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Dennis Miller rolls out a highly polished new act in this HBO special, taped before a live Chicago audience on March 1, 2003. While Miller's social commentary remains rigorously middlebrow, it's his typically loquacious, often elegant, occasionally anachronistic (one wonders what the young, Windy City audience makes of Miller's coiffure reference to "the harmonica player from the J. Geils Band") delivery that makes The Raw Feed worth visiting. Surreal esoterica abounds from the moment the comedian takes the stage with references to the "sequin mines of L.A.," the India-Pakistan conflict as understood through
Dennis Miller rolls out a highly polished new act in this HBO special, taped before a live Chicago audience on March 1, 2003. While Miller's social commentary remains rigorously middlebrow, it's his typically loquacious, often elegant, occasionally anachronistic (one wonders what the young, Windy City audience makes of Miller's coiffure reference to "the harmonica player from the J. Geils Band") delivery that makes The Raw Feed worth visiting. Surreal esoterica abounds from the moment the comedian takes the stage with references to the "sequin mines of L.A.," the India-Pakistan conflict as understood through the filter of Jonny Quest, the length of purchase receipts from Circuit City, and suck-up Saudi royalty described as "the Eddie Haskells of the Middle East." The occasional killer line emerges, including Miller's prescription for peace in Israel (give Palestinians the casinos) and a hard truth about nature: "It's like Nick Nolte with a clogged Eustachian tube." --Tom Keogh
After nine seasons of headlining more than 200 shows, and five Emmy? Awards to his credit, comedian Dennis Miller gets back to his stand-up roots for the HBO special, DENNIS MILLER: THE RAW FEED. With scathingly humorous wit, Miller gets out his sociopolitical thermometer and takes the nation's temperature as he rips into hot button issues on sex, religion, politics, and the Middle East. Miller speaks his mind about celebrities and pop culture trends. Even retailers are not immune to Miller's scrutiny as he reaches a bit further with acerbic comments on the length of a receipt at one popular chain and the logo and possible marketing strategy of another. Watch DENNIS MILLER: THE RAW FEED to see who rates worthy of a little roasting Miller style.
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Manufacturer: Hbo Home Video
Release date: 1 June 2004
Number of discs: 1
EAN: 0026359201721 UPC: 026359201721
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