With its unknown host and unorthodox approach to comedy, NBC’s then-new Late Night With Conan O’Brien might have been in constant danger of cancellation when it debuted in 1993. But at least it had one of the most formidable writing rooms in all of television, including Bob Odenkirk, Dino “Starburns” Stamatopoulos, and a couple of up-and-comers named Louis CK and Robert Smigel. Through the character of Triumph The Insult Comic Dog and numerous Syncro-Vox-style interviews (with his lips superimposed over the faces of celebrities), Smigel would frequently take part in on-air pieces at Late Night over the years, essentially becoming part of the cast. But a vintage clip of the show that has recently resurfaced on YouTube captures a rare instance when both Smigel and a beardless CK appeared in tandem on the panel, surrounded by adorable dogs. The premise is that the two writers are portraying dog experts who have penned a book called What I’m Telling You about how canines communicate. With their various barks, growls, and gestures, dogs are trying to send messages to their human overlords, these men say. Also, if dogs could talk, they would do so in ridiculously accented pidgin English.