“I Had A Comedy Crush On You” - Robert Smigel Scouted Stephen Colbert at Second City

Comedy legend Robert Smigel, who wrote and directed the new animated musical “Leo,” has known Stephen Colbert for decades and once scouted a young Colbert at Chicago’s famed Second City improv. “Leo,” starring Adam Sandler, is available now on Netflix.
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[@SingleTrackMined]

Robert Smigel is a true comedy legend.

[@anlemeinthegame1637]

... for me to POOP ON! Just kidding, he's a great comic.

[@user-ly5qi9zb5t]

triumph is the real comic genius @@anlemeinthegame1637

[@Nothing_Israel]

Just imaging how confused audience members who weren’t familiar with Triumph were when Robert randomly shouts “for me to poop on!”

[@coosoorlog]

so good

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Apparently the entire audience. It was like crickets. Kind of weird, but I mean, I enjoy discovering generational gaps in pop-culture.

[@solidsnake58]

Highly recommend his recent Conan O’Brien needs a friend podcast episode

[@Sheila75]

I ❤ Triumph!!

[@globdrop]

​@@EmpyreanLightASMR I guarantee they knew what he's talking about. They weren't cheering for him like that for no reason. They know who he is. Just because they weren't losing their minds when he said that (in the middle of their applause) doesn't mean they didn't get the reference. Colbert's audience aren't a bunch of kids, like those making such silly KZbin comments 🫠

[@kstepko]

“Christmastime for the Jews” is my favourite! I keep watching these interviews and realizing that Robert has been behind so many things that I love.

[@mikecarson7769]

Bob Smigel, living legend !

[@MM-iy7gz]

For me to poop on

[@carlodave9]

But the movie looks, sounds, and is corny like every other animated film these days.

[@coomtothebroom778]

Almost forgot that Stephen voiced in Ambiguously Gay Duo. 😂 Legends here!

[@joanneweiss3864]

Both Steve C's!!!😂🎉❤

[@estherk8533]

Thank You for including the Seve Carell clip at the end. I was just about to google it when it came on :D

[@johnsilva9139]

Yes, never saw an early clip of him doing a TV commercial. He's a real pro. So neither Steve got the SNL job, but they did okay anyway.

[@timmartin8191]

Robert Smigel has always rang my comedy bell. What a national treasure!

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Just in case anyone wants a bit more Smigel + Dana Carvey + Kevin Nealon, they recently appeared on Conan's podcast (Needs A Friend) in the multi-episode script read of Hans and Franz, which was supposed to star Ahnold. I recommend people check it out; it's probably funnier than the movie would've ever been haha. It's on youtube, so you can watch them.

[@alexaales7937]

that man is a comedic genius, period!

[@tytn9978]

Once again, this is an example of "who knows you" that helps you get a leg up in life! So a huge Thank You to Robert Smigel for spotting talent and giving us the Stephen Colbert we know and love!

[@GrimJerr]

T.V. Funhouse was one of my all time SNL favorites, for me to poop on ! 😆✌

[@Slambam73]

Triumph, The Insult Comic!

[@roscoemuttley]

'come back with my show..."

[@kenneld]

It's crazy to think how much this guy most people wouldn't recognize shaped current comedy.

[@vorhese]

I literally drive a penis shaped car because of him

[@freya8133]

I wish he was still doing TV Funhouse on SNL....would have loved to see his take on Trump with the Ex-Presidents sketch and others!

[@AC3handle]

too much low hanging fruit. They already lambasted Trump during his entire run, and after, to the point Alec Baldwin was a reoccurring member of the cast.

[@ThatOpalGuy]

the ambiguously gay duo is the pinnacle of SNL

[@freya8133]

​@@AC3handleAny time Trump is ridiculed is comedy gold.

[@Vejur9000]

What a nice interview… For ME TO POOP ON!!!!

[@70foolio]

1st time seeing this man but knowing his name for years from SNL. He is a genius and I feel he is so talented. Much love. 💕 💕💕💕💕💕💕

[@matthewkasper2202]

He did conans podcast a few days ago. Google it. Shouldn't be hard to find.

