He lost it long before then.

Dennis is a coward. Plain and simple. He saw September 11th, 2001, and lost his freaking spine. "Well, obviously," he said, "the Republicans and Dubya are the only ones who can protect us and we need to bow down and kiss their ass." He is what those douche bags wanted. Us to piss our pants, as he did, and go crazy.

Way to give into the terrorists Dennis.

This should be about as successful as when archaic historical figure did archaic historical feat in archaic historical place.

I used to be a big fan of his back in the early 1990s.

Now I can't stand the idiot.

Miller saw an opening for a right wing comedian. He didn't take into account the fact that people on the right have no sense of humor.

AdolfOliverPanties: This should be about as successful as when archaic historical figure did archaic historical feat in archaic historical place.

And if I recall correctly that ended in a metaphor we now use for things that don't end well.

ricewater_stool: I used to be a big fan of his back in the early 1990s.

Now I can't stand the idiot.

He was great doing Weekend Update and then Dennis Miller Live. Hell, he made Monday Night Football enjoyable on a whole new level.

And then the planes came and turned him into, as big_pth said, a spineless dickless asshole coward Republican fellator.

Dennis did a 180 after his HBO show and started pandering to the right-wing fart machine. If he ever expects to be funny again, he should spend a little less time with his head up his own ass and go jam it up that of the collective subconscious. A populist panders to the lowest common denominator, but a humorist *releases* the lowest common fears. There's a huge difference.

Heh. That'd be like Dennis Miller crawling out of his self-inflicted ignominy to do another HBO special.

Oh wait, that IS what it is!

I was just thinking the other day, "I haven't heard from Dennis Miller" lately.

I was curious what his take was on the current political climate, with people comparing Obama to Stalin/Hitler/Mao. IIRC, he claimed the reason he went to the right, was because he heard left-wing loons equating Bush to Hitler.

Done in one

Well, they gave a couple to Robin Williams, and he hasn't been funny since the 80's.

Wonderful, a self-described "9/11 Republican," otherwise known as a giant pussy.

I don't want to go off on a rant here, but Dennis Miller's career has less gas than Ed Begley at an Amish pine box derby.

And I, am, outta here!

To quote Farker onomatopoetic about funny conservatives: Dennis Miller is an interesting test case. He got considerably less funny when he went right wing. It's like the terrorists flew a plane into his sense of humor.

tnpir

Thanks, I stole it from a FARK headline. Or was it a thread? Can't remember.

Dennis Miller beat out the MST3K crew for not one, but TWO Emmy Awards and slammed them for going after the cable TV edit of Marooned.

Fark that noise AND Dennis Miller's dependence upon thesauruses (thesauri?) and obtuse, rambling comparisons.

Dennis Miller is limper than a wind sock in outer space.

tnpir

Here it is. A gem of a thread.

Dennis knew where the money would be, turned off 50% of his comedy and started making nice with the GOP, now he has more money than he ever did before.

Remember kids, if you want money, sell out, join the GOP and just smile and nod.

Oh,..you don't have any celebrity, power or influence? Well they can still use your vote. Here just vote this way on these issues and being a good citizen will be reward enough for you, money just leads to heartache anyway.

big_pth: Dennis is a coward. Plain and simple. He saw September 11th, 2001, and lost his freaking spine. "Well, obviously," he said, "the Republicans and Dubya are the only ones who can protect us and we need to bow down and kiss their ass." He is what those douche bags wanted. Us to piss our pants, as he did, and go crazy.

Way to give into the terrorists Dennis.

The other thing about him (don't recall if he was actually giving an interview re: global warming or was just making an off-the-cuff comment re: said topic) is that he says that he doesn't give a flying fark about the state of the world as it stands for his own kids' kids. His grandchildren. He said he - paraphrasing here - could 'give a fark about them'. I remember that, vividly.

/AGW wasn't an issue to him because he didn't give a fark
//... guy is a self-absorbed douche... Preamble to the Constitution clearly notes that our country is "for ourselves AND OUR POSTERITY"
/dude should go hang out in Antarctica in nipple clamps and a thong

hatelabs: Dennis knew where the money would be, turned off 50% of his comedy and started making nice with the GOP, now he has more money than he ever did before.

Remember kids, if you want money, sell out, join the GOP and just smile and nod.

Oh,..you don't have any celebrity, power or influence? Well they can still use your vote. Here just vote this way on these issues and being a good citizen will be reward enough for you, money just leads to heartache anyway.

I'm not sure he has more money. He is less popular now than ever. Sure, he has some radio show, but in no way is he as well-known as he was pre-2001. No way.

Partisan comedy is just not funny. Look at the majority of successful, funny political comedy (George Carlin for example). He'd bash everyone and every thing. He bashed environmentalism as much as he'd bash George Bush, for example. The "everything sucks, and both sides are just as bad" concept is something everyone can get behind.

Then look at where Dennis Miller, Bill Maher, Genenne Garofalo, etc. have gone since moving to one side of the asile. Either irrelevant (Miller) or they've just given up the comedy aspect and just became a preacher (Maher, Garofalo)

Props to Mr. Coffee Nerves:

Dennis Miller's career options are shakier than Michael J. Fox drinking a case of Red Bull while playing "Jenga" on the Tacoma-Narrows Bridge during an F-5 hurricane.

His future is darker than Sylvia Plath listening to Morrissey while watching a puppy freeze to death during a lunar eclipse at her parents' Potter's Field funeral.

