Dennis Miller at it Again

Dennis Miller, the five-time Emmy award-winning talk show host, six-year “Weekend Update” correspondent on “Saturday Night Live,” wisecracking analyst for ABC’s “Monday Night Football” and the current host of CNBC’s “Dennis Miller” will be performing in Pasadena as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series. He will be at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium on March 16 at 8 p.m.

It has been said that Miller is “one of the premiere comedy talents in America today.” Like Lenny Bruce and George Carlin before him, his sharp-witted, quick-tongued, hilariously poignant, and always politically incorrect voice chips away at some of our most ridiculous cultural obsessions. What has made him both a public and critical favorite is his poignant approach to political issues.

Dennis Miller is currently the host of CNBC’s “Dennis Miller” a topical interview talk show. He also serves as executive producer of the program, which is produced by NBC Studios.

Dennis Miller was born in Pittsburgh, Penn., on Nov. 3, 1953. He graduated from Point Park College in Pittsburgh with a degree in journalism, but soon gave up the idea of a reporter’s life. Upon trying his hand as an amateur stand-up comic, he decided to try it as a professional. He toured local clubs, and gradually spread out to include well-known clubs in New York and Los Angeles. In 1980, he became a writer of humorous segments for a local Pittsburgh television show called “PM Magazine,” and hosted a show called “Punchline.”

By the mid 1980s he had landed a spot on the network comedy show “Saturday Night Live,” He was the “Weekend Update” correspondent on the television show for six years, before exiting in 1991.

Dennis Miller is a five-time Emmy award winner for his critically acclaimed half-hour, live talk show “Dennis Miller Live” which recently ended its nine year run after 215 episodes.

He has also been cast in films, usually in dramatic roles, most notably in 1994’s “Disclosure,” 1995’s “The Net,” and 1996’s “Murder at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.”

In October 2001, HarperCollins published the forth edition of Miller’s popular rants, “The Rant Zone,” now out in paperback. Miller’s previous books, “I Rant Therefore I Am,” “Ranting Again” and” The Rants” have all been New York Times best sellers. For two seasons, Miller called the plays alongside Al Michaels and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Fouts on ABC’s “Monday Night Football.” Last Spring, he wrote and starred in the Emmy-nominated cable comedy special, “The Raw Feed,” his sixth such special.

The Distinguished Speaker Series will be held at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, 300 E. Green St. in Pasadena. Each program begins at 8 p.m. Miller is the fifth of seven talks offered as part of the Distinguished Speaker Series of Pasadena. He will be followed by terrorism expert, Peter BeFgen on April 6 and novelist Amy Tan on May 25.

Individual tickets to Miller range from $38 to $50 each and can be purchased at the Pasadena Civic Box Office, 626-449-7360 or through TicketMaster.

The remaining series speakers can be purchased by calling 800-508-9301 or by visiting our web site at www.speakersla.com.