Conan O’Brien’s roving reporter, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog survives an assault on World Cup fans. The Insult dog needn’t fly all the way to Brazil to experience crazy fans in filthy bars; New York’s largest borough will do just fine.
No one is immune from the lifted leg of Triumph’s irreverent assault. He insults all comers and their mothers. Beginning in Queens, he mixes it up with “100% Pure Colombian” (no baby laxative) people thronging the streets. It seems that Triumph can say absolutely anything to the high spirited crowd and pushes it again when he locates a group of Greek fans, once again proving nothing is out of bounds if you’re a dog puppet with a cigar, on the hand of a smart mouthed comedian.
Next, it’s on to Jackson Heights, where Uruguay is ‘not gay for Uruguay’ but they do have a wonderful sense of humor…Until their country loses, but there’s no sympathy coming from Triumph. He continues to prod the dispirited group, giving soccer “Its due.” Triumph claims soccer is not just less exciting than football. It’s less exciting than basketball, miniature golf and Yahtzee. I predict a bad end for this dog in Part 2.