I checked out Dennis Miller's new comedy/talk show on Versus Tuesday night.
I did not find it appealing.
Sports-oriented stand-up comedy is extremely difficult to pull off, and Miller mostly doesn't. Political humor is funnier. Sports is serious stuff!
The highlight of the show was Miller's riffs on sports photos in the final segment.
The interviews are the most awkward element. The edgy, irreverent humor that is Miller's trademark in comedy routines melts into gushy, creepy, un-hip jock worship when athletic heroes such as Charles Barkley and Eddie George are kind enough to grace the show with their presence.
Someone settle the writers strike and get Jon Stewart back on TV, pronto!
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I pretty much agree with you, Neil. I saw the premiere last week and wasn't impressed. I didn't watch this week's as I was watching the HBO documentary on Ohio State-Michigan. That was compelling viewing compared to Miller.
How can you find Dennis Miller unimpressive and Boomer Esiason interesting. One has an IQ of 160 and the other has an IQ of an ameoba........
Please explain.
Neil, will Cablevision be showing the RFD-TV network?
I'm sure Cablevision will pick up RFD when it decides to pick up the NFL Network. Probably in the 22nd Century.
Jeff: I agree with Ken.
Mediahound: Dennis Miller is smart. His interviews with athletes are stupid.
Shouldn't someone hosting a sports show have a least a clue about the topic of the show he is hosting? I never have gotten the impression that Miller is a fan of sports or knows anything about them, except when he has stuff written for him to use on MNF. Miller's career is on its last legs, he has a syndicated morning show on radio no one hears and a TV show on a network no one watches.