A number of staffers and performers for The Late Present With Stephen Colbert — together with Robert Smigel, who performs the foul-mouthed puppet Triumph the Insult Comedian Canine — had been arrested in Washington D.C. on Thursday and charged with illegal entry on the U.S. Capitol Constructing.
Based on an announcement by Capitol Police to Leisure Weekly, officers “noticed seven people, unescorted and with out Congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway. The constructing was closed to guests, and these people had been decided to be part of a bunch that had been directed by the USCP to go away the constructing earlier within the day.”
In their very own assertion, CBS informed EW that Triumph and the group from The Late Present had been “licensed and pre-arranged via Congressional aides of the members interviewed.” It additional claimed “after leaving the members’ workplaces on their final interview of the day, the manufacturing group stayed to movie stand-ups and different last comedy components within the halls after they had been detained by Capitol Police.”
Smigel first created Triumph in 1997 whereas working at Late Night time With Conan O’Brien. Initially a gag surrounding the weird ambiance at canine exhibits, Smigel started taking Triumph to varied information occasions that had nothing to do with canine and having him report on (and usually mock) the members. Considered one of his most well-known items concerned him interviewing Star Wars nerds ready on line for the premiere of Episode II: Assault of the Clones.
After Late Night time With Conan O’Brien went off the air, Smigel took Triumph to The Tonight Present, after which to varied different tv sequence. Throughout his a number of a long time as a canine hand puppet journalist, he has lined quite a few presidential campaigns and elections.
Based on the Capitol Police’s assertion, an investigation into the incident continues and “might end in further felony fees after session with the U.S. Legal professional.” In different phrases, that is a really shocking information story (for me to poop on).
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