Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an United States comedian and television personality. Miller studied journalism and graduated from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Point Park College. In the early 1980s he would host ''The Trolley Show'', a Saturday-afternoon newsmagazine for teenagers, on Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV. Miller rose to fame from 1985 to 1991 as a regular on ''Saturday Night Live'', where he served as a "Weekend Update (sketch)" anchor, the longest any one performer has held that position in the history of the show. From 1994 to 2002, he was the host of ''Dennis Miller Live'', a half-hour talk show on Home Box Office characterized by its stark simplicity. The show had no set, band, or even much lighting. It mainly consisted of Miller speaking to the largely unseen studio audience on a darkened stage. There would be one guest per show, whom Miller would quiz on the topic of the day. At one time the show also featured callers, but this was phased out in later seasons. Miller won five Emmy Awards while hosting the show, which aired 215 episodes during its nine-year run. The highlight of the show were Miller's "rants" on various political issues. The rants always began with the catch phrase "Now I don't want to get off on a rant here..." and ended with the phrase "Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong." Miller has a reputation for being very scholarly and intelligent, and his distinct style of humor reflects this. His rants and stand-up routines often feature elaborate metaphors and references to obscure historical and political events. This has prompted some accusations of intellectual snobbery, especially from those who don't "get" the jokes. In 2000, Miller became a commentator on ''Monday Night Football''. Some feared his style of humor was a little too highbrow for American football fans. His style was probably more suitable for those fans who watched ''Monday Night Football'' more for its entertainment value than primarily as a sporting event, but he demonstrated considerable knowledge of the game and its personalities, although at times he tended to lapse into sometimes obscure analogy-riddled stream of consciousness similar to his "rants". After two seasons, Miller was replaced in 2002 by a figure more firmly associated in the public mind with football, former Oakland Raiders coach (sports) John Madden (football). Miller has noted that the September 11, 2001 attacks changed him. He became more partisan, and turned to political commentary. In 2003, he provided regular commentary for the FOX News show ''Hannity & Colmes'', and began a prime-time political show on CNBC in early 2004 called ''Dennis Miller''. The show contained a daily news segment called "The Daily Rorschach inkblot test", which was reminiscent of his "Weekend Update (sketch)" segments. The Nielsen ratings for his new program remained quite low, and claims have been made that people have been paid by the producers to be in the show's studio audience. CNBC cancelled his show in May of 2005. [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050512/ap_en_tv/tv_cnbc_miller_2] Today Miller is a registered United States Republican Party and is now known largely for his neoconservative and libertarian beliefs. This, in addition to his being one of only a few mainstream comedians to support the GOP, has earned Miller a ride on Air Force One and catapulted him to the top of the GOP's "celebrity" A-list. Many in the GOP even called for him to run for United States Senate from California against Barbara Boxer. ==External links== *[http://mediamatters.org/items/200407070004 Daily Ror-shocked: Is CNBC's Dennis Miller funny?] *[http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/26/tv.dennismiller.ap/ Dennis Miller: '9-11 changed me'] 1953 births American television personalities U.S. comedians SNL cast members People from Pittsburgh Sports announcers
Did Dennis Miller shift from the left to the right? If so, is that worth mentioning? What about the numerous items that are falsely attributed to him circulating the net? I frequently get Miller-type "rants" from friends via e-mail that were not actually written by him. --User:Feitclub 14:51, Sep 10, 2004 (UTC) Miller says it was when he became a father that he began his rightward shift, which apparently was greatly accelerated by the events of 9/11/2001. I think that the "rant" in question has been attributed to other comics as well, including (improbably) George Carlin. This is fairly old hat – the one supposedly by Lincoln about "You cannot build up the poor by tearing down the rich", etc., quoted by Lt. Gov. Steele at the recent Republican National Convention has been debunked as an authentic quote so many times by now it borders on the unreal, but that it is so accepted means the fact of its debunking now seems unreal in its own right! User:Rlquall 16:42, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC) == Quote == I also remember a quote from Dennis to the effect of "There is no such thing as minor groin surgery." That is what many remember him for in his first few shows on Monday Night Football. User:Zscout370 18:34, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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Dennis