Robert Smigel

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, producer, and puppeteer, known for his Saturday Night Live "TV Funhouse" cartoon shorts and as the puppeteer and voice behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog. He also co-wrote the first two Hotel Transylvania films and You Don't Mess with the Zohan, both starring Adam Sandler. Description above from the Wikipedia article Robert Smigel, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Works

7.7

Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music

Untold stories behind the culture-defining and newsmaking musical performances, sketches and cameos of the past 50 years.

Release Date: 2025-01-27

Character: Self

Vote Count: 7

Hollywood Squares

Hollywood Squares

Two contestants play tic-tac-toe to win money and prizes. The "board" for the game is a vertical stack of open-faced cubes, each occupied by a celebrity seated at a desk and facing the contestants. The celebrities are asked questions and the contestants judge the legitimacy of their answers to win the game.

Release Date: 2025-01-16

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Episode Count: 5

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night
7.3

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

This docuseries explores the iconic Saturday Night Live, showcasing the audition process, writing, infamous sketches, and the pivotal 11th season that cemented the show's DNA under Lorne Michaels' leadership.

Release Date: 2025-01-16

Character: Self

Episode Count: 4

Vote Count: 3

5.6

Between the Temples

A grief-stricken cantor in a crisis of faith finds his world turned upside down when his grade school music teacher re-enters his life as his new adult Bat Mitzvah student. The two forlorn souls develop a special connection.

Release Date: 2024-08-22

Character: Rabbi Bruce

Vote Count: 31

10.0

Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog hosts his game show "Let's Make a Poop" live from the Castro Theatre at SF Sketchfest. With announcer Michael Winslow, guest panelists Weird Al Yankovic, Adam Savage, and Rob Schneider, and special appearances by Thomas Lennon, Amber Ruffin, and Dave Hill. Plus a very special tribute to Blackwolf the Dragonmaster. Recorded live on January 21, 2024.

Release Date: 2024-05-20

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Vote Count: 1

7.4

Leo

Jaded 74-year-old lizard Leo has been stuck in the same Florida classroom for decades with his terrarium-mate turtle. When he learns he only has one year left to live, he plans to escape to experience life on the outside but instead gets caught up in the problems of his anxious students — including an impossibly mean substitute teacher.

Release Date: 2023-11-17

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizards #1 & #3 (voice)

Vote Count: 1196

White House Plumbers
6.2

White House Plumbers

The true story of how Nixon’s own political saboteurs and Watergate masterminds accidentally toppled the Presidency they were zealously trying to protect.

Release Date: 2023-05-01

Character: Inmate Friedman

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 90

6.1

Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm

Everyone’s favorite rascals, the Aqua Teens, and everyone’s favorite perverted neighbor, Carl, split up then get back together to fight everyone’s favorite corporate overlord, Amazin, led by everyone’s favorite tech mogul, Neil, and his trusty scientist sidekick, Elmer.

Release Date: 2022-10-06

Character: Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)

Vote Count: 35

The Story of Late Night
6.0

The Story of Late Night

A six-part docuseries that takes viewers on a journey through late-night television’s most memorable moments. Spanning a more than 60-year history of engaging with, adapting to and influencing our rapidly changing society, late-night television has grown into a thriving entertainment phenomenon and vitally important cultural institution.

Release Date: 2021-05-02

Character: Self

Episode Count: 6

Vote Count: 4

7.0

The King of Staten Island

Scott has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He's now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys — Oscar, Igor and Richie — and secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey. But when his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray, it sets off a chain of events that will force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.

Release Date: 2020-07-22

Character: Male Pharmacy Owner

Vote Count: 1017

7.7

Marriage Story

A stage director and an actress struggle through a grueling, coast-to-coast divorce that pushes them to their personal extremes.

Release Date: 2019-09-28

Character: Mediator

Vote Count: 7000

What We Do in the Shadows
8.0

What We Do in the Shadows

A documentary-style look into the daily (or rather, nightly) lives of a group of vampires in Staten Island who have “lived” together for hundreds and hundreds of years.

