10 Questions with ... Dennis Miller

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: NAME: Dennis Miller : TITLE: Host : SHOW: The Dennis Miller Show : MARKET: National : COMPANY: Westwood One : : 1. After standup, television, Monday Night Football, writing, acting... why talk radio? What attracted you to the medium? What appeals to you about talk radio? : For a long time I felt I played best in short bursts (10 minutes on Leno, 8 second jokes between football plays, etc.). As my beliefs, and thus my humor, became more intricate, I felt the extrapolative nature of radio would better serve me. : 2. Compared to the rest of the entertainment industry, your political views are to the right (although you're not doctrinaire conservative). Has the atmosphere for non-liberals changed in the industry over the years -- do you sense that it's more acceptable to not follow the liberal line in the entertainment industry these days, or is there still a sense that dissent isn't fully tolerated if they're aware of your leanings? : I would say that, in many cases, Conservative views in Hollywood can cost you but I don't believe it has hurt me, because my job has always been to candidly speak my mind. : 3. What do you feel your show offers talk radio stations and listeners that other shows don't (besides the obvious, namely your presence)? What makes the show different? : I would say that the show is not as argumentative as some and funnier than others. : 4. How much talk radio do you listen to? Who among your peers/competitors, nationally and locally, are your favorites? : A lot! I like "Movin' The Chains" on NFL Radio, Rush Limbaugh, and Mark Levin. : 5. It's early, of course, but what's your impression of Obama's performance so far? What do you expect he will have accomplished by the end of this term? : I like Obama as a guy but I think he's guessin' like the rest of us. I hope he's guessing correctly because he guesses expensive guesses. : 6. What gets you angry? : Pelosi and plastic zippers on the top of lunch meat packets that don't zip. : 7. You're known for your erudition and eclectic references to pop culture, history, and pretty much everything else. Has there ever been a moment, on the radio, in your standup, on TV, wherever, when you dropped a reference and thought, geez, that one was too esoteric even for me? : Not really. It's my only monkey trick. What else am I gonna do? : 8. A stock question in these interviews is to ask what you think you'd be doing now had you not gone into the business, but you've done such a wide range of things, that question doesn't really work for you. Let's try this: Is there any vocation you haven't done yet that you'd still like to give a shot? Running for political office, for example? : No, certainly not politics. Hmm... I guess skimming a Honey Nut Cheerio bog. : 9. Who makes you laugh these days (other than the Congress and Senate)? : Brian Regan is the funniest man in the world. : 10. What's the best advice you've ever received? The worst? : Best-"Get busy livin' or get busy dyin'" -- Morgan Freeman, "The Shawshank Redemption." : Bad advice doesn't make it to the inside of my ear.

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