Police at the United States Capitol arrested comedy writer, performer, and puppeteer Robert Smigel along with six members of a production crew on Thursday. Smigel was recording a segment for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with his canine alter ego, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
As reported by The New York Times on Friday, the comedy team was told to leave earlier in the day on Thursday. CBS, the network that airs The Late Show, said that at the time of the arrest the group had completed prearranged interviews with congressional members, and were shooting “final comedy elements” in the hallways. Reports indicate they took video around the offices of Republican Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy and cartoon villain Lauren Boebert.
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The network also said that Smigel was at the Capitol on Wednesday and Thursday. Seven people were charged with unlawful entry, and an investigation is underway. More charges may be filed, according to Capitol Police.
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The extremely rational Fox News anchor Tucker Carlson called the incident an act of “insurrection,” with Congressman Adam Schiff complicit in the attempt, and suggested they be held in solitary confinement for a year-and-a-half.
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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a wisenheimer pooch with a long cigar, a desire to defecate on things he dislikes, and an overall demeanor even Don Rickles would find uncouth, got his start on Late Night with Conan O’Brien in 1997. In 2002, Triumph harassed Star Wars fans outside Manhattan’s since-closed Ziegfeld Theater, in one of the more memorable bits from the era.
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The 62-year-old Smigel had his first substantial gig in 1985, joining the Saturday Night Live writing staff. He was responsible for the somewhat controversial “Get A Life” sketch, in which William Shatner ribbed fans at a Star Trek convention. (Gee, sensing a trend!)
For The Dana Carvey Show, he created the animated sketch The Ambiguously Gay Duo, which led to recurring SNL animated sketches called TV Funhouse. He has also co-written several films for Adam Sandler, including You Don’t Mess With The Zohan and Hotel Transylvania. At the Uncut Gems premiere party at Katz’s Delicatessen during the 2019 New York Film Festival, he ate a half-pastrami, half-turkey sandwich.
In early 2020, Smigel/Triumph was in Washington, D.C. during Trump’s second impeachment trial, and made news when he held a “Will Lie For Rubles” sign behind Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) as he spoke to the press. The offending dog puppet and his owner were later escorted away by security.
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