[@jam1870utube]

Didn't realize it until now, but I've kinda had a comedy crush on Robert Smigel for years. I absolutely love his material.

[@TSIRKLAND]

Steve and Stephen are such a great pair. Always love to see them riffing on each other (even when one of them isn't there).

[@olorin4317]

You had me at “naturally moist.”

[@montananerd8244]

I love that Smigel is embarassed that his movie is heart warming & wholesome! We 💩 💩 💩 on you, sir, we poop on you!!!

[@BestFitSquareChannel]

A privilege/gift to learn this backstory! Thank you.

[@martin2289]

"Saturday TV Funhouse" was always one of the best parts of SNL back in the day.

[@weezadam]

Triumph is one of the funniest comedic shticks I’ve ever seen. Smigel is truly brilliant.

[@terri6854]

Triumph isn't only him though. He has other people feeding him lines as well. The famous one to Darth Vader, "Which button calls your parents to pick you up?" was one of those.

[@neko_samurai]

Steve Carrell has been 44 his entire life.

[@chrisknudsen5686]

Legend talk. I love the Dana Carvey show. Smigel also wrote like 100 movie scripts based on SNL characters.

[@rollerdragon]

wait... Smigel is Triumph, the insult dog?? for me to poop on.. 4:10

[@VegasHyruler]

🎶 Saturday TV fun house.. TV fun house! 🎶

[@somarriba333]

It's insane how they were all connected. I got into Conan because of The Simpsons, I loved Colbert and Correll on The Daily Show and didn't know they were friends since before that, SNL hasn't been funny in decades except for the animations, Dana Carvey gave Colbert his first TV job, Conan and Smigel were on SNL, Brian Stack was on Conan and now he's on Colbert, one of the funniest moments on TV was the Conan vs Stewart vs Colbert fight, Conan was on Sandler's comedy album and Colbert did voices on "Venture Bros." and "Harvey Birdman", every time there was something funny that happened in the past 30 years, it was these guys.

[@happybergner9832]

I hope the Nationwide Stephen Colbert audience VOTES 💙💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

[@CatyBee]

I had no idea who this guest was before tonight, but I'm so glad to know, now! And I really want to see LEO!

[@karenjohannessen8987]

"Leo" is now on my Gotta see it list too - and I very seldom watch movies these days. Good eye, Mr. Smigel, all those years ago! Thank you.

[@EdwinHeida]

He's the voice / actor behind Triumph, the insult comic dog. Look him up. Hilarious stuff.

[@seraph8]

He was a writer for SNL back in the mid-to-late 80s, the first head writer on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, and has worked extensively in comedy writing with people like Bob Odenkirk (of whom he is a close longtime friend), David Cross, and Adam Sandler. Also Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, but that legend really needs no preamble.

[@EdwinHeida]

FOR ME TO POOP ON. First thing I ever saw myself from Robert was Triumph, and I love that character. I'll watch Leo for sure!

[@mega502]

Triumph the Dog was a rip off of Ed the Sock. ETS puppet was created 10 years prior to Triumph. The details are in the Controversy section of ETS Wikipedia.

[@EdwinHeida]

Alrighty then.

[@dceplay]

No one owns the monopoly on puppets doing insult comedy though....

[@maryrath9062]

I remember that Brown's Chicken commercial AND the Dana Carvey show!

[@jackya]

Christmas Time for the Jews is one of my all time favorite Christmas songs. Darlene Love is perfection.

[@BigBadVulture]

I loved the captioning for this. Whenever Smigel would say "accidentally," it would appear as "excellently" on the screen.

[@seaninness334]

Great story about Stephen's career being made, zigging where he definitely should zig. THEN he whips out the chicken AND the commercial...AWESOME.

[@user-zn1eg9yw5n]

Thanks Steve and Stephen and Robert❤😂

[@acmelka]

This guy is Triumph the Insult Comic Dog! Why didn't they lead w that?