Release Date: 2019-03-27

Character: Alexander

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 788

The Masked Singer
7.7

The Masked Singer

Celebrities compete in a singing competition with one major twist: each singer is shrouded from head to toe in an elaborate costume, complete with full face mask to conceal his or her identity. One singer will be eliminated each week, ultimately revealing his or her true identity.

Release Date: 2019-01-02

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 111

5.4

The Week Of

The parents of a soon-to-be married couple make the final preparations for the wedding ceremony.

Release Date: 2018-04-27

Department: Directing

Job: Director

Character: ER Doctor

Vote Count: 797

6.2

Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs

Jon Stewart returns to television to host a live show presented from The Theater at Madison Square Garden in New York. Benefiting NEXT for Autism, the special features stand-up performances, sketches and short films.

Release Date: 2017-11-18

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Vote Count: 4

7.9

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show

It had all the makings of a huge television success: a white-hot comic at the helm, a coveted primetime slot, and a pantheon of future comedy legends in the cast and crew. So why did The Dana Carvey Show—with a writers room and cast including then unknowns Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Louis C.K., Robert Smigel, Charlie Kaufman, and more— crash and burn so spectacularly? TOO FUNNY TO FAIL tells the hilarious true story of a crew of genius misfits who set out to make comedy history… and succeeded in a way they never intended.

Release Date: 2017-10-20

Character: Self

Vote Count: 61

10.0

Triumph Election Watch

Triumph reports from the first Presidential debate, discusses the race with 538 poll analyst Nate Silver, and walks the Emmy red carpet with a celebrity entourage, including Libertarian Party candidate Gary Johnson.

Release Date: 2016-10-08

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Vote Count: 1

8.2

'85: The Greatest Team in Football History

Through never-been-seen-before footage and fascinating interviews with key members of the 1985 Chicago Bears -- Mike Ditka, Jim McMahon, Mike Singletary, and others -- you will hear the inside story of their historic season.

Release Date: 2016-10-01

Character: Self

Vote Count: 8

9.0

Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016

In his newest election special, Triumph reports from both political conventions, covering the candidates, photobombing news anchors, harassing and pranking delegates, and making sure Roger Ailes and Debbie Wasserman Schultz find their way back in.

Release Date: 2016-08-11

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Triumph

Vote Count: 2

5.7

The Do-Over

The life of a bank manager is turned upside down when a friend from his past manipulates him into faking his own death and taking off on an adventure.

Release Date: 2016-05-27

Character: Doctor

Vote Count: 1504

9.0

Triumph’s Election Special 2016

In his election special, Triumph reports from the primary states, chases down Ted Cruz and other candidates, coaches Mike Huckabee, and attends town halls, debates, and Trump rallies. All this plus a spirited round-table discussion including Alan Dershowitz and Sanjay.

Release Date: 2016-02-11

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Triumph

Vote Count: 2

6.8

Hotel Transylvania 2

When the old-old-old-fashioned vampire Vlad arrives at the hotel for an impromptu family get-together, Hotel Transylvania is in for a collision of supernatural old-school and modern day cool.

Release Date: 2015-09-21

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Character: Marty (voice)

Vote Count: 5810

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
6.5

The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, the #1 show in late night, where he talks with an eclectic mix of guests about what is new and relevant in the worlds of politics, entertainment, business, music, technology, and more. Featuring bandleader Jon Batiste with his band Stay Human, the Emmy Award-nominated show is broadcast from the historic Ed Sullivan Theater. Stephen Colbert, Chris Licht, Tom Purcell, and Jon Stewart are executive producers. Barry Julien and Denise Rehrig serve as co-executive producers.must watch

Release Date: 2015-09-08

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 283

5.7

Pixels

Video game experts are recruited by the military to fight 1980s-era video game characters who've attacked New York.