Miller (born November 3, 1953) is an United States comedian and television personality. Miller studied journalism and graduated from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania Point Park College. In the early 1980s he would host ''The Trolley Show'', a Saturday-afternoon newsmagazine for teenagers, on Pittsburgh's KDKA-TV. Miller rose to fame from 1985 to 1991 as a regular on ''Saturday Night Live'', where he served as a "Weekend Update (sketch)" anchor, the longest any one performer has held that position in the history of the show. From 1994 to 2002, he was the host of ''Dennis Miller Live'', a half-hour talk show on Home Box Office characterized by its stark simplicity. The show had no set, band, or even much lighting. It mainly consisted of Miller speaking to the largely unseen studio audience on a darkened stage. There would be one guest per show, whom Miller would quiz on the topic of the day. At one time the show also featured callers, but this was phased out in later seasons. Miller won five Emmy Awards while hosting the show, which aired 215 episodes during its nine-year run. The highlight of the show were Miller's "rants" on various political issues. The rants always began with the catch phrase "Now I don't want to get off on a rant here..." and ended with the phrase "Of course, that's just my opinion, I could be wrong." Miller has a reputation for being very scholarly and intelligent, and his distinct style of humor reflects this. His rants and stand-up routines often feature elaborate metaphors and references to obscure historical and political events. This has prompted some accusations of intellectual snobbery, especially from those who don't "get" the jokes. In 2000, Miller became a commentator on ''Monday Night Football''. Some feared his style of humor was a little too highbrow for American football fans. His style was probably more suitable for those fans who watched ''Monday Night Football'' more for its entertainment value than primarily as a sporting event, but he demonstrated considerable knowledge of the game and its personalities, although at times he tended to lapse into sometimes obscure analogy-riddled stream of consciousness similar to his "rants". After two seasons, Miller was replaced in 2002 by a figure more firmly associated in the public mind with football, former Oakland Raiders coach (sports) John Madden (football). Miller has noted that the September 11, 2001 attacks changed him. He became more partisan, and turned to political commentary. In 2003, he provided regular commentary for the FOX News show ''Hannity & Colmes'', and began a prime-time political show on CNBC in early 2004 called ''Dennis Miller''. The show contained a daily news segment called "The Daily Rorschach inkblot test", which was reminiscent of his "Weekend Update (sketch)" segments. The Nielsen ratings for his new program remained quite low, and claims have been made that people have been paid by the producers to be in the show's studio audience. CNBC cancelled his show in May of 2005. [http://news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/20050512/ap_en_tv/tv_cnbc_miller_2] Today Miller is a registered United States Republican Party and is now known largely for his neoconservative and libertarian beliefs. This, in addition to his being one of only a few mainstream comedians to support the GOP, has earned Miller a ride on Air Force One and catapulted him to the top of the GOP's "celebrity" A-list. Many in the GOP even called for him to run for United States Senate from California against Barbara Boxer. ==External links== *[http://mediamatters.org/items/200407070004 Daily Ror-shocked: Is CNBC's Dennis Miller funny?] *[http://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/TV/01/26/tv.dennismiller.ap/ Dennis Miller: '9-11 changed me'] 1953 births American television personalities U.S. comedians SNL cast members People from Pittsburgh Sports announcers
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Did Dennis Miller shift from the left to the right? If so, is that worth mentioning? What about the numerous items that are falsely attributed to him circulating the net? I frequently get Miller-type "rants" from friends via e-mail that were not actually written by him. --User:Feitclub 14:51, Sep 10, 2004 (UTC) Miller says it was when he became a father that he began his rightward shift, which apparently was greatly accelerated by the events of 9/11/2001. I think that the "rant" in question has been attributed to other comics as well, including (improbably) George Carlin. This is fairly old hat – the one supposedly by Lincoln about "You cannot build up the poor by tearing down the rich", etc., quoted by Lt. Gov. Steele at the recent Republican National Convention has been debunked as an authentic quote so many times by now it borders on the unreal, but that it is so accepted means the fact of its debunking now seems unreal in its own right! User:Rlquall 16:42, 10 Sep 2004 (UTC) == Quote == I also remember a quote from Dennis to the effect of "There is no such thing as minor groin surgery." That is what many remember him for in his first few shows on Monday Night Football. User:Zscout370 18:34, 22 Apr 2005 (UTC)
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