Dennis Miller (1) (1953–)
Auteur de The Rants
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A propos de l'auteur
Comedian and TV host Dennis Miller was born in Philadelphia on November 3, 1953 and was educated at Point Park College. While working as a comedian at the Comedy Store, Miller was discovered by Saturday Night Live producer Lorne Michaels. He did the Weekend Update for SNL for six years until he afficher plus left the set to create The Dennis Miller Show. Unfortunately for Miller, the show did not go over well and was canceled after six months. Miller then went on to HBO, where he created Dennis Miller Live. A collection of his best shows, Dennis Miller: The Rants, was published in 1996. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Dennis Miller
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Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Date de naissance
- 1953-11-03
- Sexe
- male
- Nationalité
- USA
- Études
- Point Park University
- Professions
- comedian
broadcaster - Organisations
- NBC
Tribune Entertainment
HBO
ABC
CNBC
Fox News (tout afficher 7)
Westwood One
Membres
Critiques
After reading "Rants", I thought that this book would be even better. Not true.
While this is a worthwhile read, I would suggest reading "Rants" first. In this book, he uses a lot of the same jokes in different rants and they're just not as funny as the ones from the previous book.
While this is a worthwhile read, I would suggest reading "Rants" first. In this book, he uses a lot of the same jokes in different rants and they're just not as funny as the ones from the previous book.
I might not agree with everything Miller says (and even more so now), but I do enjoy listening to the rants. "Now I don't want to go off on a rant here ..." to "... but that's just my opinion, I could be wrong" neatly frames his histrionic declamations. I can't speak for the written versions, but the audio is great. "Turn! You can do it!"
Published in 1999, the comparisons aren't exactly timeless, but the topics are still relevant. It's sad, really, how little things have changed. Not my usual cup of tea, but it kept me reading through the very last rant.
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Statistiques
- Œuvres
- 12
- Aussi par
- 5
- Membres
- 1,039
- Popularité
- #24,780
- Évaluation
- 3.4
- Critiques
- 8
- ISBN
- 47
- Favoris
- 2
In today's comedy environment, where scatalogical humor and inane observational humor is the norm, Miller is a beacon of light in a fog of mediocrity. He knows just when to drop one of those patented analogies he is so well known. Of course, the analogies would be irrelevant if the monologues themselves weren't sharp and satiric looks at society today.
So, I say go read this book. It's funnier than watching a Himalayan mountain guide getting gored by a yak.… (plus d'informations)