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	Robert Smigel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American humorist, animator and performer best known for his Saturday Night Live animations and as the puppeteer behind Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog.
		Smigel later became the first head writer at Late Night with Conan O'Brien, where he created numerous successful comedy bits, including one where Smigel performed only the lips of public figures which were superimposed on photos of the actual people.
		Smigel's father is Irwin Smigel, DDS (aka The Father of Cosmetic Dentistry, [1]) and the president of the American Society for Dental Aesthetics for over 25 years.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Robert_Smigel (378 words)

	Smigel's 'TV Funhouse' animates 'SNL' showcase
		Smigel uses treasured animation models such as Disney and Hanna-Barbera to lampoon the innocence of bygone Saturday mornings via pop culture broadsides.
		In his comedy, Smigel's anger is resonant; he reimagines the seasonal Clay-mation classic "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" as "The Narrator That Ruined Christmas," the Burl Ives character stopping midintroduction to say he can't care anymore about an abominable snowman.
		The version is, of course, unspeakably racist; Smigel's is the kind of subversive comedy that tends to elicit a simultaneous combination of laughter and groaning (buggery, to that end, is a favorite theme).
	www.azcentral.com /ent/tv/articles/0429funhouse.html (459 words)

	Robert Smigel News (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Robert Smigel, creator of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and 'SNL's TV Funhouse,' and Adam Sandler are teaming up to produce a new primetime animated series.
		Robert Smigel, the talented man behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the Saturday Night Live TV Fun House segments, as well as writer for Late Night with Conan O'Brien has...
		I was a big fan of Robert Smigel's TV Funhouse, which lasted for only one season on Comedy Central, though I have to admit I thought some of the animated segments were funny more in theory than in execution.
	www.topix.net /who/robert-smigel (729 words)

	Robert Smigel
		In 1996, Smigel was the executive producer of Dana Carvey’s controversial ABC prime time sketch show, where he created "The Ambiguously Gay Duo," leading to his return to "Saturday Night Live" as writer/ producer of "TV Funhouse" cartoons.
		Smigel won an Emmy for his writing at "SNL" in 1989 and in 1998 received, along with Monty Python animator Terry Gilliam, the Dallas Video Festival's Ernie Kovacs Award for innovative contributions to television.
		I went to Saturday Night Live and Robert Smigel was one of the writers there and he was very quiet and he didn't say much, he was kind of shy.
	www.angelfire.com /stars2/Elerium115/Smigel.html (513 words)

	The Daily Texan
		Robert Smigel, creator of Saturday Night Live's "Saturday TV Funhouse" animated shorts, premired his new Comedy Central show TV Funhouse last night.
		Smigel, a cheery fellow of 40 with wire-rim eyeglasses and a tangle of curly hair, flashes a grin of fulfillment at the screen.
		Still, TV Funhouse is a cakewalk compared with Smigel's fling with mainstream prime time: As producer of ABC's The Dana Carvey Show in 1996, he battled unsavvy sponsors and a less-than-approving network.
	tspweb02.tsp.utexas.edu /webarchive/12-07-00/2000120713_s03_TV.html (728 words)

	Robert Smigel's 'Toons: 'SNL's' Secret Weapon (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		As Smigel, 39, was overseeing the final touches of the cartoon, it suddenly seemed to dawn on him what he had conceived.
		The "adults only" comedy, which Smigel is targeting for late-night, makes fun of the kiddie show genre, and would star Smigel as the voice of Prozo, a clown with an attitude.
		In addition to his "TV Funhouse" menagerie, Smigel is the force--or rather the lips and voice--behind the "Clutch Cargo"-style interviews on NBC's "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," in which O'Brien conducts "interviews" with portraits of Clinton, Monica Lewinsky or Don King.
	www.saturday-night-live.com /snl/news/1999/march/smigel-weapon.html (465 words)

	dallasobserver.com \| News \| 'Toon Man
		Robert Smigel, denizen of late-night TV and member of the new creative royalty of animation for adults--a white-hot humor elite that includes the masterminds of South Park and King of the Hill--is set to receive the Dallas Video Festival's Ernie Kovacs award this year for his pioneering work in TV comedy.
		You may never have heard Robert Smigel's name, although if you're a committed SNL viewer, you saw him opposite Farley as one of the trio of Chicago Bears fans in that wildly popular sports sketch from the early '90s.
		Robert Smigel admits he may be more in the latter camp.
	www.dallasobserver.com /issues/1998-03-05/feature3_1.html (769 words)

	Robert Smigel: Read His Lips (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Smigel may be the funniest guy on television nobody knows.
		Smigel is also the "lips" of President Clinton on "Late Night With Conan O'Brien" as well as the voice of Triumph the Insult-Comic Dog, a Don Rickles-like canine hand puppet.
		Smigel, 38, who spent eight years on the "SNL" writing staff until he became the first head writer and a producer for "Conan," says he was daunted by the prospect of imitating Clinton when he first did it on O'Brien's second show five years ago.
	www.conan-obrien.net /25-09-98.html (581 words)

