Seven arrested while making Triumph the Insult Comic Dog segment at U.S. Capitol

Robert Smigel operates the Triumph the Insult Comic Dog puppet in the hallways outside the Jan. 6 committee hearings Thursday at the U.S. Capitol. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

WASHINGTON — Seven people working in a comedy segment starring Triumph the Insult Comic Dog were arrested Thursday night at a congressional office building on the U.S. Capitol grounds and charged with unlawful entry.

The people identified themselves as being affiliated with CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” a person familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.