It’s funny that Smigel – best known for his time writing for Saturday Night Live and Late Night With Conan O’Brien – would take what is really a very minor part in The King Of Staten Island, but all the same not terribly surprising.
Their working relationship dates back to the late ‘00s, as the two first collaborated co-writing the script for 2008’s You Don’t Mess With The Zohan along with Adam Sandler (and we can’t even say how far their personal relationship extends before that work). This isn’t even the first time that Smigel has had a role in one of Apatow’s films, as fans will remember that he played Barry, friend of Paul Rudd’s character and a significant supporting role in This Is 40.