[@EmpyreanLightASMR]

Probably because he does other things as well lol. And clearly no one in the audience knew the reference. Not even that one guy.

[@jasonconrad4314]

Most people that care, already know who he is.

[@terri6854]

Triumph isn't only him though. He has other people feeding him lines as well. The famous one to Darth Vader, "Which button calls your parents to pick you up?" was one of those.

[@fmsolee]

And that's how you do a perfect 8min interview

[@lawbinson]

That’s a great commercial there at the end by Browns Chicken

[@richardsimon4135]

"Early to bed, early to rise. These are the rules of the homeless shelter."

[@ezee2daz]

Browns Chicken in Bridgeview, Illinois saved my life when I took shelter in there during a tornado in 1977.

[@SARGENTO007A]

Glad they showed the commercial I was about to go looking for it.

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

Loved Leo. Very sweet movie

[@LaGuerre19]

Smigel is a legend. And now that I think about it, I think that Carrell guy is going places

[@RoeLuv1]

Adding the commercial at the end was awesome. Because I sure was gonna search for it

[@xhighone]

Comedy Royalty. 100% one of the most influential comedic minds of the last 100 years.

[@charlenemack7040]

I love the Smigel😊❤

[@terri6854]

Triumph isn't only him though. He has other people feeding him lines as well. The famous one to Darth Vader, "Which button calls your parents to pick you up?" was one of those.

[@baylinkdashyt]

I am so glad that Darlene Love's "Christmastime for the Jews" came up in this interview. I repost this every year.

[@montananerd8244]

Triumph isnt just a funny puppet. He was a bridge from "old" comedy - vaudeville & insult comedy - to the new. Since Smigel is one of the most innovative & rule breaking minds in mainstream, network comedy (ambiguously gay duo 😂), it always warmed my heart that he created something that was a nod to the very different styes that came before the 90s, esp the 60s-70s era insult comics. I sense that Smigel is uncomfortable with positive emotional displays lol, being able to say "I poop on you" helps relieve the tension lol ..

[@terri6854]

Triumph isn't only him though. He has other people feeding him lines as well. The famous one to Darth Vader, "Which button calls your parents to pick you up?" was one of those.

[@purplemascara99]

Awww cute story. Can't wait to see Leo❤

[@fatsuperfly]

Man! This amazing!

[@olorin4317]

They probably don’t mention the ambiguously gay duo much these days, but it was always a favorite when I was a secretly bicurious teen.

[@Jean-tt6on]

Legends!!!

[@NewMessage]

The man with the filthy right hand! I mean because of the dog puppet... the dog...

[@humanandrade1537]

My kids and I loved that movie❤

[@beachrat82]

As a life long fan of SNL's TV Funhouse, Triumph, and Stephen Colbert all the way back to the Daily Show, it's pretty cool to see Robert Smigel in person and hear how everything led up to this point

[@ThemBlackstones]

Kind of sad that when Robert mentions Triumph's album, Come Poop With Me, the response from the audience is crickets...It's a brilliant Smigel/Triumph comedy album....

[@dceplay]

“I Keed...... I Keed!!!”

[@pistachoatomico]

Robert Smigel is the best... "for me to poop on!!!".

[@tucci007da]

Smigel is a comedy treasure trove of funny stuff. His 7 seconds of Lorne were gut busting but too brief. An American treasure to be cherished.

[@85jongo]

This is a great interview... FOR ME TO POOP ON!

[@vanessawhitneypro]

LEO is SO fantastic!

[@vanessawhitneypro]

Love You, Robert Smigel!

[@vpLoveCrafts]

Excellent segment 😂😂😂

[@touncy1533]

his SNL animations are unmatched

[@ihatespam2]

Triumph is my hero!

[@GlennTillema]

You are doing yourself a treat to watch the bio of Colbert on the Dan Carvey show. It's so god damned funny how it all played out despite the staff being loaded with some of the best writing comedic talent ...

