Robert Smigel has made people laugh though SNL, Conan, Leo on Netflix, and much more. He chats with Trey, ahead of his appearances at SXSW 2024, to discuss four decades of creating comedy. Topics include:
- Austin, TX (0:00)
- Chicago (2:13)
- SNL (11:13)
- Replacing Lorne Michaels (19:45)
- Triumph (22:01)
- Norm (25:39)
- Imitating Norm (28:01)
- Is comedy harder in 2024? (29:43)
- Cancel culture & comedy (38:12)
- Armenia (42:07)
- Watching movies in a theater (43:30)
- Shameless promotion time (51:49)
- Where's Triumph? (53:50)