	Robert Smigel \| The A.V. Club
		Comedy writer Robert Smigel has built a formidable career out of childhood fixtures such as silly voices, animals, cartoons, and puppets.
		In 1996, Smigel masterminded The Dana Carvey Show, which was soon cancelled, but which introduced animated characters like The Ambiguously Gay Duo, which he resurrected for his TV Funhouse segment on SNL.
		Robert Smigel: Well, [SNL writers] Al Franken and Tom Davis were shooting a movie in Chicago, and they saw our sketch show.
	www.avclub.com /content/node/23075 (4988 words)

	Robert Smigel
		Writing for Saturday Night Live since 1985, he is one of the longest running writers in the show's history, though he's only been producing and acting on it since the '90s.
		Smigel eventually had enough bits to launch a whole show as creator, executive producer, and voice actor of TV Funhouse on Comedy Central.
		Smigel is also a voice on Crank Yankers and a writer of many television specials.
	www.djangomusic.com /actor_bio.asp?pid=P235677 (255 words)

	Robert Smigel Photos - Robert Smigel News - Robert Smigel Information
		Smigel is Saturday Night Live's longest running writer, writing for the show for about 20 years.
		Tell the world what you think of Robert Smigel, write a review for this person.
		The former SNL cast member (along with Robert Smigel) is the host and star of this sketch comedy series.
	www.tv.com /robert-smigel/person/47611/summary.html (284 words)

	Robert Smigel speaks for International Speakers Bureau
		Television animation is everywhere - from the traditional Saturday morning slot to prime time series to late night - - and Emmy winning Robert Smigel is at the forefront of the animation mania.
		Smigel now comes to the campus stage with a multi-media special event.
		Smigel also gives you an insider's look at the future of animation, including a preview of his own series now in development with FOX.
	www.internationalspeakers.com /speakers/ISBB-5XJSS3?print=yes (236 words)

	TIME.com: For Him to Poop On! -- Page 1 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Robert Smigel, TV's reigning comedy writer, expands his empire with a book, a movie and a profane puppet show
		It's a thin line, and Robert Smigel, the disheveled reigning king of TV comedy writers, knows both sides of it.
		Growing up in Manhattan, the son of the dentist who invented tooth bonding, Smigel admits to being "a comedy bully." "I came up with funny things that caught on — nicknames and anthropomorphic cartoons and such," he says.
	www.time.com /time/sampler/article/0,8599,89253,00.html (780 words)

	NPR : Robert Smigel
		Fresh Air from WHYY, December 19, 2000 ·; Robert Smigel is a writer and creator of animated comic episodes for Saturday Night Live, including X-Presidents and The Ambiguously Gay Duo.
		Smigel has also written a new comic book based on the X-Presidents filmed shorts (called X-Presidents/Villard Books).
		Smigel wrote for SNL from 1985-1993, and he was the original headwriter and producer of Late Night With Conan O'Brien.
	www.npr.org /templates/story/story.php?storyId=1115739 (172 words)

	MilkandCookies - Robert Smigel
		"Conspiracy Theory Rock" by Robert Smigel was shown on "Saturday Night Live" during the March 14, 1998 broadcast but edited out of reruns.
		The title and the style of the animation are a takeoff on the educational tv series, "Schoolhouse Rock," which was shown as a public service in-between network entertainment cartoons on Saturday mornings in the 1970s.
		Conan O'Brien and Robert Smigel's tv pilot, starring Adam West as a not yet faded ex television detective.
	www.milkandcookies.com /keywords/robertsmigel (633 words)

	Robert Smigel - Moviefone
		Although probably best known as the voice of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog on Late Night With Conan O'Brien, New York native Robert Smigel's legacy...
		For years, Robert Smigel has been keenly aware of the robust comedic results that occur when live animals and puppets commingle in the Bob...
		Robert Smigel - Filmography, Biography, News, Photos, Birth date, Relationships, Robert Smigel Film Clips, and Fun Facts on Moviefone.
	movies.aol.com /celebrity/robert-smigel/235677/main (126 words)

	On-line Obituary For Robert L. Smigel
		Dear brother of David A., Kyle J. and Kaylie M. Smigel.
		Devoted nephew of Joan T., Carl J. and James A. Smigel and Nancy A. Bloom.
		Memorials may be forwarded to the Ohio State University Alumni Association or the charity of the donor's choice.
	www.buschfuneral.com /obits/obituary.html?obituaryid=3318 (64 words)

	X-gay vision - cartoonist Robert Smigel - Brief Article Advocate, The - Find Articles
		In October Saturday Night Live cartoonist Robert Smigel introduced Hete-Roy, an otherworldly being who turns gays into straights.
		"It just seemed like a natural," says Smigel, who is straight and who got the idea for Hete-Roy after reading a series of articles on the ex-gay movement.
		What comes surprisingly easy for Smigel is his continuing interest in gay story lines.
	www.findarticles.com /p/articles/mi_m1589/is_1998_Dec_8/ai_53356340 (223 words)

