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There's good news for those that rage at the evening news, shake their heads at Washington's business-as-usual, or watch as politicians carom from social crisis to political crisis to economic crisis: Dennis Miller is back, and he means to shake the nation by its lapels. Miller respects no boundaries. Whether the subject is dope-addled baseball players who can no longer swing their bats, do-nothing politicians who devote their careers to creating meaningful sound bites, or the nation's resigned acceptance of violence as a way of American life, these thematically arranged monologues are funny and angry. More significantly, they shatter the conventions of comedy by simultaneously making us laugh, think, and seethe.
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"In the spirit of full disclosure, I'm a huge Dennis Miller fan. The transcripts from his famous "rants" contained in this book require that you have both a thesaurus at-hand and a healthy knowledge of pop culture or Dennis' snarkiness will make a whooshing noise as it travels over your head at the speed of light and splatters on the wall behind you. I could do with the f-bomb leitmotif but that is what my filter is for."
— Todd (4 out of 5 stars)
The Rants Listener Reviews
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" I can't get enough of Dennis Miller. I loved this book and all the other rant books. "
— Glenn, 2/13/2014 -
" I was always a big fan of Dennis Miller's show and looked forward to the rant every week. I still laughed reading through all of these but was a bit disappointed to find that they were all rants he had done on the show - nothing new. "
— Kacie, 2/12/2014 -
" Pre-GOP Dennis Miller is pretty hard to beat. "
— Troy, 2/2/2014 -
" I like Dennis Miller. I think that he is very funny in a smart kind of way. The tirades that he goes on are near genius, and I agree alot with what he says. My issues with this particular book was how he said it. I listened to the audio version of this book, and found myself distinctly uncomfortable with his liberal use of the "f" word. When reading a book with a sprinkling of this word can be somewhat overlooked, but hearing it spoken loudly and frequently I just couldn't overlook it. I felt that I was being repeatedly slapped in the face. I did not finish the book, and will not read the others in this series. I didn't mean to get off on a rant, and "this is just my opinion, I could be wrong!" "
— Stacey, 1/27/2014 -
" one-liners galore..."in my way of thinking, neighbors are like hair plugs, the less you notice them, the better." :) "
— Kevin, 1/20/2014 -
" "Voting nowadays is like choosing between the 2 a.m. showing of Beastmaster on Showtime and the 2 a.m. showing of Beastmaster 2 on Cinemax." "
— Matt, 1/19/2014 -
" Huge Dennis Miller fan both when he was a liberal and now as a conservative. Spoiler he was a liberal when he wrote this. "
— Timothy, 1/11/2014 -
" Ah good ol' Denny in his prime. Before MNF, before joining the dark side, before becoming about as relevant as Milli Vanilli. "
— Bill, 1/10/2014 -
" I liked Miller when he was on SNL and when he had his own HBO show... not so much now that he's a commercial-filming conservative sellout. I haven't gone back and read these in a few years, so I'm not sure if I still like them or not. But I found them funny at the time. "
— Randy, 1/6/2014 -
" Genius. Better as standup, but still genius. "
— Michael, 12/27/2013 -
" before he went to the dark side "
— David, 11/16/2013 -
" i used to like dennis miller a lot. now though, i think he's just a crank. the thing is, i think that he's probably always just been a crank....you watch an old snl and tell me different.....plus, he's waaaaaaay too smug with himself... "
— angrykitty, 11/14/2013 -
" Classic Miller! "
— Joshua, 11/13/2013 -
" Miller rocks! "
— Atchisson, 11/5/2013 -
" shut up, dennis miller. "
— Stephanie, 11/3/2013 -
" Audiobook: Good humor from Dennis Miller...back when he did well enough on his own (before he was mostly known as a regular guest of Bill O'Reilly) "
— Scott, 6/30/2013 -
" I friend of mine gave this to me when we were in college and I about pissed myself laughing. Yes, the rants that are in this book, at the time were what was going on.. and were spot on from what I remember. "
— Alisa, 6/29/2013 -
" I listened to this book on tape and found it to be a nostaligic trip through the 90's. He uses words like Beeper and Clinton like we now use Iphone and Obama. "
— Charlotte, 6/15/2013 -
" I love Dennis Miller and his rants. "
— Brandie, 4/30/2013 -
" Funny book. I first heard this book in a college English class. It was funny and seemed like something that would be a good read. It makes you think about your own views on politics and the world we live in. "
— Leah, 4/26/2013 -
" Back when he was funny "
— Gracula, 4/20/2013 -
" book was good; however due to his career changes since writing the book and increase in general pussy behavior I am taking away a star... sorry Dennis you're moving down to a "2" "
— Kevin, 1/26/2013 -
" He's funny! "
— Jennifer, 11/26/2012 -
" Funny, but less like a book and more like a script for a stand-up routine. "
— Lynn, 9/21/2012 -
" I love Miller's rants. These are collected from his HBO show Dennis Miller Live. And they're funny--IF you like Dennis and his "referencia obscura" schtick. If not, then this book is probably not for you. "
— NumberLord, 9/16/2012 -
" I enjoy watching Dennis Miller's rants more than reading them. I still got some laught out loud moments. "
— Barbara, 5/5/2012 -
" I use to love Dennise Miller, and while I can still laugh at his rants his new faith in the republican party disturbs me. "
— Julie, 12/10/2011 -
" Listened to it on tape while working. "
— Barbara, 11/12/2011 -
" Too bad this guy became a raving lunatic. "
— Sean, 8/13/2011 -
" A collection of what he said on his cable show (and I don’t have cable). "
— Joe, 6/29/2011 -
" from the HBO series Dennis Miller Live which I watch religiously on Friday nights. "
— Christa, 6/10/2010 -
" Audiobook: Good humor from Dennis Miller...back when he did well enough on his own (before he was mostly known as a regular guest of Bill O'Reilly) "
— Scott, 5/26/2010 -
" I can't get enough of Dennis Miller. I loved this book and all the other rant books. "
— Glenn, 3/26/2010 -
" I love Dennis Miller and his rants. "
— Brandie, 6/25/2009 -
" I liked this book-I would not want to read anything he has written since he began to appear on the Bill OReilly show on FOX news but this one was good "
— Sandy, 4/9/2009 -
" I liked Miller when he was on SNL and when he had his own HBO show... not so much now that he's a commercial-filming conservative sellout. I haven't gone back and read these in a few years, so I'm not sure if I still like them or not. But I found them funny at the time. "
— Randy, 1/4/2009 -
" Listened to it on tape while working. "
— Barbara, 11/8/2008 -
" Too bad this guy became a raving lunatic. "
— Sean, 9/14/2008 -
" Much better listening to Miller than read. "
— Jerry, 7/3/2008 -
" book was good; however due to his career changes since writing the book and increase in general pussy behavior I am taking away a star... sorry Dennis you're moving down to a "2" "
— Kevin, 7/3/2008 -
" I use to love Dennise Miller, and while I can still laugh at his rants his new faith in the republican party disturbs me. "
— Julie, 6/25/2008 -
" Ah good ol' Denny in his prime. Before MNF, before joining the dark side, before becoming about as relevant as Milli Vanilli. "
— Bill, 5/30/2008
About Dennis Miller
Dennis Miller is an American stand-up comedian, political commentator,, and television/radio personality. He rose to fame as a cast member of Saturday Night Live in the late 1980s, and subsequently hosted a string of his own talk shows on HBO, CNBC, and in syndication. He currently hosts a daily, three-hour, self-titled talk radio program, nationally syndicated by Westwood One.