Robert Smigel
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The Fried Chicken Commercial That Cost Steve Carell a Shot at SNL
If you had a choice between doing a TV commercial for a local chicken shack or performing for Saturday Night...
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Colbert Addresses Staff's Detainment by Capitol Police: Comparisons to Insurrection are 'Grotesque'
Stephen Colbert had quite an "interesting" weekend, which he addressed in his monologue on the The Late Show Monday night.
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Late Show Staffers Arrested at U.S. Capitol After Taping Robert Smigel Segment
Seven people working with The Late Show With Stephen Colbert were arrested Thursday night at the U.
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Posted Saturday 6/26/21 at 2:11AM EDT
Robert Smigel knew that Fox's Let's Be Real would struggle when it was given a Tim Allen lead-in
In 1996, Smigel co-created ABC's The Dana Carvey Show, which struggled airing after Allen's Home Improvement.
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Ted Cruz Is Naked and Afraid in Disturbing Let's Be Real Clip
This one's not for the faint of heart.
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Posted Thursday 4/29/21 at 2:22PM EDT
Robert Smigel defends Chris Farley's classic SNL Chippendales sketch against accusations it fueled his destructive behavior
Former SNL writer Smigel discussed the 1990 sketch featuring Farley and Patrick Swayze on The Howard Stern Show.
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TV Today: Robert Smigel's Let's Be Real Returns For Four-Week Run on FOX
Comedy puppet master Robert Smigel is back with the first of four new episodes of Let’s Be Real, which first...
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Mitch McConnell Hides Secret Tortoise Wife in Let's Be Real Clip
Leave it to Robert Smigel, the twisted mind behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to imagine Mitch McConnell reluctantly participating...
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The First Ever Bill Swerski's Superfans Sketch on Saturday Night Live
With Mike Myers reprising one of his Saturday Night Live characters for a Super Bowl commercial, it's worth remembering that he...
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Remember When Political Comedy Was Funny?
Of all the head-turning, didn’t-see-this-coming developments of 2020, here’s one you might have missed — The Tonight Show, arguably the...
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Posted Friday 10/02/20 at 5:16AM EDT
Matt Lauer and Charlie Rose resurface as puppet hosts of a small Florida talk show on Fox's Let's Be Real
Robert Smigel's Fox puppet show skewered everybody from President Trump to Joe Biden to Kanye West and Tucker Carlson.
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TV Today: Comedy Puppet Master Robert Smigel Skewers the Election With Let's Be Real
The twisted mind behind Triumph the the Insult Comic Dog and TV Fun House hits primetime tonight with Let's Be...
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Hein's Picks: What Netflix Taught Me About Autism
Jon Hein knows TV.
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Posted Tuesday 9/15/20 at 5:48PM EDT
Fox sets election-themed puppet special Let's Be Real from Robert Smigel
The comedic performer behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog will produce and star in the special based on French sketch...
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Regis Philbin dies at 88
The TV icon who hosted ABC's Who Wants to be a Millionaire and co-hosted Live with Kathie Lee Gifford and...