	Robert Smigel News Stories - Robert Smigel Headlines - Robert Smigel Rumors
		Robert Smigel News Stories - Robert Smigel Headlines - Robert Smigel Rumors
		Sandler and Smigel team up for 'toons TV Funhouse creator will make Animals with Adam Sandler.
		FOX Adopts Smigel's 'Animals' (external) "FOX, which is looking for another animated series to round out its Sunday-night lineup, is turning to 'Saturday Night Live"' veteran Robert Smigel for help." Source: Zap2It, Friday, September 29, 2006
	www.tv.com /robert-smigel/person/47611/news.html (93 words)

	SNL's Best Of Robert Smigel Special
		NBC’s “Saturday Night Live” presents a special “Best Of” compilation on April 29 (11:30 pm – 1 am ET) featuring the first-ever collection of “Saturday TV Funhouse” shorts by acclaimed comedian Robert Smigel.
		Smigel is a mad genius and is responsible for some of the funniest stuff you've ever seen on SNL, Conan O'Brien, Comedy Central and more.
		This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 2.5 License.
	worshiptheglitch.com /2006/04/snls-best-of-robert-smigel-special.html (78 words)

	Rox Populi: Robert Smigel Rules (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Atrios was especially disappointed by the OBL opening, which I didn't find any worse than most of the rest of the show.
		It also showcased one of the more hilarious Robert Smigel bits, with John McCain doing his best Captain Willard victory dance, semi-nude in front of a mirror.
		Just so you know, I've got a DVD of Robert Smigel's TV Funhouse, a live-action pilot he did a couple of years ago.
	roxanne.typepad.com /rantrave/2004/10/robert_smigel_r.html (357 words)

	Robert Smigel
		Comedy writer, performer, and puppeteer Robert Smigel is best known as the voice of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, a character he created for Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
		In 2000, Smigel landed himself a short-lived but memorable show on Comedy Central called TV Funhouse.
		It was a farce of children's television programming containing a mix of live critters and profane animal puppets.
	www.nndb.com /people/739/000050589 (158 words)

	Idiotprogrammer » Blog Archive » Robert Smigel TV special. (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Idiotprogrammer » Blog Archive » Robert Smigel TV special.
		Saturday night SNL is featuring a special devoted to Robert Smigel cartoons.
		This entry was posted on Saturday, April 29th, 2006 at 5:45 am and is filed under General.
	www.imaginaryplanet.net /weblogs/idiotprogrammer/?p=83399020 (80 words)

	Salon.com People \| Robert Smigel
		For years, Robert Smigel has been keenly aware of the robust comedic results that occur when live animals and puppets commingle in the Bob Guccione sense of the word.
		With a double decade's worth of experience writing for "Saturday Night Live" and "Late Night With Conan O'Brien," Smigel now has his own show and gives mounting proof that he is indeed America's most perverse puppeteer.
		In its first year, the show has proved to be less like a kiddie-show spoof and more like a version of "Caligula" staged by the 4-H Club.
	archive.salon.com /people/conv/2001/04/09/smigel (1104 words)

	Robert Smigel developing cartoon for Fox - TV Squad (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		The series is called Animals and it's described as "a parody of suburban life using the animal kingdom." Smigel will write the series with Greg Cohen, writer for King of the Hill and Late Night with Conan O'Brien.
		It's being produced by Adam Sandler's company, Happy Madison (the two remain close from their days on SNL and Sandler regularly casts Smigel in his movies).
		The premise sounds a bit close to Father of the Pride, but Smigel is an extremely funny guy so I'm sure this will be better.
	www.tvsquad.com /2006/09/29/robert-smigel-developing-cartoon-for-fox (787 words)

	Triumph, The Insult Comic Dog Theatre
		In 2000 Smigel was sued by Pets.com because they claimed his Late Night with Conan O'Brien character, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, made comments about Pets.com's TV sock puppet dog.
		On "Saturday Night Live" he wrote sketches such as The Superfans, The McLaughlin Group, The Sinatra Group, and The William Shatner Star Trek Convention.
		Smigel had written with Sandler or appeared with him on "Saturday Night Live" (1975) while playing small roles in Sandler's films.
	publish.uwo.ca /~sjohn7/smigel.htm (741 words)

	bakedziti.net: Robert Smigel Saves Christmas!
		On SNL last week, Robert Smigel aired a new Saturday TV Funhouse, and it was a classic.
		He usually saves his best stuff for the Christmas episode, and this year's no exception.
		This is a paragraph of text that could go in the sidebar.
	www.bakedziti.net /2005/12/robert-smigel-saves-christmas.html (311 words)

	Zap2it - TV news - Robert Smigel Triumphs With Comedy Central
		10:00 PM PT Sock puppet be damned, Robert Smigel has his own show.
		The "Late Night with Conan O'Brien" writer and creator of "Saturday Night Live's" "Fun House" segments will add his existing shorts to new animated and live action snippets in a new series for Comedy Central.
		At Tuesday's Television Critics Association Press Tour panel, Smigel asserted that, "I'm gonna stay on at 'Saturday Night Live' and 'Conan' because the money's much better," but felt that cable was the ideal spot for his brand of humor.
	tv.zap2it.com /tveditorial/tve_main/1,1002,271\|60109\|1\|10,00.html (195 words)

	Robert Smigel (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Robert Smigel has 1 in-development credit available on IMDbPro.com.
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