Release Date: 2015-07-16

Character: White House Reporter #2

Vote Count: 7598

The Jack and Triumph Show
5.6

The Jack and Triumph Show

The series will feature Jack McBrayer playing a version of himself who was the child star of a Lassie-like series and Triumph, the dog who went into the world of decadence and took Jack with him. 15 years later, Jack managed to put his life together until Triumph came back into his life. The live-action series will be created by Robert S. Smigel, Michael Koman and David Feldman.

Release Date: 2015-02-20

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Triumph

Episode Count: 7

Vote Count: 9

6.1

Misery Loves Comedy

Do you have to be miserable to be funny? More than sixty comedians—including stand-ups, writers, actors, and directors from the US, Canada, and abroad—take on this question, sharing anecdotes and insights with lively enthusiasm.

Release Date: 2015-01-23

Character: Self

Vote Count: 39

Late Night with Seth Meyers
5.4

Late Night with Seth Meyers

Seth Meyers, who is "Saturday Night Live’s" longest serving anchor on the show’s wildly popular "Weekend Update," takes over as host of NBC’s "Late Night" — home to A-list celebrity guests, memorable comedy and the best in musical talent. As the Emmy Award-winning head writer for "SNL," Meyers has established a reputation for sharp wit and perfectly timed comedy, and has gained fame for his spot-on jokes and satire. Meyers takes his departure from "SNL" to his new post at "Late Night," as Jimmy Fallon moves to "The Tonight Show".

Release Date: 2014-02-25

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 98

@midnight with Chris Hardwick
5.1

@midnight with Chris Hardwick

Chris Hardwick will lead three celebrity contestants down the ultimate internet wormhole. Culling from the darkest recesses of social media, they will compete to determine who has the funniest take on the day's pop culture.

Release Date: 2013-10-21

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 18

6.4

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2

After the disastrous food storm in the first film, Flint and his friends are forced to leave the town. Flint accepts the invitation from his idol Chester V to join The Live Corp Company, which has been tasked to clean the island, and where the best inventors in the world create technologies for the betterment of mankind. When Flint discovers that his machine still operates and now creates mutant food beasts like living pickles, hungry tacodiles, shrimpanzees and apple pie-thons, he and his friends must return to save the world.

Release Date: 2013-09-26

Department: Crew

Job: Thanks

Vote Count: 3227

5.9

This Is 40

Pete and Debbie are both about to turn 40, their kids hate each other, both of their businesses are failing, they're on the verge of losing their house, and their relationship is threatening to fall apart.

Release Date: 2012-12-20

Character: Barry

Vote Count: 2171

7.0

Hotel Transylvania

Welcome to Hotel Transylvania, Dracula's lavish five-stake resort, where monsters and their families can live it up and no humans are allowed. One special weekend, Dracula has invited all his best friends to celebrate his beloved daughter Mavis's 118th birthday. For Dracula catering to all of these legendary monsters is no problem but the party really starts when one ordinary guy stumbles into the hotel and changes everything!

Release Date: 2012-09-20

Department: Writing

Job: Screenplay

Character: Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)

Vote Count: 8699

4.4

Jack and Jill

Jack Sadelstein, a successful advertising executive in Los Angeles with a beautiful wife and kids, dreads one event each year: the Thanksgiving visit of his twin sister Jill. Jill's neediness and passive-aggressiveness is maddening to Jack, turning his normally tranquil life upside down.

Release Date: 2011-11-11

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Vote Count: 2113

New Girl
7.4

New Girl

Jessica Day is an offbeat and adorable girl in her late 20s who, after a bad breakup, moves in with three single guys. Goofy, positive, vulnerable and honest to a fault, Jess has faith in people, even when she shouldn't. Although she's dorky and awkward, she's comfortable in her own skin. More prone to friendships with women, she's not used to hanging with the boys—especially at home.

