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Dennis Miller on MNF
Posted on 9/12/25 at 1:53 pm
Posted on 9/12/25 at 1:53 pm
Did anyone else enjoy his stint on Monday Night Football back in the day?
ETA: randomly ran into this video, which reminded me that this happened. I can’t embed it due to NFL content.
ETA: randomly ran into this video, which reminded me that this happened. I can’t embed it due to NFL content.
This post was edited on 9/12/25 at 2:04 pm
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Posted on 9/12/25 at 1:54 pm to sorantable
Gosh that is so long ago. I really don’t remember much about him being on MNF.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 1:56 pm to sorantable
It was a complete disaster
Posted on 9/12/25 at 1:59 pm to sorantable
Lord no. Dude sucked.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 1:59 pm to tress4pres
It was really astounding how quickly he got canned even without the use of social media.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:01 pm to sorantable
I was a fan. I thought his one-liners and obscure references were often hilarious against the backdrop of an NFL game.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:04 pm to nvasil1
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I was a fan. I thought his one-liners and obscure references were often hilarious against the backdrop of an NFL game.
Same. It felt like Jeopardy at times. Sense of humor so insanely dry it was hard to believe.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:06 pm to sorantable
Miller is great but he just didn't work on MNF.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:12 pm to sorantable
Wasn’t that when the score bug would have nicknames? Like Fins, Boys, Pats, etc.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:17 pm to TexasTiger08
Over the years MNF has trotted out some of the worst announcers in sports history: OJ, Miller, Kornheiser, Witten and Booger.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:18 pm to Diseasefreeforall
And Howard Cosell. The voice couldn't make up for how shitty he was as a color commentator.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:20 pm to nvasil1
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I was a fan. I thought his one-liners and obscure references were often hilarious against the backdrop of an NFL game.
Same. When Monday Night Football was launched it was with recognition that prime time football needed a different type of broadcast than the Sunday games. Hence the Cossell phenomena.
I thought Miller brought MNF back to that line of thinking.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:23 pm to Paul Allen
Miller's humor is not for everyone as he can definitely come across in a pompous/"I'm smarter than you manner." I doubt the average football fan is going to get a "Flowers for Algernon" reference.
I generally like Miller's comedy. The moment I will never forget from his time on MNF was during some random game when the camera panned to the (even then) old referee Dick Hantak to announce a penalty. Without missing a beat, right before Hantak was about to speak Miller said "Good Evening" in an Alfred Hitchcock voice like Hitchcock would say at the beginning of his TV show. It was so subtle, but I lost it
I generally like Miller's comedy. The moment I will never forget from his time on MNF was during some random game when the camera panned to the (even then) old referee Dick Hantak to announce a penalty. Without missing a beat, right before Hantak was about to speak Miller said "Good Evening" in an Alfred Hitchcock voice like Hitchcock would say at the beginning of his TV show. It was so subtle, but I lost it
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:27 pm to sorantable
I was pretty young but i remember thinking like “um this is strange.”
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:29 pm to sorantable
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It was really astounding how quickly he got canned even without the use of social media.
Two seasons isn't that fast. He definitely wouldn't have got that long in the social media era. Drew Brees got a few games on NBC and basically got run because of one playoff game.
The amazing part is that not too long ago Monday Night Football needed to make a dramatic hire for it to be "saved".
This post was edited on 9/12/25 at 2:30 pm
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:34 pm to sorantable
People who shite on Dennis Miller were asleep at the wheel when Kornheiser was on MNF
And don’t forget Boogers diabetes lift
And don’t forget Boogers diabetes lift
This post was edited on 9/12/25 at 2:35 pm
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:37 pm to nvasil1
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I thought his one-liners and obscure references were often hilarious against the backdrop of an NFL game.
He did a saints game that year and the booth was talking about rookie hazing and how it’s good to give the new guy a hard time. Under his breath, miller goes, “has anyone seen my wallet ?” And in a room of about twenty saints fans I was the only one who burst out laughing.
Granted, I used to love staying up late to watch Dennis miller live on Friday nights as a young lad so I’m a bit biased but I thought he was pretty damn funny in MNF
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:50 pm to sorantable
He was largely underwhelming. But he’d have a moment or two ever other week that would legit make me crack up.
This post was edited on 9/12/25 at 3:09 pm
Posted on 9/12/25 at 2:57 pm to St Augustine
He lives on forever in the Saints first playoff win. When Hakim drops the ball Miller was trying to get in to say something for like two minutes but Dan Fouts and Al Michaels just steamroll him.
Posted on 9/12/25 at 3:00 pm to sorantable
Dennis Miller caused me to watch MNF on mute.
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