A satirical sketch on the Conan O'Brien show featuring a canine puppet -- Triumph the Insult Dog -- poking fun at Quebecers has elicited a huge response.

Here's what our viewers had to say:

I am appalled that in 2004, Americans are still so ignorant and so irrespectful of anything other than themselves. As a proud Quebec-born Canadian, I cannot understand that we can support people that have lack of culture. Americans should look at their own political problems before trying to understand others.

Antony Petrozza

I can't believe some people are trying to make a 'controversy' out of this. It's called COMEDY. If not for the Super Bowl shenanigans (another story blown way out of proportion) and the Don Cherry story, no one would even be talking about this - except to say that it was 8 of the funniest minutes on television in ages.

There was absolutely nothing malicious about this skit, and in a time in our history where there are innocent civilians and soldiers dying overseas, where suicide bombers are becoming an almost daily part of the news...don't you think everyone (the media included) should be worrying about more important things than a hand puppet and an exposed breast?

Guy Lavallee, Edmonton

In order to appreciate the culture that IS Quebec, you need to live it.

In order for a joke to be funny, you need to appreciate WHY it is funny.

And WHY is what I am asking today.

WHY do we insist that insults are acceptable if we call it a joke?

WHY do we keep setting up useless barriers between Quebec and Canada?

WHY do we want to promote such negativity within our own people, within our own borders - across America?

And, WHY am I paying for this as taxpayer?

Sherri Hawke

Thursday's show was extremely insulting and distasteful. It's one thing to poke fun but quite another to be downright insulting of the people in Quebec just to gain a lot of hooting and hollering from the Toronto audience. There exists enough tension between the provinces, especially these days.

Robert, Montreal

I was appalled by the anti-Quebec, anti-French rantings on the Conan O'Brien show, even if they were made by a puppet. I enjoy Conan's humour, but to come here as a guest and incite ethnic and regional divisions is stupid and unforgivable.

The most distasteful was the joke about the French "surrendering." Maybe Americans should be reminded that French-Canadians didn't "surrender" to the U.S. during the American Revolution and the War of 1812.

As for the Toronto audience laughing at the jokes, the crowds for Conan have been stupidly delirious. Get a grip, Toronto, he's just an American talk show host. Even Conan seems amazed by the bizarre worship.

Paul Bickford

Why can't Canadians just take it for what it is? Simply a joke. Why do we feel the need to quickly analyze it and find it shameful. Canada is the best country in the world, but we need to lighten up. It's a late night comedy show, if he didn't make fun of Canada and Canadians, it wouldn't be funny. Conan you are the best and always will be. Keep on doing what your doing!

G. Mastro

Triumph the Insult Comic dog's stint against Quebec was just another example of American ignorance, but the reaction of the Toronto audience was appalling!

Since the province and government of Canada has sponsored the show, they should demand an apology, and possibly retract the funding

John Red, Toronto

One thing that disturbs me - as a French Canadian from Saskatchewan - is that the Ontario crowd, in "Toronto the good" cheered Conan's tasteless humour.

Being a Western Canadian, I hear so much about how my part of the country is very intolerant from the Toronto media. It seems to me that Toronto and Ontario are the least tolerant part of Canada. Remember Brockville, the various Jays games when "O Canada" was booed in French? Don Cherry? I think Ontario wins the award for most tasteless part of Canada.

Darren Prefontaine, Saskatchewan

It was with deep sadness last night that I watched in horror the terrible remarks made in Quebec...Mr. O'Brien crossed a very deep line ... the worst part was the Canadian audience laughing. Since Mr. O'Brien doesn't understand the French/English problems... let him try the same thing in England sending his sick American crap across to Ireland.

Julie Lewis

Run the bum out of town.
Who needs someone like him running down our great country.
""Get out Conan""

Beverley DiMonte

I can't tolerate this obnoxious American...
We paid a million dollars for this???
Send him back over the border...He is an embarrassment to Canadians...
At least Don Cherry "earned" a living here honestly.

G. Smith

I wouldn't call myself a French Canadian, but I live in Montreal (born in Toronto) but I was extremely insulted by his comment, especially that the Toronto audience was so amused

It's friken stupid!

Chantal Burgy, Montreal

It's amazing how much people in this country have forgotten how to laugh! It was a joke, it's intended to make you laugh. He wouldn't be making jokes like these if Quebec wasn't such a problem-starter to begin with. If you can't laugh, then realize that Quebec has brought this upon itself with its anti-Canadian attitude.

Shawn Cogan

This sort of "outrage" never happens in the United States.  On his show Conan always pokes fun at people from the south, fat people or homosexuals.  Americans are never outraged like people in Quebec seem to be because people in America know that they are jokes on a comedy show. 

Everybody needs to lighten up and take things a little less seriously.

Scott M

What I don't understand is, why is it okay for us to insult, slander and ridicule Americans in every Canadian sketch comedy show, but if Conan (who also poked fun at his own country) makes a comment, it become a national controversy, and becomes a topic of debate for the politicians? Maybe we should all be a little more concerned with topics that matter, like hundreds of millions of Canadian dollars that go "missing." I think we should all just relax and follow the example of Newfoundlanders, who don't get all bent out of shape over a few jokes!

Shannon Hilchie

I am an English Quebecer WITHOUT the same rights as French Quebecers though we're all Canadian and pay the same amount of taxes. We English Quebecers have experienced many insults in our life from Quebecers -- including public service workers and government agencies -- based on our mother tongue. Many have ... expressed ... their disdain of English speakers. If people can dish out insults or not speak up as loudly against the lack of equal rights and respect of English Quebecers, then surely an eight-minute sketch comedy  featuring a puppet dog, geared towards adults, should not cause such great emotional bruising.

Mori