Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog is a puppet created and performed by Robert Smigel premiering in 1997 on NBC's Late Night with Conan O'Brien. Triumph was identified in the early appearances as a ...

Triumph the Insult Comic Dog first came to prominence back in 1997 with the first of many appearances on “Late Night With Conan O’Brien” on NBC. Since then, he has contributed his acid-laced ...

Conan was alternately aghast and mesmerized by Norm's rough play. (O'Brien has also allowed longtime friend Robert Smigel's Triumph the Insult Comic Dog to do his dirty work many times.) ...