Triumph the Insult Dog returns to Quebec for summer comedy festival
MONTREAL (CP) – Triumph the Insult Comic Dog, who brought howls of protest after slagging French-Canadians during an appearance on Late Night With Conan O’Brien, will visit La Belle Province again.
The foul-mouthed puppet will appear in his one-dog show, Make Poop Not War, on July 22 as part of the Just for Laughs comedy festival. In February, the politically incorrect Triumph mocked French-speaking Quebecers at the Quebec City winter carnival, calling them “obnoxious” and “dull” and telling them to learn to speak English.
The skit was part of the visit to Toronto by O’Brien’s show and Triumph was condemned in the House of Commons by politicians who denounced his humour and the fact that $1 million in tax money was spent to bring Late Night to Toronto.
The incident even made headlines south of the border, being picked up by CNN and USA Today, among others.
Just for Laughs said in a news release Wednesday that Triumph will “extend his paw in a demonstration of conciliation and understanding” and will show unbroadcast excerpts of his last trip to Quebec.
He will also sing bawdy songs and insult members of the audience as well as surprise guests.
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