![]() Because he was the kind of guy who would never go after another comedian. And I’ll tell you why it didn’t bother me that he was sensitive. ![]() “He can be sensitive about that stuff,” Smigel explained. ![]() Maron explained that he used to make fun of Sandler less because of who he was, and more because of his fans, who Maron didn’t like. He had all these voices that you never heard done in comedy before.” Smigel often explained that Sandler took sophisticated ideas and “cloaked them in a silly voice.” “He brought so much originality to the show. A lot of us were just writing simple sort of premise escalates sh*t, and they were smart and funny, but they weren’t as inventive of as fresh. I think he was one of the most innovative writers that I came across on SNL … Sandler was one of the few people who was reinventing sketch structure back then. They would play to dead silence … I think he was ahead of his time. “Sandler would write sketches, and me and Conan and Greg and Bob would be giggling like 5-year-olds in the corner of the read-through room. “It was so much more psychologically complex than 90 percent of the stuff being written, and I remember” defending that sketch to Al Franken, who didn’t think much of it: In fact, he said, he used to get into arguments with Al Franken because Sandler would “write a piece, and people would assume it’s idiotic.” Smigel gave, as an example, Sandler’s “Canteen Boy” sketch. Smigel said that there were some other comedians who thought as Maron did. “He was funny, but you appreciated that.” The implication is that Maron did not. But when I was a more c***ty, cocky guy …” he didn’t like Sandler as much. At the time, I respected you, and I respected Adam, and I don’t want to get in trouble with Adam, because he’s done amazing things. ![]() “I’m not sure I always understood Sandler. “I remember I used to judge you,” Maron told Smigel. Sandler, however, has not always been appreciated by some higher-brow comics, specifically Marc Maron, who admitted this week on the WTF with Marc Maron podcast that he used to think less of Robert Smigel because of his association with Sandler. In addition to those guys, however, Smigel was also close with Adam Sandler. In fact, Conan O’Brien was originally tapped to produce Late Night after David Letterman left, but when Conan was elevated to host, Robert Smigel ended up taking over as producer because that was his dream job. Show), Greg Daniels (creator of The Office), and Conan O’Brien. His name is not as big as some of the others of his era, but during his SNL heyday, he was tight with Bob Odenkirk ( Better Call Saul, Mr. He’s a longtime writer on the show and the guy who was behind “ TV’s Funhouse” on SNL and “Triumph the Insult Comic Dog” on Late Night with Conan O’Brien. Snake” in the Dreamworks animated feature, THE BAD GUYS, alongside Sam Rockwell, which premiered at #1 at the box office and “Lex Luthor” in DC LEAGUE OF SUPER-PETS, which released in July 2022, also at #1, alongside Dwayne Johnson, Keanu Reeves, and Kevin Hart.If you’re an SNL nerd, you’re very familiar with Robert Smigel. Some of Maron’s other acting credits include his roles in JOKER, RESPECT, the 2021 Aretha Franklin which he starred in alongside Jennifer Hudson, SPENSER CONFIDENTIAL, SWORD OF TRUST, STARDUST. This past year, Maron also starred in the critically acclaimed feature film, TO LESLIE, starring Andrea Riseborough and Allison Janney. Maron starred in the Netflix series “GLOW" and his scripted series, "MARON", aired for four seasons on IFC. Earlier this year, Maron’s show became the first one-on-one podcast episode (Episode 67- Robin Williams) inducted into America’s National Recording Registry. Over the years, Marc has interviewed icons such as US President Barack Obama, Keith Richards, Kate Winslet, and Robin Williams. Launched in 2009, this interview-style podcast receives over 100 million listeners every year and has become a phenomenon in the podcasting space, with over 1400 episodes to date. Maron has an incredible reputation in the podcasting world through his landmark podcast “WTF with Marc Maron”.
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