The Rants
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| Rating | : | 4.51 (744 Votes) |
| Asin | : | B0000544YL |
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| Number of Pages | : | 581 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-10 |
| Language | : | English |
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From Library Journal You've seen Miller on HBO, where his anger-fueled (and Emmy AwardR-winning) monologs inspire fans to chant "the rants, the rants." Now catch him in book formor on audiocassette or even on compact disc.Copyright 1995 Reed Business Information, Inc.
MILLER IS MORE THAN JUST FUNNY Dennis Miller is a funny guy, grating and pompous to be sure, but lobbing his brand of irreverent humor around to keep his fans amused. After reading his book, “The Rants,” I tend to think he’s funnier in person than as a writer. Of course, that’s just my opinion. I could be wrong.The problem I have with his book is the tendency to throw out names that draw a blank with me. I don’t know who some of his foils are. I get the comedic reference when I recognize the name, and the humor is there, but if I don&rsqu. I DO want to go off on a rant here From his tenure on Saturday Night Live to the start of his HBO television show Dennis Miller Live, Dennis Miller was developing a unique and hilarious brand of comedy as he slowly became a household name. At his very best, which is wonderfully showcased in this series of books and audiobooks (there are four printed books and six comedy albums), Dennis Miller is like a lighter, friendlier Bill Hicks with a good dash of Will Rogers and Bill Murray. A silver-tongue smart-aleck with a strong grasp of comedy and cultural, political allusions . Pithy outlook on the human condition Kindle Customer I enjoyed this book a great deal simply because it was humorous and thought provoking. Rants doesn't sit out to tell you what the right approach is to solving the problems, but it does say that we need to find the common ground to correct the problems that we face in the words of another great commentator we have met the enemy and they is us. Now I didn't come away from this book thinking that liberals or conservatives were bad just that they need to get their acts together and deal with the real problems in life. If you like political c
And I know you want to do the good Christian thing and save some of the bad guys, but you're probably preaching to the unconvertible. Let them go. Rent "Birth of a Nation " if you doubt that. More significantly, they shatter the conventions of comedy by simultaneously making us laugh, think, and seethe.Here at last is a collection of thirty-five of Miller's favorite invigorating and thought-provoking rants, showcasing his singular point of view.Of course, they're just his opinions. I know you're frightened. Quit trying to set God up on blind dates with people he has nothing in common with Look, America has always been a violent country. Whether the subject is dope-addled baseball players, do-nothing politicians, or the nation's resigned acceptance of violence as a way of American life, Miller's monologues are funny and angry. I can remember when I was a kid leaving our screen door unlocked at night. This is a long trail ride, and occasionally a satanic heifer or two is gonna head over the ridge and go off on their own. But nowadays we've gone off the Richter scale. I empathize with you people. Now, I don't want to get off on a rant here, but, don't these radical religious right leaders scare you a little ? I'm not talking about good simple religious folk here. I can remember going to the playground and my mother worrying about me getting hurt on the swings, not me getting snatched and duct-taped into the trunk of some loser's Trans AmDennis Miller is here, folks,