As far as his politics Miller made a more abrupt lane change than Gary Busey passing a 'two for one sale' sign at the Hustler Superstore.

Dennis Miller is still around? Even Parmenides would say that's impossible.

I've been trying to find a Dennis Miller standup show I saw once in the late 90s on DVD. It wasn't HBO (I don't think).

I've combed the Torrents and Amazon and can't find it.

It would help if I knew the name of it, but dementia has set in and I can't seem to remember squat these days.

It was Miller at the top of his game. Everyone who watched it said it was easily his best stuff.

I can't even guess when the thing was actually recorded; I just know I found it in a DVD rental shop in 98 or so.

The cover was dark with just him and a microphone on stage.

patrick767: Eh, I'd consider Carlin left wing but mostly pissed off at everything and everyone. He did pissy quite well. Also huge portions of the US population would be offended by his anti-religion bits. George Carlin was just plain funny though, whatever topic his routine concerned.

Sure, no one can do political comedy and not be shaded towards one side. But he rarely spouted off like a talking head.

I agree he was probably left wing at heart. Hard to argue that. I just appreciated stuff like his environmentalism bit.

Miller, Maher, etc. don't have the guts to knock their side when it would make good comedy/commentary.

Maher actually used to be great. When he started with Politically Incorrect, he was left-wing, but granted Bush a lot of leeway with the war. And I loved it, because it had to be sincere. I think he was probably somewhat anti-war, but lauded Bush for at least having the balls to attempt a real "peace in the mid-east" plan with a lot of power behind it. We all know how it turns out (I think), so whatever... but at least Maher could move in and out of talking points.

festus: I've been trying to find a Dennis Miller standup show I saw once in the late 90s on DVD. It wasn't HBO (I don't think).

I've combed the Torrents and Amazon and can't find it.

It would help if I knew the name of it, but dementia has set in and I can't seem to remember squat these days.

It was Miller at the top of his game. Everyone who watched it said it was easily his best stuff.

I can't even guess when the thing was actually recorded; I just know I found it in a DVD rental shop in 98 or so.

The cover was dark with just him and a microphone on stage.

Could it have been Citizen Arcane? I checked his IMDB profile and that's about the only late 90s special he's got listed in his credits.

The English Major: festus: I've been trying to find a Dennis Miller standup show I saw once in the late 90s on DVD. It wasn't HBO (I don't think).

I've combed the Torrents and Amazon and can't find it.

It would help if I knew the name of it, but dementia has set in and I can't seem to remember squat these days.

It was Miller at the top of his game. Everyone who watched it said it was easily his best stuff.

I can't even guess when the thing was actually recorded; I just know I found it in a DVD rental shop in 98 or so.

The cover was dark with just him and a microphone on stage.

Could it have been Citizen Arcane? I checked his IMDB profile and that's about the only late 90s special he's got listed in his credits.

Could be. And of course they repackage stuff all the time, so the version I rented way back when could have well been that with a different cover.

I'm DLing it now. We shall see.

downstairs: Maher actually used to be great. When he started with Politically Incorrect, he was left-wing, but granted Bush a lot of leeway with the war.

That was his "comeback" phase. He took a lot off his pitches after they smacked him for his immediate 9/11 commentary. That was his peak in my opinion, having the balls to speak the truth when we most needed to hear it but they broke a part of him for that.

Now it is hard to watch him because I remember how good he was. Sure they let him back on the air, but I think he should have stuck to his guns rather than back down.

From the White Album til now I find the man funny. The only time I haven't was during his last special. The "comedian through time" stick just fell flat.

The Stealth Hippopotamus: From the White Album til now I find the man funny. The only time I haven't was during his last special. The "comedian through time" stick just fell flat.

Yep. Although I did laugh at Norm MacDonald's recurring bit.

patrick767: Eh, I'd consider Carlin left wing but mostly pissed off at everything and everyone. He did pissy quite well. Also huge portions of the US population would be offended by his anti-religion bits. George Carlin was just plain funny though, whatever topic his routine concerned.


His final HBO special was kind of sad, though. He came off as a bitter old man....a lot more than usual. You could almost tell that he had little time left.

Enough with the negative shiat.

However, I saw him perform at the MGM Grand back in 2001 and he brought his "A game".

I think I might be the only person alive who liked him on Monday Night Football.

festus: Yep. Although I did laugh at Norm MacDonald's recurring bit.

The last bit with Norm rocked! But an hour and a half to two hours for that pay off?!

He tied his whole act to one gag and that was just a bad idea.

At least I WILL be the only person alive who liked him on Monday Night Football if my mail-order chainsaw ever gets delivered.

I'll tune in.


Dennis is a Farker.

Cake Hunter: I think I might be the only person alive who liked him on Monday Night Football.

Cake Hunter: At least I WILL be the only person alive who liked him on Monday Night Football if my mail-order chainsaw ever gets delivered.

Uh-oh. I liked him on MNF. And now I'm living in fear of you coming at me with a chainsaw.

The English Major: Cake Hunter: I think I might be the only person alive who liked him on Monday Night Football.

Cake Hunter: At least I WILL be the only person alive who liked him on Monday Night Football if my mail-order chainsaw ever gets delivered.

Uh-oh. I liked him on MNF. And now I'm living in fear of you coming at me with a chainsaw.

It's coming by UPS. You've got time.