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Triumph the Insult Comic Dog: Comedy Gold Outside of Trump's NYC Trial

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog & Robert Smigel reporting from outside of Donald Trump's hush money trial in NYC was the comedy gold we needed.

We've been fans of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog & handler Robert Smigel (Saturday Night Live, Late Night with Conan O'Brien) since well before the "Colbert arrest," the SAG-AFTRA & WGA picket line reports, and guest-starring role during NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (all of which we'll get into in a minute). So when the word went out that there would be a new video going live on Thursday on the Triumph The Insult Comic Dog HQ YouTube Channel that would show us what went down after Triumph started reporting from outside of ex-reality show host & multi-impeached ex-POTUS Donald Trump's hush money trial in NYC, we were sold. Hitting the ground running with a writing team of Smigel, Josh Comers, Todd Levin, Dave Sirus, David Feldman, and Jose Arroyo, Triumph did not disappoint. We would be committing a first-degree comedy offense if we spoiled any of the jokes – so instead, we're going to throw out some keywords/phrases: Michael Vick, Lady Gaga, "You're un-Santa-tary!", "Can I tell you what real assault is?", "I think that's God calling right now…," and more.

Here's the good news that Triumph & Smigel posted on Wednesday regarding what we should be expecting on Thursday:

After SAG-AFTRA & WGA locked in new three-year deals, we were wondering when (aside from social media) we would see Triumph & Smigel again. We definitely didn't expect to see them in the stands during NBC's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade broadcast – and that's why we didn't bother looking up when the musical number from Shucked: The Musical was going on. But after seeing what was posted online, we're still kicking ourselves for missing a great "video bombing" moment. Here's a look at Triumph & Smigel making their surprise "return" to NBC during the holiday event:

Triumph: WGA/SAG-AFTRA Strikes; #HappyArrestaversary

Here's a look back at Triumph & Smigel's five picket line reports – followed by a rundown on that whole "arrest thing" that happened back in 2022 (and if this is the first you're hearing of it, get ready for a pop culture history lesson):

Back in June 2023, Triumph & Smigel took to social media to honor the one-year anniversary of when they & members of CBS' The Late Show with Stephen Colbert team were arrested by U.S. Capitol Police after taping a segment for the Stephen Colbert-hosted late-night talk show. Eventually, a month later, Triumph, Smigel, and the rest of the team learned that they wouldn't be getting prosecuted for the charge of being in a restricted area without proper identification and escort. In the following tweet, Triumph shares a clip from 2022 when then-FOX "News" talking head Tucker Carlson tried to equate what the late-night team did with what those treasonous whackjobs attempted to do to the U.S. Capitol back on January 6th – the ones Carlson used to sympathize with back when he worked for that alleged "news channel." Triumph's other point is that when Carlson calls President Joe Biden a "wannabe dictator" after coming out of a clip where President Biden is preaching about the need for LGBTQ inclusion & acceptance, it's nothing new. It's the same steaming pile of tinfoil hats that it's always been.

A Look Back at "The Arrest"…

"On Wednesday, June 15, and Thursday, June 16, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog was on-site at the Capitol with a production team to record interviews for a comedy segment on behalf of 'The Late Show," said a CBS spokesperson in a statement when the news first broke about the arrests back in June 2022. "Their interviews at the Capitol were authorized and pre-arranged through Congressional aides of the members interviewed. After leaving the members' offices on their last interview of the day, the production team stayed to film stand-ups and other final comedy elements in the halls when they were detained by Capitol Police." Now here's a look at some of the preliminary posts via Triumph's Twitter account of the team in Washington DC on Thursday, June 16th:

For their part, the U.S. Capital Police said in a statement that the group was confronted by police in the Longworth House Office Building at around 8:30 pm ET on Thursday night after the area was closed to visitors. "Responding officers observed seven individuals, unescorted and without Congressional ID, in a sixth-floor hallway. The building was closed to visitors, and these individuals were determined to be a part of a group that had been directed by the USCP to leave the building earlier in the day," read the statement, along with confirmation from the USCP that the group was charged with unlawful entry. "This is an active criminal investigation and may result in additional criminal charges after consultation with the U.S. Attorney," the statement continued. In this clip from 2020, distinguished journalist Triumph reported from Washington, D.C., amid unprecedented restrictions that were being placed on the access that the press was getting for President Trump's impeachment trial:

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