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CNBC's "Dennis Miller" could have been a pro-Bush counterpart to Jon Stewart's sharp and playful "Daily Show." With a resume that includes anchoring "Weekend Update" on "Saturday Night Live," Miller could have offered viewers an oddball, absurdist alternative to the dull drone of cable commentary.
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When his old HBO show, Dennis Miller Live, first aired in 1994, critics couldn't make up their minds as to where Miller's politics lay. An article in the Orange County Register reported that "many fans from Miller's 'Saturday Night Live' days were astounded that he sounded so politically conservative" on HBO. Yet others pointed out that the overwhelming majority of his topical jokes came at the expense of Newt Gingrich and the GOP. (A columnist for the Rocky Mountain News wrote in November 1996, "The meat of his humor comes almost exclusively off the bones of Republicans and conservatives.")
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By 1982, Dennis Miller was touring the country as a comedy club regular and establishing himself as one of the most assured, accomplished, and, of course, funniest comics on the scene. It was shortly thereafter that he was spotted by Saturday Night Live executive producer Lorne Michaels at the Comedy Store in Los Angeles. Michaels auditioned Miller and subsequently offered him the coveted "Weekend Update" slot on the show that he held for six years before exiting in 1991.
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Esteemed comedic genius Dennis Miller has long been revered by persons of consequence as one of America's greatest cultural treasures. From the poignant didacticism of his trademark "Rants," to the gripping subtlety of his performance in Bordello of Blood, all the way to his unqualified success in single-handedly popularizing the "mullet" hairstyle, this lovably irascible Saturday Night Live alumnus has left an indelible stamp on the American psyche. Today, Dennis will take your questions about life, death, talk show theory, and his post-9/11® transformation into the world's pre-eminent purveyor of gut-busting neoconservative, 110% pro-Bush mirth!
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Dennis Miller was raised by bigfoot then moved to civilization when God spoke to him through his scruffy exterior. He now lives happy as an American, though has a tendancy to revert to his Bigfoot ways on occasion.
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In 2003, Miller provided short-lived regular commentary for the FOX News show Hannity & Colmes before moving on to do a prime-time political show on CNBC in early 2004 called, simply, Dennis Miller. The hour-long show contained a daily news segment called "The Daily Rorschach", which was reminiscent of his "Weekend Update" segments. The show ... featured a panel discussion dubbed "The Varsity", which offered a wide variety of political viewpoints on current topics. Frequent "Varsity" panelists included Gloria Allred, Willie Brown, David Horowitz, Mickey Kaus, Steven l. katz, Lawrence O'Donnell, and Harry Shearer. CNBC cancelled the show in May 2005 due to declining viewership.[12]
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