All posts tagged: Robert Smigel

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Pooped on the WHCD Red Carpet Celebrities

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Pooped on the WHCD Red Carpet Celebrities

Published by Daniella Wilson

Who better to poop on the White House Correspondents Dinner than Triumph the Insult Comic Dog? On Saturday, when it was still supposed to be a fun night at the Washington Hilton (and before a maniac tried to assassinate the President) Robert Smigel‘s vulgar pooch puppet sat like a good boy in the red carpet line. When it was his turn, Triumph lifted his leg and took aim at the evening’s red-hat-wearing Republican guests. Serving as a credentialed Daily Show correspondent for the evening, the Rottweiler (or Montenegrin Mountain Hound, it’s a bit unclear) called the White House Correspondents Association Dinner “the annual gathering of the press that celebrates — or in tonight’s case, fondly remembers — free speech.” “On this night, members of the press sit down for a lavish dinner served by some of their former colleagues,” Triumph/Smigel continued, dubbing the evening “a black-tie January 6.” “So many of the biggest names in D.C. are here, such as Redacted. And Redacted,” Triumph gushed. You see, it’s all funny because it’s true — unfortunately, including …

Stephen Colbert Rejects Blacklisted Writer Comparison, Praises Staff

Stephen Colbert Rejects Blacklisted Writer Comparison, Praises Staff

Published by Daniella Wilson

Stephen Colbert was honored at the 2026 Writers Guild Awards with the Walter Bernstein Award, given to someone who has used creativity, grace and bravery to confront social injustice in the face of adversity. But the Late Show host, known for his sharp criticism of the Trump administration, whose show is coming to an end in a little over two months for what network CBS called a “purely financial decision” amid a challenging linear TV environment, rejected comparisons between himself and Bernstein. Talking about researching Bernstein ahead of receiving the award, Colbert said he wasn’t sure why he didn’t realize that the Hollywood “blacklist was not a government policy.” He continued, “The blacklist wasn’t a law or a regulation or an executive order. It was a voluntary industry-wide agreement to deny work to left-leaning artists out of fear that certain members of the government might publicly attack the parent corporation of these artists for the union that they belong to. It was that threat, only the threat, of trouble, that ended so many careers. And …