Release Date: 2011-09-20

Character: Chaplain

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1456

Portlandia
6.9

Portlandia

Satirical sketch comedy set and filmed in Portland, Oregon that explores the eccentric misfits who embody the foibles of modern culture.

Release Date: 2011-01-21

Character: Jarvis

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 145

Bob's Burgers
7.8

Bob's Burgers

Bob's Burgers follows a third-generation restaurateur, Bob, as he runs Bob's Burgers with the help of his wife and their three kids. Bob and his quirky family have big ideas about burgers, but fall short on service and sophistication. Despite the greasy counters, lousy location and a dearth of customers, Bob and his family are determined to make Bob's Burgers "grand re-re-re-opening" a success.

Release Date: 2011-01-09

Character: Security Guard (voice)

Episode Count: 2

Vote Count: 949

Louie
7.8

Louie

Louis C.K. stars as a fictionalized version of himself; a comedian and newly divorced father raising his two daughters in New York City.

Release Date: 2010-06-29

Department: Writing

Job: Story

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 510

7.1

SpongeBob's Truth or Square

It's the Krusty Krab's eleventy-seventh anniversary, and the nostalgia has SpongeBob, Squidward, Patrick, and Mr. Krabs looking back on key events in their lives. Right before the party begins, however, they all get locked in the freezer! With a hungry crowd and Plankton ready to steal the formula, they race through the air ducts to find a way out. Meanwhile, Patchy goes to Nickelodeon Studios to cast a star-studded 10th anniversary special. When the big event airs, however, he finds the guest of honor didn't show up...SpongeBob himself.

Release Date: 2009-11-06

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Vote Count: 13

10.0

Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants

Commemorates the 10th anniversary of the SpongeBob SquarePants. The documentary chronicles the beloved character's journey to international pop culture icon status and showcases the series' around the world.

Release Date: 2009-07-14

Character: Self

Vote Count: 2

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien
7.0

The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien

Release Date: 2009-06-01

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 77

Match Game

Match Game

Match Game is a game show that was in development to air on TBS. It was to be a new version of the classic Match Game. A pilot was filmed with host Andrew Daly and panelists including Scott Thompson, Norm MacDonald and Sarah Silverman, but the series was not picked up by TBS, and the pilot has never been aired.

Release Date: 2008-07-22

Character: Panelist

Episode Count: 1

The Gong Show with Dave Attell
1.0

The Gong Show with Dave Attell

The Gong Show with Dave Attell is a revival of the 1970s Chuck Barris comedy game show called The Gong Show, hosted by comedian Dave Attell. The show premiered on July 17, 2008. It was produced by Adam Sandler's production company Happy Madison Productions and Sony Pictures Television.

Release Date: 2008-07-17

Character: Self - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)

Episode Count: 3

Vote Count: 1

5.7

You Don't Mess with the Zohan

An Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist. Zohan's desire runs so deep that he'll do anything -- including faking his own death and going head-to-head with an Arab cab driver -- to make his dreams come true.

Release Date: 2008-06-05

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Character: Yosi

Vote Count: 3807

Lewis Black's Root of All Evil
8.3

Lewis Black's Root of All Evil

Lewis Black's Root of All Evil is an American television series that premiered on March 12, 2008, on Comedy Central and was hosted by comedian Lewis Black. The series producer was Scott Carter from Real Time with Bill Maher and the writer was David Sacks from The Simpsons. Sometimes there were pre-recorded video segments directed by supervising producer Michael Addis. Lewis Black's Root of All Evil is formatted as a mock trial acted in deadpan. Black presided over two opposing people or issues; and guest comedians acted as lawyers/advocates arguing that their client/Evil is the Root of All Evil. The series ended on October 1, 2008, with a total of 18 episodes. The series' cancellation was confirmed by Lewis Black in September 2009. The entire first season of Lewis Black's Root of All Evil was released on DVD in the United States on September 30, 2008. The remaining episodes from season two are not currently available on DVD.