[@sir_vix]

I was listening to commentary for the episode of Community, 'Intro to Political Science' last night and was amused by Smigel's unexpected appearance after Dino 'Starburns' Stamatopoulos decided to get him on speaker phone to ameliorate his antipathy for work.

[@jonathanpatch5281]

That's what the showbiz types call, "A really deep cut." iirc, the stunt did work, ensuring that Dino was not asked back to the commentary voice-over booth.

[@sir_vix]

@@jonathanpatch5281 that was Smigel's real intervention.

[@romulus_]

smigel is my hero.

[@JonnyDIY]

🎵 TV Funhouse! 🤣💕👏👍

[@pollyj4jam157]

It is enjoyable

[@Amy-kr4tc]

Watched “Christmas Time for the Jews” yesterday. Always part of my SNL Christmas watch list. Miss the Ambiguously Gay Duo!

[@tylerricci1549]

“FOR ME TO POOP ON!”

[@MaryFicht]

Love Robert, both Steve's and Brown's Chicken too!! Mmmmmm.

[@smurfys_world]

The Dana carvey show story is awesome 😂😂😂😂😂

[@crlbaquier]

From chicken sales man to paper sales manager. 😂

[@Underpantsniper]

When it comes to Robert Smigel. Those who know, know.

[@samanthadrennan]

Does anyone remember Smigels short-lived show on comedy central? It was like a half hour of TV fun house and it was amazing

[@jackabug2475]

One of the highlights of the year I made it to the Greenwich Village Halloween Parade (aka October Pride) was encountering two handsome hunks dressed as Ace and Gary, the Ambiguously Gay Duo -- a fabulous homage to one of my favorite Robert Smigel comedic creations.

[@Baribrotzer]

Smigel has a huge history in comedy, but it's almost all been behind the scenes. Even on the one thing people know him for, he's behind a puppet.

[@monl3807]

He's a genius ......so glad he's back in the limelight 5:42

[@lawbinson]

Leo was a lot of fun for the whole family

[@user-vy6kn1cy8t]

Pawnchio davis is a entrepreneur and his surgion jones do wonderful drawings

[@INXS1985]

Oh right! Stephen was one of the voices on The Ambiguously Gay Duo. So cool to see where they’ve gone since then

[@barrettharger]

Triumph needs to be back in the spotlight

[@Confoil]

If you're going to eat Brown's chicken you need to get an order of their breaded mushrooms. They're the best I've ever tasted.

[@mackymintle7806]

That Brown’s Chicken Logo reminds me of that SNL chicken cartoon sketch… Was it “Clucky’s”?

[@xlnyc77]

Comedy Genius The move was pretty damned good

[@shawnuel]

I think he has had the same hairline for 40 years.

[@whitemike1221able]

BROWNS CLOSED IN LIBERTYVILLE YEARS AGO AND I WILL NEVER FOGET! THE GIZZARDS!? THE BEST

[@sarahr7890]

Brown's Chicken, IYKYK

[@Karla_Marie]

Brown's Chicken got a lot of free advertising. . .

[@3321far]

Can a Leo the Lizard with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog tour be far behind?

[@LucaBrasi0]

I know that chicken guy! He sold me paper once.

[@dspiffy]

There's a case to be made Robert Smigel is the greatest comedy writer of all time.

[@NulJern]

Adam Sandler is a genius! So freakin' hilarious!

[@monl3807]

I loved the cartoons on SNL especially the dirty ones ... 2:32

[@Yotrek]

It was destiny. If your last name is: Cooper, you make barrels. Smith, you make metal. Smigel, you write jokes.

[@Greenbambu78]

My pets talk to me everyday. 😊

[@brianwallace6566]

ok wow that trulyl was funny at the end

[@jimo7593]

Omg! The idea of the lizard is a character story my now ex wife n I used to toss around, but as a turtle. Thus he saw 100+ yrs of characters, etc.

[@scoobydoo3928]

I miss Triumph so much!