
"I never set out to be dangerous," says Robert Smigel. The man behind the bawdy, brazen Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and "Saturday Night Live's" iconic Ambiguously Gay Duo simply says, "I did set out to be satirical," adding, "and I didn't put limits on myself if Lorne Michaels didn't."
Smigel still isn't putting limits on himself — and he's never left behind his cigar-chomping canine alter ego — but these days he's pushing himself in different directions. After co-writing the first two "Hotel Transylvania" movies, he's carved out a new niche in family entertainment. And now, he's a co-writer, co-director and costar of Netflix's animated feature "Leo." Starring Adam Sandler as a seen-it-all septuagenarian tuatara, the film is a multigenerational "Saturday Night Live" reunion of sorts, with Cecily Strong, Rob Schneider and Heidi Gardner also lending their voices.