Release Date: 2008-03-12

Character: Self

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 3

7.2

Robot Chicken: Star Wars

A series of 30 sketches, following the hilarious antics of various characters from a galaxy, far, far away.

Release Date: 2007-07-17

Character: Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)

Vote Count: 251

6.1

I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

Firefighters Chuck Ford and Larry Valentine are guy's guys, loyal to the core—which is why when widower Larry asks Chuck to pose as his lover so that he can get domestic partner benefits for his kids, his buddy agrees. However, things get dicey when a bureaucrat comes calling, and the boys are forced to present a picture of domestic bliss.

Release Date: 2007-07-12

Character: Mailman

Vote Count: 2353

8.0

Earth to America

Tom Hanks is the host of this show with a comic approach to raise awareness concerning the environment.

Release Date: 2005-11-20

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Vote Count: 2

6.9

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

A hilarious collection of some of the best Triumph the Insult Comic Dog segments from "Late Night with Conan O'Brien."

Release Date: 2004-08-10

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Vote Count: 12

6.0

It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie

The owner of a bank (Miss Bitterman) wants to own the Muppet Theatre so she can build a nightclub over it. After she tricks Pepe into giving her the only copy of the contract between her father and the Muppets, she changes it so the Muppets have very little time to pay a debt they owe. Meanwhile, the Muppets are trying to put on a Christmas show. After the Muppets are confronted by Bitterman, they make a lot of sacrifices to save up so they can keep the Theatre.

Release Date: 2003-12-24

Character: Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)

Vote Count: 94

6.8

Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special

Conan O'Brien celebrates ten years of "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" in this one-hour special. Many guest appearances and clip montages show us how funny his show has been.

Release Date: 2003-09-14

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Self (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)

Vote Count: 9

Last Comic Standing
6.9

Last Comic Standing

A nationwide talent search accepting the best professional and non-professional stand-up comedians. Once the selection process is narrowed to 10, the show covers the contestants as they live together and compete for an exclusive contract with NBC, and to be called the Last Comic Standing.

Release Date: 2003-06-01

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 9

Night of Too Many Stars
3.0

Night of Too Many Stars

Release Date: 2003-05-31

Department: Production

Job: Executive Producer

Episode Count: 5

Vote Count: 1

The Religetables

A VeggieTales parody showing the atrocities, violence, and scandals committed by religious figures or in the name of religion, including witch trials, child molestation scandals.

Release Date: 2002-11-16

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character:

7.1

Punch-Drunk Love

A socially awkward and volatile small business owner meets the love of his life after being threatened by a gang of scammers.

Release Date: 2002-10-11

Character: Walter the Dentist

Vote Count: 2372

Aqua Teen Hunger Force
7.5

Aqua Teen Hunger Force

The surreal adventures of three anthropomorphic fast food items: Master Shake, Frylock and Meatwad, and their human nextdoor neighbor, Carl Brutananadilewski.

Release Date: 2000-12-30

Character: The Number One Hundred (voice)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 204

Ohh Nooo!!! Mr. Bill's Classics!

The hapless man made of clay hosts this showcase of comedy sketches, while trying to avoid the tricks of his frenemies, Mr. Hands and Sluggo.

Release Date: 2000-12-12

Department: Directing

Job: Director

TV Funhouse
6.4

TV Funhouse

In this spin-off of the Saturday Night Live TV Funhouse cartoons, happy-go-lucky Doug hosts a children's show in the vein of Pee-wee's Playhouse, wherein he chooses a theme for the day (Caveman Day, Western Day, Spaceman Day, Mexicans Day, etc.) and encourages his puppet friends, the Anipals, to participate. Of course, the depraved felt animals are far more interested in other activities, including going to a cockfight, visiting a bordello, becoming lab tests, and even getting (literally) high on Christmas cheer!

