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This is pretty much the most famous thing that has ever been on the internet, but for good reason. Last night Conan re-ran Triumph The Insult Comic Dog’s visit to the line of costumed Star Wars: Attack Of The Clones fans at the Ziegfeld Theater in New York City. What resulted would go down in much-imitated comedy history. I’ve probably seen it fifty times, and yet it still makes me laugh hysterically, so here it is.
100 years from now, documentaries about comedy will still be showing that clip alongside Who’s On First.
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I love that sometimes in the midst of a punchline, Smigel forgets to even work the puppet.
I think what makes this clip so classic is a) it’s truthiness and b) the fact that he’s overtly to offensive to these kids and no one gets offended. I don’t want to sound like an old coot, but there was a certain innocence to this kind of stuff. Even just a few years ago. There’s nothing funnier than watching someone take a joke, start laughing, and get you laughing at their laughing at taking the joke. Etc. Etc. Etc.
PS: Smigel pretty much owns 95% of comedy today and he hasn’t really worked in a while.