The Hollywood Reporter reports:
A number of people working for CBS’ Late Show with Stephen Colbert were arrested Thursday night at a U.S Capitol office building after taping a skit involving Triumph the Insult Comic Dog.
Among those arrested was Robert Smigel, the former Saturday Night Live and Late Night with Conan O’Brien writer best known for portraying Triumph. Smigel has appeared as Triumph on the Late Show previously.
The New York Times reports:
The Capitol Police said on Friday that they had arrested seven people in a hallway of the Capitol Building on Thursday night, at a time when the building was closed to visitors.
At the time of the arrest, the team had finished prearranged interviews with members of Congress and were filming “final comedy elements” in the building’s hallways for an upcoming segment on “The Late Show.”
Social media users said it was ironic that the production team members might be punished more than some of those involved in last year’s attack.
Triumph the Insult Comic Dog is at the center of Fox News pundits’ calls for an investigation. https://t.co/CU5z27uRBM
— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) June 18, 2022
BREAKING: U.S. Capitol Police said officers have arrested seven unauthorized people affiliated with CBS’ “Late Show with Stephen Colbert” in a congressional office building and charged them with unlawful entry, a person familiar with the matter told @AP. https://t.co/MKWS0GNsEK
— The Associated Press (@AP) June 18, 2022
Will Pelosi & her faithful “House Pet” Liz Cheney hold “hearings” to confront these insurrectionists? Stephen Colbert staffers arrested for trespassing on Capitol Hill https://t.co/QVBj6Dmlu9 via @nypost
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 18, 2022