel has created an entire career lampooning the TV shows of his youth. His "Saturday TV Funhouse" clips on "SNL" launched cult favorites such as "The Ambiguously Gay Duo," "The X Presidents" and "Fun with Real Audio," and his notorious Triumph the Insult Comic Dog spun off his own career from "Conan O' Brien."
So when Comedy Central gave Smigel his own series, "TV Funhouse," in 2000, he took the opportunity to turn "Howdy Doody" and "Sesame Street" into one of the most twisted series...
So when Comedy Central gave Smigel his own series, "TV Funhouse," in 2000, he took the opportunity to turn "Howdy Doody" and "Sesame Street" into one of the most twisted series...
- 7/20/2008
- by By ISAAC GUZMAN
- NYPost.com
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- 7/11/2008
- by Ryan the Admin
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