Insult Dogs and Emotional Support Alligators

About this episode

Legendary comedy writer Robert Smigel joins the panel to discuss various humorous topics including pets and emotional support animals.

This week, Legendary comedy writer Robert Smigel (and Triumph the Insult Comic Dog) join panelists Josh Gondelman, Shantira Jackson, and Shane Torres See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy

People in this episode

Guest: Robert Smigel

Topics covered

• comedy
• pets
• emotional support
• humor
• games

Keywords

• comedy
• Robert Smigel
• Triumph the Insult Comic Dog
• emotional support alligators
• NPR

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: NPR

Products: Triumph the Insult Comic Dog

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