In a very entertaining and unpredictable panel at New York Comic Con on Friday, Triumph the Insult Comic Dog and his puppeteer/creator Robert Smigel (SNL, Conan) as well as Jack McBrayer dropped by to joke, hurl a few insults and talk about their new show on Adult Swim, The Jack and Triumph Show. They were joined on the panel by internet celebrity/self-proclaimed wizard, Blackwolf the Dragonmaster. You might remember him from his appearance in a Triumph sketch from 2002 on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, when the puppet dog accosted unsuspecting people waiting in line to see the premiere of Attack of the Clones.

It's fair to say that in the 12 years since that clip aired, Blackwolf is exactly as you remember him - odd, semi-lucid, and unintentionally funny.He was almost too easy of a target for Smigel, who went pretty easy on the guy and made it very clear upfront that Blackwolf is not on the show. However, during yet another unintelligible and rambling remark by the wizard, Smigel sarcastically interrupted, "I changed my mind, Blackwolf will DEFINITELY be on the show!"To add to the unpredictability, the panel was moderated by Alan Colmes, the co-host of Hannity and Colmes on Fox News. Because why not? Fortunately, he was able to keep the panel relatively focused and we learned how the show came to be. I say "relatively" because Jack McBrayer was sandwiched between Triumph and Blackwolf and had a look of amusement, confusion and horror throughout the panel.The inspiration came from another Triumph sketch that aired on Conan last year. (Conan O'Brien is also an executive producer of The Jack and Triumph show. ) In the sketch, the two visited The Weiner's Circle, the infamous Chicago hot dog stand where the employees verbally abuse thief customers and demand that they give them cash tips. Only when Triumph appears, they have no answer for the foul-mouthed puppet.Just like in the sketch, which was screened at the top of the panel, in the Jack and Triumph Show, Jack plays the polite straight man and Triumph is a tornado of vulgarity and crudeness. And very funny in the process.The show will be a combination of both scripted and improvised scenes, and there is a dedicated storyline. McBrayer plays Jack, a former child actor who starred on a Lassie-type show with Triumph years ago, but his career ended badly, thanks to the puppet dog.Now a older, Jack is trying to put his life back together when along comes Triumph again, looking to drag Jack back down to his level. It sounds like a promising and appropriate premise, and the audience was treated to a few funny clips from the first episode, with cameos from film critic Leonard Maltin and Joey Fatone from NSYNC, who play Triumph's poker buddies.Instead of the normal Q and A that usually follows these panels, Smigel ended things on a bittersweet note. He decided to run a sketch from Saturday Night Live featuring his friend, the funny and talented Jan Hooks, who passed away Thursday. He gave a short, emotional tribute to her and let the audience enjoy her brilliant work. Once again, it was a very unexpected moment in a panel full of them.(For those of you wondering, it was the sketch where Hooks plays a diner waitress dealing with a smoldering cowboy played by Alec Baldwin.)The Jack and Triumph Show premieres January 29th on Adult Swim.