Late Night with Conan O'Brien: The Best of Triumph the Insult Comic Dog (2004)

When I was at the 2008 Republican National Convention who did I run into but that esteemed investigative reporter, Triumph?!!! As I came off the floor of the convention, Triumph was mercilessly interrogating Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty. This was hilarious to watch. Gov. Pawlenty was a good sport and had a lot of fun with Triumph.Next, Triumph asked to interview me! Having 4 dogs at home I thought I'd give him a try. Now I had already seen my College Republican Friend Karl Rove and Dr. Kissenger (whom I had met at a dinner a few years back), but the highlight of the evening had to be this interview with Triumph! First he asked if I called Obama "Osama", and I noted I called Obama "Abomniable Obama"--now try saying that one quickly for TV. Next I tried to get one over on our investigator, but he quickly snapped me into my place. Finally he asked me about Sarah Palin (and this is the clip that made it to the Late Show on 9/4/2008)---I said she was "Saint Sarah---the savior of the Party"! Well, it was truly fun to test my wits with this great comedian! My daughter thought that was the coolest thing I did and she sent the clip to all her friends.So if you ever get the chance, visit with Triumph and test your verbal skills. You'll have a great time!

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog-Robert Smigel as Triumph. Conan O'Brien, Andy Richter, Moby, Justin Timberlake, Eminem, Heather Locklear, Bon Jovi, Whoopie Goldberg, Kathie Lee Gifford, Gilbert Godfried, Simon Cowell, Christina Aguillera, Bruce Villanch, Puff Daddy and others as themselves.This is one of the funniest things ever!! The actual feature contains 8 of Triumphs funniest moments including Hollywood Squares, Star Wars premiere, Bon Jovi concert and Westiminister dog shows. The feature is hilarious and amazingly, there is so many special features on this disc and here they are......Special Features:Triumph Christmas Special 8 Nipples(8 Miles spoof) trailer A 10 minute long Guest Insult Montage featuring Don Rickles Outtakes for Bon Jovi Concert Outtakes for Star Wars Premiere Outtakes for Triumph's trip to Quebec American Idol with Triumph outtakes I Keed music video Come Poop with Me TV Spot Triumph's first appearance Triumph's 12 minute long Pets.com Conferrence Triumph's tour of Hollywood featuring John Tesh American Idol auditions with Triumph Triumph's weather report on Hawaiian news American Idol auditions with Triumph part 2 Triumph's other trip to the Westminister Dog Show VH1 music Awards with Triumph Triumph's and Conan O'Brien's TV Sitcom Pilot-a Couple of Mutts Special Opening with Triumph and last and least-it has subtitlesWhat a DVD this is. Go buy it for it's value of $14.99Actual Program: 64 minutes. Not Rated but contains non-stop crude and sexual humor, some brief drug use and content(Bon Jovi segment) and some language.

Just buy this one and have it handy for a quick laugh. I rented this one and ended up playing it for each of my friends over the course of a week or so and it never fails to get laughs. Classic comedy. If you have an audience which isn't going to like the sex-based stuff, skip the Westminster segments and hit the Star Wars Premiere, Bon Jovi Show, and the guest insult montage.Watched it w my mom (no Westminster content) and she dug it. 'nuff said.***** 5 out of 5 starsJust buy this one and have it handy for a quick laugh. I rented this one and ended up playing it for each of my friends over the course of a week or so and it never fails to get laughs. Classic comedy. If you have an audience which isn't going to like the sex-based stuff, skip the Westminster segments and hit the Star Wars Premiere, Bon Jovi Show, and the guest insult montage.Watched it w my mom (no Westminster content) and she dug it. 'nuff said.***** 5 out of 5 stars

Normally when a Triumph skit would come on Conan O'Brien's Late Night show I'd watch it for a few seconds until the routine got really distasteful, then I'd flip the channel. I'm kind of sorry I did that now, because I actually saw the beginnings of a lot of the routines that are on this fantastically funny DVD. Like I said in my one line summary, it's the funniest thing I've seen since seeing "Used Cars," or "Undercover Brother," and the humor is ten times more crude (though sometimes needlessly).The highlights are numerous. It's almost impossible to pick out my favorite routine, but I'll go with Conan O'Brien's personal favorite the "Star Wars: Attack of the Clones" premier, as being the funniest ten minutes of television ever aired. Myself, being a fairly mature sci-fi fan, one who doesn't go to Star Wars premiers on opening day (much less dressed up in costume), who doesn't live with his parents and has a sex-life, but who has a healthy respect for fans who really get into the whole experience, and himself likes those kinds of films, I have to say I never laughed so hard in my entire life as when I witnessed Triumph venture into Star Wars fandom, and take on the fans standing in line outside the Zigfeld theatre a couple of years back. Ironically enough, and this should be a lesson to Triumph's creator, Robert Smigel, even though Triumph's noted for being crude, this was not only the funniest bit on the DVD, but also his cleanest. Triumph doesn't always need to be crude to be funny, just honest with his observations and insults. What also made that routine work and really stand out is that sci-fi fans, and particularly Star Wars fans, have a real sense of humor about themselves. They know they're "geeks" and relish it. They appreciate how people perceive them, but indulge in their fantasy anyway because they want to have a good time. And if that means being ridiculed by a rubber dog puppet, then so be it. :-)SPOILER ALERT The MTV awards, Bon Jovi, and the rest were all pretty good. I thought Smigel man handling the dogs at the dog show was a little much. If you're going to comment and/or humiliate people for manhandling dog owners, then why would you, as a performer, do it yourself, even though you had a rubber dog puppet over your hand? Ah well. I also think going after that French guy in a snowman costume, one clearly meant for kids, was too much. Even though Smigel said in his interview with Terry Gross on "Fresh Air" that it's not necessary for Triumph to "ambush" his victims to be funny, that one felt like an ambush; one that was really undeserved. However the rest of it was excruciatingly funny. SPOILER ALERT OFFI hesitated seeing this video, and I wish I hadn't, but I couldn't find it anywhere to rent, and so I finally broke down and bought a copy. And I don't regret it. It's one of the best DVD purchases I've ever made since I switching over from VHS (and Beta). If you're broad minded about your comedy, don't mind lude references and an exhibitionist puppet that swears up a storm, then do yourself a favor and go buy or rent a copy of this outstanding DVD! Again, warning, this is "adult" oriented humor. Unless your kid is reasonably mature, don't show it to them.Enjoy! :-)