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Joy with Craig Ferguson

Robert Smigel

Joy with Craig Ferguson

Craig Ferguson & Studio71

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.7743 Ratings

🗓️ 13 August 2024

⏱️ 70 minutes

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Summary

Meet Robert Smigel, a writer, producer, actor and director known best for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the creator and voice of Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog, the foul-mouthed puppet who mercilessly mocks celebrities and others in the style of a Borscht Belt comedian. Triumph debuted on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, for which Robert served as the first Head Writer/Producer. Watch Robert's latest live video from Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's San Francisco performance of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog's Let's Make A Poop here. Robert is also starring in the film, Between The Temples, which will be out in theaters nationwide August 23rd. EnJOY! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

The Craig Ferguson Pants on Fire tour is on sale now. It's a new show, it's new material,

0:07.0

but I'm afraid it's still only me, Craig Ferguson, on my own, standing on a stage, telling

0:13.6

comedy words. Come and see me, buy tickets, bring your loved ones, or don't come and see me,

0:19.0

don't buy tickets, and don't bring your loved ones.

0:21.4

I'm not your dad.

0:22.6

You come or don't come, but you should at least know it's happening.

0:25.6

And it is.

0:26.4

The tour kicks off late September and goes through the end of the year.

0:31.2

And beyond.

0:32.8

Tickets are available at the Craig Ferguson Show.com slash tour.

0:36.7

They're available at the Craig Ferguson Show.com slash tour. They're available at the Craig Ferguson show.com

0:39.4

slash tour or at your local outlet in your region. My name is Craig Ferguson. The name of this

0:47.0

podcast is Joy. I talk to interest in people about what brings them happiness. Every now and again, you get to talk to interesting people about what brings them happiness.

1:04.0

Every now and again you get to talk to a genuine icon, a genuine genius, an absolute game changer of a human being and artist. And today is one of those days. Robert Smygel is here.

1:19.3

When I watched the Mission Impossible things, they take the masks off, okay, you can do it.

1:25.2

Face off with Nicholas Cage and John. I loved that movie.

1:28.4

Face off.

1:29.7

The Nicholas Cage movie, that's second in my Nicholas Cage movies.

1:33.1

Oh.

1:33.8

Ghost Rider.

1:35.0

I haven't seen that.

1:36.1

What the fuck, man?

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