Release Date: 2000-12-06

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character:

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 8

5.9

Little Nicky

After the lord of darkness decides he will not cede his throne to any of his three sons, the two most powerful of them escape to Earth to create a kingdom for themselves. This action closes the portal filtering sinful souls to Hell and causes Satan to wither away. He must send his most weak but beloved son, Little Nicky, to Earth to return his brothers to Hell.

Release Date: 2000-11-10

Character: Beefy

Vote Count: 1834

Curb Your Enthusiasm
8.0

Curb Your Enthusiasm

The off-kilter, unscripted comic vision of Larry David, who plays himself in a parallel universe in which he can't seem to do anything right, and, by his standards, neither can anyone else.

Release Date: 2000-10-15

Character: Yari

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 777

Titey

A Saturday Night Live parody of a (fictional) Walt Disney film of the famous Titanic. Jason Alexander provides the voice for the ship, and Whoopi Goldberg is the Iceberg.

Release Date: 1998-05-15

Character: The Captain (voice)

LateLine

LateLine

LateLine is an American TV sitcom that ran on NBC from March 17, 1998, through March 16, 1999. Due to an abrupt cancellation, there were seven unaired episodes. Created by John Markus and Al Franken, LateLine depicted the behind-the-scenes goings-on of a fictitious late-night television news broadcast, patterned in part after the long-running ABC program Nightline. Many plotlines in the series were satirical, dealing with topics like Deep Throat and the Watergate break-in, and the episodes often had cameos by famous politicians. On August 17, 2004, Paramount released a DVD set containing all nineteen episodes on three discs.

Release Date: 1998-03-17

Episode Count: 1

6.8

The Wedding Singer

Robbie, a local rock star turned wedding singer, is dumped on the day of his wedding. Meanwhile, waitress Julia finally sets a wedding date with her fiancée Glenn. When Julia and Robbie meet and hit it off, they find that things are more complicated than anybody thought.

Release Date: 1998-02-13

Character: Andre

Vote Count: 1756

5.9

Tomorrow Night

Charles is the owner of a photo-shop. He is not too friendly and spends his evenings alone, and one day he finally decides to get a social life. He meets elderly Florence, who is tormented by her gambling husband Lester and longs for the son Willie she hasn't seen or heard of for 20 years.

Release Date: 1998-01-23

Character: Mailroom Guy #1

Vote Count: 10

Hete-Roy

Hete-Roy, in his conservative suit and tie, is a one man conversion-therapy campaign as he zaps gay people with his Bible, switching them from gay to straight

Release Date: 1998-01-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: (voice)

7.7

Saturday Night Live: The Best of Phil Hartman

Classic Saturday Night Live skits featuring the hilarious Phil Hartman.

Release Date: 1998-01-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Vote Count: 15

Guess Which Person Is Crazy

short film by Louis C.K.

Release Date: 1998-01-01

6.0

The Letter V

Louis C.K. recruited his Conan and Dana Carvey Show cohort Robert Smigel to star in another Sunny Skies segment, with Smigel playing the host of a Sesame Street-esque childrens’ show host pushed to his limits.

Release Date: 1998-01-01

Character: Phillip

Vote Count: 2

The Ambiguously Gay Duo
6.2

The Ambiguously Gay Duo

The Ambiguously Gay Duo is an American animated comedy sketch that debuted on The Dana Carvey Show before moving to its permanent home on Saturday Night Live. It is created and produced by Robert Smigel and J. J. Sedelmaier as part of the Saturday TV Funhouse series of sketches. It follows the adventures of Ace and Gary, voiced by Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell, respectively, two superheroes whose sexual orientation is a matter of dispute, and a cavalcade of characters preoccupied with the question.

Release Date: 1996-09-28

Department: Creator

Job: Creator

Character: Bighead/Beetles of Zolaro/Lizardo/Half-Scary (voice)

Episode Count: [ 12 ]

Vote Count: 4

The Daily Show
6.4

The Daily Show

The World's Fakest News Team tackle the biggest stories in news, politics and pop culture.

