I know I'm a day late with this, but Robert Smigel was interviewed by
"Entertainment Weekly" about booking guests for Sunday night's "Night
Of Too Many Stars" on Comedy Central:
I'm always paranoid about asking people, because they're so incredibly
busy. Some are old friends, and I have a ***ual history with most of
them, but still, this is our fourth annual show, and it's hard to keep
asking.
I think of things I could offer them for motivation. I know Adam is
happy because it's a good cause, and I always let him wear the dog
puppet in the shower. For others, it's not that obvious. Like, I
don't really know Jonah Hill: He might want to wear a different puppet
in the shower. I wish I could offer to have Triumph perform at their
favorite fund-raiser, but most fund-raisers aren't like ours. An
epilepsy dinner honoring Oliver Sacks somehow isn't the ideal setting
for a puppet who closes by violating Ernie from "Sesame Street."
Fortunately, I'm dealing with very nice people, and they shock me by
making it so easy. But it's good for them, too. Like, Jon Stewart's
a fantastic guy. But up until now, people have only seen him as a
really great guy. He needs this.
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