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Robert Smigel Is EP’ing An Election Themed Puppet Special “Let’s Be Real” for Fox

September 15, 2020
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Robert Smigel, the mind (and hand) behind Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, the legendary insult comic dog hand puppet, is going back to puppets for a special satirical election special over at Fox. Smigel is attached as EP for Let’s Be Real, which will seemingly feature Trump and Biden puppets as to slyly suggest their nature as puppets.

As far as we know, there won’t be any Triumph the Insult Comic Dog like there was in 2016 when Smigel used his hand and a copious amount of miniature cigars to follow the campaign trail for Clinton and Trump as well as the DNC and RNC for Triump’s Election Watch Special on Hulu. Thus far, with this teaser, Let’s Be Real seems to be a little reminiscent of No, You Shut Up! on Fusion that featured an all puppet panel that Paul F. Tompkins, in real human form, had to attempt to wrangle as they argued on either side of the political divide a few years ago.

Having all puppets is undoubtedly a safer route than going to an idiotic Trump rally where Trump encourages attendees to enjoy the event without any sort of face covering, but that probably limits the amount of man on the street bits that Smigel has done so expertly over decades with Triumph.

The general election is not too far away, whether you like that or not, and the premiere of this special is also not too far away either. Let’s Be Real will premiere on network television on Fox on Oct. 1st at 9PM ET/PT.

Here Are All The 2016 Election Day Comedy Specials/Events on TV Tonight

November 8, 2016
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It probably won’t make up for the wall-to-wall news coverage and the anxiety that you’ve been feeling for months now, but Colbert will be cursing on Showtime with Patton Oswalt, Larry Wilmore, Jeff Goldblum, Jena Friedman, and Nick Offerman as guests and both The Daily Show and @midnight will go on live tonight.

The Daily Show with Trevor Noah LIVE 8PM PST on Comedy Central
Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night: Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This Sh*t? 8PM PST on Showtime
@midnight with Chris Hardwick LIVE 9PM PST
Desus & Mero Live Election Special 11PM PST on Viceland

Until then, you can enjoy The Chris Gethard Election Special on MNN or The Weather Channel’s Chill Marathon starting at noon. 

“Stephen Colbert’s Live Election Night: Democracy’s Series Finale: Who’s Going to Clean Up This Sh*t?” Gets Its First Promo

October 21, 2016
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You can always count on Stephen Colbert for catchy titles.

The live election day special that Stephen Colbert will be hosting over at Showtime, as opposed to The Late Show over at CBS, will begin at 8PM PDT on Election Day Tuesday, November 8th.

This very first promo is a hint that Colbert will be definitely making use of the lack of censors. 

The Onion to Do Their Own Election Special on Fusion

October 20, 2016
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The dry, sarcastic bent of The Onion is making an entire election special that will air on Fusion. From the looks of this preview, it’ll have the look of a normal sort of traditional news deep dive on this election, but with appropriate cursing and satire.

The Onion Presents The Iconic Images of Election 2016 is set to premiere on Friday, October 21st at 9PM on Fusion right after the Chris Cubas-1 percenter docu-special Chris Gets Money and right before a Bassem Youssef special called Muslim Invasion.

There’s Bonus Footage/”Poop” from Triumph the Insult Comic Dog’s Recent Election Special

August 25, 2016
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There’s Bonus Footage/”Poop” from Triumph the Insult Comic Dog’s Recent Election Special

It turns out that Triumph’s Summer Election Special 2016 was so filled to the brim with material that there’s plenty of bonus footage or, as Triumph calls it, “bonus poop” involving the Westboro Baptists, Media Row,  a fake book signing, one more attempt to “help” Chris Christie, and more.

Fortunately, they’ve cut all of this together and made a special half hour so-called “Bonus Poop” available on Hulu. 

Hulu Orders Another Triumph the Insult Comic Dog Election Special

May 4, 2016
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(via Deadline)

We’re pretty confident this will outdo most other election coverage just like the first one did.

There’s not a lot to be happy about in this election. Even the onslaught of seemingly mandated comedy based off of the sad joke that the current presidential race is getting a little trying.

That being said, Robert Smigel with Triumph the Insult Comic Dog in hand was one of a few bright spots with the Hulu election special. Announced today, Smigel/Triumph will be doing another election special for the streaming service, which, from the looks of it, will probably be following Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump. 

We’re sure that if they visit the GOP convention, whatever happens will be priceless.

The Second “No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins” Election Special Airs Tonight

November 12, 2015
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These are our ‘you better watch our mother-trucking new show tonight’ faces… 10pm ET on @ThisIsFusion! pic.twitter.com/a2zXtEfC68

Can’t make heads or tails of that last GOP presidential debate? Don’t try to.

Just let Paul F. Tompkins and his cadre of puppet pundits on No, You Shut Up! show you just how non-sensical this particular election has gotten in another NYSU election special. Also, Patton Oswalt will be a special guest for all the tomfoolery that’s sure to ensue.

Watch it on Fusion tonight at 10PM.

Hannibal Buress Tries Teaching Paul F. Tompkins Some New Hip Lingo on “No, You Shut Up!”

November 6, 2015
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If this week’s No, You Shut Up! election special is any indication, you should be definitely marking your calendar for Feb. 4th when it comes back in full force for season 4 on Fusion.

Just watch Hannibal Buress trying to hip Paul F. Tompkins to get the slang phrase “totally penis” into the mainstream vernacular from that special and you’ll see why we’re saying that you should be saving the date now.

Preview First “No, You Shut Up!” Election Special

October 29, 2015
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While we’re still a bit away from the new season of No, You Shut Up! with Paul F. Tompkins that’s set to premiere in February.

However, we’re not that far away from two election specials of No, You Shut Up!. In fact, the first one airs next. Thurs. on Nov. 5th at Fusion and you can get a taste of the fun they’ll be having making Supergirl into a political issue and the like here.

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