He shouldn't have been "taken to the wood shed" because he's conservative but he deserves a "trip" because he's not funny. Vastly over rated as a comedian.
Could not disagree more with your assessment. Dennis Miller’s commentaries are the best. His SNL role was news anchor. BOR finds him adequate for his nightly show.
Like other entertainers who are "edgy," Dennis Miller is at times extremely funny, and at other times not so much.
He's certainly made me laugh a time or two.
The time I remember best had nothing at all to do with politics.
It was back in the '90s. Mr. Miller was interviewing Tia Carrere, the beautiful Hawaiian actress, who had (at that time) recently starred in Wayne's World.
Miller was asking Ms. Carrere about how she was discovered. The dialog went like this:
Dennis Miller: (charmingly)"So tell me, where were you discovered?"Tia Carrere: (enthusiastically)"In the grocery store!"
DM: "Really! Which aisle?"
TC: (innocently, as if a little puzzled) "Maui."
DM: See! You made a joke!
Ms. Carrere had earlier stated that she was not sure she would be any good in a comedy picture because she couldn't tell a joke.