We've been waiting with baited breath ever since we heard that Triumph The Insult Comic Dog would host his own 2016 political special this month for Hulu. Today, Funny or Die released the first clip from the "Triumph’s Election Special 2016," which features Triumph getting some one-on-one time with Martin O'Malley, making fun of Debbie Wasserman Schultz's hair, and mocking all the propagandists and spin doctors (and bloggers) at Democratic Debate in Charleston, SC last month.
Triumph gets in a lot of very good Bernie jabs: "I think Bernie has a big shot," Triumph says at one point. "Here's what I think he has to do to win the election: live for six more months. If he can fulfill that challenge, I think we really have something here." He also gets a "fake lady in a wheelchair" to ask some questions after he pisses off some people: "If Sen. Sanders is here, who is going to bring Marty back to the future?"
The Daily Beast spoke to the brilliant Robert Smigel about the special, and it sounds like there is a lot of amazing material to come, including a very angry Alan Dershowitz, a lot of coffee shop time with Ted Cruz, and Mike Huckabee’s fake biography, I Have Diarrhea.
Smigel described the "moral" he learned from the experience:
I’ve gotta be honest with you: Iowa, I spent the most time in—and I really like people in Iowa. The Trump supporters, there were some nutty people there, but a lot of them were reasonable people—even the ones who were supporting him. A lot of people were there for the show. I’m not sure Trump even realized how many people were there for the spectacle.
I told people he’s not gonna necessarily win because of his crowds. I could tell from the crowds that a lot of people were saying they were undecided and that they were there for the spectacle. He ran a very unconventional campaign where he wouldn’t do what Iowans expect, which is to meet them face to face and talk to them at coffee shops and gas stations and things.
He did put on a more entertaining show than anyone else because he changed up his act all the time. Ted Cruz was literally word-for-word. I saw six in a row. And you’ll see Triumph’s mouthing the words because he’s watched it six times.
Trump’s the opposite. What I started to worry about on his behalf was that he wasn’t talking about policy, he was just talking about how great the polls are and how great the crowds are. He was just encouraging people that “we’re gonna win!” Or he was making people feel like they were part of a big movement without talking enough about policy. That’s what made me start to think he may be overestimating what these crowds mean. Because that’s all he did was draw great crowds.
The special, which premieres on February 8th, follows Triumph "through Iowa, New Hampshire, and South Carolina, chasing the likes of Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, Chris Christie and many more. Speak poop to power!"
