Dennis Miller Live cancelled by HBO....
 

Hadn't seen this posted, but HBO has cancelled Dennis Miller Live. The last new show will air August 30.

Bummer

I don't have HBO, but this is one of the few things I would have watched. No reason for me to get it, now.

That does suck.

das

Damn, I really enjoy the show.

What?

Why not kill off something that needs to be killed off?

Like say: "Arliss?" Or "Oz?"

I never watched this show, but he annoyed me like no other. I just never found the guy funny.

Cat

Are you sure it was cancelled? I thought he quit.

well, judging from info posted on USENET (I know, I know), one of his writers made it sound like HBO decided to pull the plug. They did mention that HBO and Dennis Miller plan on working together in the future FWIW.....

I'm convinced Robert Wuhl has incriminating photographs of HBO executives, how else to explain why that show is still on?

I've never understood the appeal of "Oz" either.

If you ask me, dennis miller's show has been getting worse and worse. I used to like it, now it's just annoying. I don't know if it's me that changed or him.. but either way I won't miss it.

Oz is one of my favorite tv shows on. It is coming to an end though as the last season starts in January. Tom Fontana decided to end the series.

I can't believe how bad Dennis Miller has been this season. He used to have the best talk show on TV, but now I can't even bring myself to watch him.

I must admit that last episode (when he referenced his show ending) was the best I've seen him in some time. He was on fire.

Well, looks like I don't need HBO either, with Miller being cancelled and Sopranos on DVD.

Man, first MNF, now this?

Does anyone have a press release for this?

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmp...en_tv_eo/10228

Dennis Miller Live" Is Outta Here
Thu Jul 11, 1:30 PM ET
By Mark Armstrong

Dennis Miller's ranting days are numbered.

Just a few months after losing his gig in the Monday Night Football broadcast booth, the thesaurus-wielding funnyguy is wrapping up his own Emmy-winning HBO series after nine seasons, the network confirmed Thursday.

The final episode of Dennis Miller Live will air August 30. No word yet on what guests are scheduled, if any. Miller himself has not yet commented on the decision.

Since his debut on the network in 1994, the former Saturday Night Live ( news - Y! TV) star has taken his "Weekend Update" shtick a step further, providing wise-cracking commentary on news and politics while interviewing guests based on a chosen theme.

The show, featuring Miller's now-infamous "rants," ended up making HBO history, giving the pay-cable network its first-ever Emmy for an original series. It also helped the acerbic comedian bounce back from the failure of his short-lived syndicated late-night series, The Dennis Miller Show, which quickly fizzled after its 1992 debut.

No word on what's next for Miller, but the Hollywood trade papers reported that he's in talks with HBO to work on several other potential projects or specials.

It's been an interesting year for Miller: In March, ABC dropped him from Monday Night Football after just two seasons, once producers had the chance to hire broadcasting legend John Madden. The decision came despite ABC's previous insistence that Miller was going to be around for a third year.

Miller had joined the MNF team at a time when producers hoped to inject some life (and ratings) back into the broadcast booth. But ultimately, the reviews were mixed: Some praised Miller's offbeat style, while others derided him as an annoyance who got in the way of the game itself.

"The HBO executives that made this decision are a bunch of c*cks!" :)


-Norm MacDonald

Where did that Norm quote come from? Norm is by far the funniest talk show guest I've ever seen, but he's dropped off the face of the Earth the past couple years. I don't even see anything new on his imdb listing.

You and me both....

I've made a polar shift in my once can-do-no-wrong view of Dennis. His genius was his layer-upon-layer-upon-layer approach to comedy, but recognizing that, for me, that's what made him less appealing. It's like knowing how the magician saws the lady in half ... it's never that exciting anymore. That and the fact when the 30 MINUTE show would win awards and 30 WRITERS would cram in to get their prize ... when the lights goes down and he hits the oh-so tired line "I don't want to get off on a rant here" ... it makes me yearn for the days when Dennis was relevant (short as they were) and scramble for the remote. Oh and, yes, Arliss sucks.

Ditto!

Damn bad move by HBO I love this show. :(

I don't think it's a direct quote. MacDonald always liked to crack up Miller by filling his interviews with as many references to cock as he could. Not really funny, but I think Miller was just laughing at what a completely uninhibited idiot he appeared to be.

Was never a fan of the show. Just not my type of comedy.