Robert Smigel
Biography
Robert Smigel (born February 7, 1960) is an American actor, filmmaker, 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 is also known for his collaborations with Adam Sandler, including co-writing the first two Hotel Transylvania films and You Don't Mess with the Zohan.
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Acting History
2025
Downey Wrote That as Self
2025Happy Gilmore 2 as The Lawyer
2025Ladies & Gentlemen... 50 Years of SNL Music as Self
2025SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night as Self
2025Hollywood Squares as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
2024Between the Temples as Rabbi Bruce
2024Triumph Presents: Let's Make a Poop Live as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
2023Leo as Miniature Horse / Drone / Old Lizards #1 & #3 (voice)
2023White House Plumbers as Inmate Friedman
2022Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm as Fraptaculan (Fraptaculan Robert) (voice)
2021The Story of Late Night as Self
2020The King of Staten Island as Male Pharmacy Owner
2019Marriage Story as Mediator
2019What We Do in the Shadows as Alexander
2019The Masked Singer as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
2018The Week Of as ER Doctor
2017Night of Too Many Stars: America Unites for Autism Programs as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2017Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show as Self
2016Triumph Election Watch as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2016'85: The Greatest Team in Football History as Self
2016Triumph's Summer Election Special 2016 as Triumph
2016Match Game as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
2016The Do-Over as Doctor
2016Triumph's Election Special 2016 as Triumph
2015Hotel Transylvania 2 as Marty (voice)
2015The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as Self
2015Pixels as White House Reporter #2
2015The Jack and Triumph Show as Triumph
2015Misery Loves Comedy as Self
2014Late Night with Seth Meyers as Self
2013@midnight with Chris Hardwick as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
2012This Is 40 as Barry
2012Hotel Transylvania as Fake Dracula / Marty (voice)
2011New Girl as Chaplain
2011Portlandia as Jarvis
2011Bob's Burgers as Night Security Guard (voice)
2011Bob's Burgers as Security Guard (voice)
2011Bob's Burgers as Yuli (voice)
2009SpongeBob's Truth or Square as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
2009Square Roots: The Story of SpongeBob SquarePants as Self
2009The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien as Self
2008Match Game as Panelist
2008The Gong Show with Dave Attell as Self - Celebrity Judge (as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
2008You Don't Mess with the Zohan as Yosi
2008Lewis Black's Root of All Evil as Self
2007Robot Chicken: Star Wars as Palpatine Parody / Ray (voice)
2007I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry as Mailman
2007Saturday Night Live in the '90s: Pop Culture Nation as Self
2005Earth to America as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2005Saturday Night Live in the '80s: Lost and Found as Self
2004Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
2003Late Night with Conan O'Brien: 10th Anniversary Special as Self (Triumph the Insult Comic Dog)
2003Last Comic Standing
2002It's a Very Merry Muppet Christmas Movie as Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
2002The Religetables
2002Punch-Drunk Love as Walter the Dentist
2000Aqua Teen Hunger Force as One Hundred (voice)
2000TV Funhouse
2000TV Funhouse as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (voice)
2000Little Nicky as Beefy
2000Curb Your Enthusiasm as Yari
1998Titey as The Captain (voice)
1998The Wedding Singer as Andre
1998Tomorrow Night as Mailroom Guy #1
1998The Letter V as Phillip
1998Guess Which Person Is Crazy
1998Hete-Roy as (voice)
1996The Ambiguously Gay Duo as Bighead / Beetles of Zolaro / Lizardo / Half-Scary (voice)
1996The Daily Show as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
1996The Dana Carvey Show as Various Characters
1996Happy Gilmore as IRS Agent
1995Billy Madison as Mr. Oblaski
1994Space Ghost Coast to Coast as Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
1993Wayne's World 2 as Concert Nerd
1993Buddy as Homie 2
1993Late Night with Conan O'Brien as Self - Guest
1989The Simpsons as Gabriel Razelton (voice)
1988Superman's 50th Anniversary: A Celebration of the Man of Steel as The Brainwave
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Cameo (uncredited)
1975Saturday Night Live as Self - Various Characters
1975Saturday Night Live as Self (voice) (uncredited)
—Leo 2
—Saturday TV Funhouse as Prozo / Additional Voices