Release Date: 1996-07-22

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 551

The Dana Carvey Show
6.1

The Dana Carvey Show

Comics offer their takes on controversial subjects.

Release Date: 1996-03-12

Department: Production

Job: Producer

Character: Various Characters

Episode Count: 8

Vote Count: 12

6.6

Happy Gilmore

Failed hockey player-turned-golf whiz Happy Gilmore -- whose unconventional approach and antics on the grass courts the ire of rival Shooter McGavin -- is determined to win a PGA tournament so he can save his granny's house with the prize money. Meanwhile, an attractive tour publicist tries to soften Happy's image.

Release Date: 1996-02-16

Character: IRS Agent

Vote Count: 2689

6.2

Billy Madison

Billy Madison is the 27 year-old son of Bryan Madison, a very rich man who has made his living in the hotel industry. Billy stands to inherit his father's empire, but only if he can make it through all 12 grades, 2 weeks per grade, to prove that he has what it takes to run the family business.

Release Date: 1995-02-10

Character: Mr. Oblaski

Vote Count: 1656

Space Ghost Coast to Coast
7.8

Space Ghost Coast to Coast

A cartoon superhero interacts with live guests via his television set in this parody talk show based on 1960s Hanna-Barbera cartoon character Space Ghost.

Release Date: 1994-04-15

Character: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 96

6.1

Wayne's World 2

A message from Jim Morrison in a dream prompts cable access TV stars Wayne and Garth to put on a rock concert, "Waynestock," with Aerosmith as headliners. But amid the preparations, Wayne frets that a record producer is putting the moves on his girlfriend, Cassandra, while Garth handles the advances of mega-babe Honey Hornee.

Release Date: 1993-12-10

Character: Concert Nerd

Vote Count: 1059

5.0

Buddy

Two buddies, two dudes and two homies hang out on a train.

Release Date: 1993-09-28

Character: Homie 2

Vote Count: 1

Late Night with Conan O'Brien
7.1

Late Night with Conan O'Brien

Stepping into the late-late slot vacated by David Letterman, Conan O'Brien stars in a show that far outdoes its competition in sheer strangeness. Along with the celebrity interviews and musical numbers typical of late-night talk shows, this program make frequent use of odd walk-on characters and frequent "visits" from celebrity guests.

Release Date: 1993-09-13

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Self - Guest

Episode Count: 2724

Vote Count: 136

Lookwell
7.4

Lookwell

Lookwell was a television pilot written and produced by Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel, the latter of which becoming a primary creative voice for O'Brien's late night show. It starred Adam West. The pilot was broadcast on NBC in July 1991 but was not picked up as a series despite being a "personal favorite" of NBC chairman Brandon Tartikoff.

Release Date: 1991-07-01

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 5

Lookwell

The former star of a cancelled cop TV show solves crimes. The pilot was broadcast on NBC in July 1991 but was not picked up as a series despite being a "personal favorite" of NBC chairman Brandon Tartikoff.

Release Date: 1991-05-10

Department: Production

Job: Producer

8.5

Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel

A humourous telling of the history of the comic book superhero.

Release Date: 1988-02-29

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: The Brainwave

Vote Count: 2

Saturday Night Live
6.9

Saturday Night Live

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The show's comedy sketches, which parody contemporary culture and politics, are performed by a large and varying cast of repertory and newer cast members. Each episode is hosted by a celebrity guest, who usually delivers an opening monologue and performs in sketches with the cast, and features performances by a musical guest.

Release Date: 1975-10-11

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Self - Cameo (uncredited)

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 434

Saturday TV Funhouse
10.0

Saturday TV Funhouse

A spin-off of the "TV Funhouse" segments on Saturday Night Live, "Saturday TV Funhouse is a dark parody of Bozo the Clown, with Robert Smigel playing Prozo, a half-drunk clown, accompanied by an announcer, a sidekick, and a live band.

Department: Writing

Job: Writer

Character: Prozo / Additional Voices

Episode Count: 1

Vote Count: 1

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