WELCOME BACK.
MY NEXT GUEST HAS BEEN MAKING ME LAUGH FOR OVER 20 YEARS.
YOU KNOW HIM AS THE MAN BEHIND TRIUMPH THE INSULT COMIC DOG
I KNOW HIM AS MY FRIEND ROBERT SMIGEL!
( CHEERS AND APPLAUSE ) ( BAND PLAYING )
ROBERT, GOOD TO SEE YOU.
>> GOOD TO SEE YOU.
A LITTLE TERRIFYING.
>> Stephen: WHY?
I HAVE BEEN ON YOUR SHOW BEFORE BACK HERE.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
HIDING BEHIND THIS.
>> Stephen: THE WORLD KNOWS AND LOVES YOU AS THE GENIUS
BEHIND TRIUMPH THE INSULT COMIC+ ME.
SORRY, GUYS.
>.IS THIS TEA?
>> Stephen: YEAH.
IT'S THE PUPPETEER'S CURSE, THEY CALL IT.
( LAUGHTER ) WHAT ABOUT HAVING TRIUMPH MAKES
THE JOB EASY FOR YOU.
>> AS OPPOSED TO GOING UP TO TED CRUZ MYSELF?
>> Stephen: YEAH, WELL, THE PEOPLE DON'T KNOW YOU, A GREAT
ELECTION SPECIAL AND SERIES, YOU HAVE YOUR OWN BUS.
WHAT IS THIS?
>> TED CRUZ WOULDN'T COME NEAR ME WITH OR WITHOUT THE PUPPET.
I GOT THROWN OUT OF C-PAC FASTER THAN ANY EVENT I'VE EVER DONE.
AT ONE POINT WE HIRED ACTORS BECAUSE WE WANTED TO GET TO TED
CRUZ AND POOP ON HIM.
>> Stephen: SURE.
IT'S A GREAT COMPLIMENT.
IT'S A GREAT COMPLIMENT TO BE POOPED UPON.
>> AND MANY PEOPLE PLAY ALONG, BUT NOT TED.
( LAUGHTER ) WE ACTUALLY DRESSED UP ACTORS TO
PLAY VETERANS.
>> Stephen: SO HE WOULD COME CLOSE?
>> YEAH, TO C-PAC AND THEY WENT RIGHT UP TO HIM.
THEY WERE, LIKE, MR. CRUZ, I LOVE YOU.
THIS WAS DURING THE HE'S FROM CANADA CRISIS.
A VETERAN GOES UP AND SAYS, I'M A BIG FAN.
I LOVE YOUR SENSE OF HUMOR HOW YOU IMITATE CHARACTERS ON THE
SIMPSON, AND I ALSO LOVE YOUR IMITATION OF AN AMERICAN.
TED CRUZ HAD THIS SMILE ON HIS FACE LIKE -- (DEEP BREATH) GOD
MEGODBLESS YOU.
SO TED CRUZ WOULD RIDE THE BUS THROUGH NEW HAMPSHIRE TO GO A
FOLKSY TOUR.
>> Stephen: EVERYWHERE HE WENT YOUR BUS WAS BEHIND HIS BUS.
>> I WANTED TO SHOW UP AT EVERY EVENT.
I FOLLOWED HIM.
HE HAD THIS FOLKSY TOUR WHERE HE WAS IN THE CRUISE MISSILE -- I
DON'T KNOW WHAT HE CALLED THE BUS -- AND HE WAS GIVING THE
SPEECHES AT STORES.
HE MIGHT AS WELL HAVE BEEN AN AMINATRON FROM THE HALL OF YOU
NEVER GOING TO BE PRESIDENT.
CHEAPER SO HE GOES THERE.
SO HERE'S TRIUMPH.
>> Stephen: WHAT I LOVE ABOUT THIS IS THIS IS HIM CATCHING
TRIUMPH'S EYE.
>> YES, IT'S A BEAUTIFUL MOMENT.
( LAUGHTER ) IT'S THE FIRST TIME.
THAT IS SO BEAUTIFUL AND HE'S DOING HIS PERFECT SYLLABLE BY
SYLLABLE SPEECH AND THERE IS JUST A TINY HESITATION AND HE
GOES RIGHT BACK INTO IT.
I DIDN'T WANT TO BE THE TYPE OF COMEDIAN THAT JUST INTERRUPTS
THE SPEECH.
>> Stephen: SURE.
O HE WOULD MAKE A BAD JOKE AND I WOULD BE, LIKE, "GOOD ONE,
TED!" ( LAUGHTER )
>> Stephen: YOU'VE DIRECTED A MOVIE WITH ADAM SANDLER AND
CHRIS ROCK CALLED "THE WEEK OF" ON NETFLIX.
WHAT IS THAT?
>> ADAM SANDLER AND CHRIS ROCK PLAY THE FATHER OF THE PRIDE AND
FATHER OF THE GROOM AND CHRIS ROCK IS A LOVING DAD WHO INSISTS
ON PAYING FOR HIS DAUGHTER'S WEDDING, REGARDLESS OF HOW MANY
CORNERS HE HAS TO CUT, HE HAS TOO MUCH PRIDE TO LET THE FATHER
OF THE GROOM PAY FOR THE WEDDING AND HE SUFFERS THROUGH THE MOVIE
AND MAKES EVERYBODY ELSE SUFFER AT THE SAME TIME BUT NOT THE
AUDIENCE.
>> Stephen: IT'S A TRUE TO.
IT'S A TREAT.
>> Stephen: WHAT IS THIS CLIP?
THIS CLIP IS ADAM -- WELL, CHRIS IS TRYING TO CALL THE
PLAZA HOTEL BECAUSE A SERIES OF EVENTS RENDERED ADAM'S BALLROOM
IN A CHEAP QUALITY LODGE DISASTER AND CHRIS IS TRYING TO
SNEAK A CALL TO THE PLAZA AND BOOK THAT FOR THE WEDDING.
>> Stephen: JIM?
O WHAT'S UP WITH THE BALLROOM?
>> WE TALKED ABOUT THIS, PAL.
YOU DON'T GOT TO DO WHAT YOU'RE DOING.
>> OH, PAL!
I WANT IT TO GO WELL, TOO.
HANG THE PHONE UP.
I'M TELLING YOU THE TRUTH.
( ARGUING ) >> I CAN HEAR THE HAIRS.
DON'T WANT TO HURT THE HAIRS.
LET GO!
>> HELLO, DOCTOR, I'VE GOT THE PLAZA.
>> NO, IT'S ALL GOOD, WE CAN CANCEL THAT.
OKAY.
THANKS FOR ALL YOUR HELP.
SORRY, PAL, HAD TO.
>> I DON'T SOUND LIKE THAT.
YOU DO A LITTLE.
ADAM'S AMAZING IN THIS MOVIE.
>> Stephen: ROBERT, "THE WEEK OF," STREAMING ON NETFLIX.
ROBERT SMIGEL, EVERYBODY! WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK!