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Randy Hodgins and Steve McLellan’s lifelong love of comedy was kindled when they met more than 40 years ago in graduate school in Seattle. While managing family and professional work responsibilities, they hosted a one hour comedy radio program on Saturday mornings for 10 years on a small radio station in Olympia, WA and also co-authored two books on northwest popular culture – Seattle on Film (1995) and Wet and Wired (2000). Stuck at home during the early days of the pandemic with hundreds of comedy albums, cassettes and CD’s gathering dust on their shelves, they launched Laugh Tracks Legends of Comedy in May 2020, a weekly mini-program featuring a different comedy icon, with biographical bits and a nice slice of the comedy that made them famous. From standup stars, to stellar sketch teams, to novelty music maestros -- they are all part of our Legends.
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Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Tuesday Nov 29, 2022
Set the snark phasers to stun -- Dennis Miller is in the house. A Pittsburgh lad, Miller was a smart standup comic, full of obscure (yet perfect) pop culture references when Lorne Michaels spotted him and offered him Saturday Night Live's Weekend Update anchor chair. He followed that with an Emmy-winning HBO show, radio talk shows, several best-selling books, and the occasional standup gig. Find extended cuts below and thanks for sharing our shows!
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Dennis Miller's breakout standup special came in 1988, while he was still on SNL. Called the "Off White Album" it holds up as one of the most quotable (at least by us) bit of snarky standup ever set to tape.https://youtu.be/N5xmmybtEDg
While Dennis Miller became famous at the Weekend Update anchor desk, his best work was his HBO show (Dennis Miller Live) which opened each week featuring a Miller "rant" (which led to a series of books based on the concept). Here is Dennis ranting away in 1996. https://youtu.be/uhHiPaJB1_0
While Dennis Miller's sharp turn into conservative politics cost him some fans, he still has plenty left judging by this clip from his most recent standup special -- which is vintage Miller, full of razor sharp observations about the foibles of pop culture. https://youtu.be/ejrxhNC7jRU
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