Balancing humor and current events in ‘Zohan’ proved to be a struggle for Smigel
A New York native, Robert Smigel said he never really planned to become a writer. After failing as a pre-dental student, Smigel moved on to writing and performing improv in Chicago for the Players Workshop of The Second City, where he met fellow \”SNL\” writers Conan O\’Brien and Bob Odenkirk.