History Radio / TheStephanieMillerShow

* EnforcedPlug: Overlaps with CatchPhrase; every time one of the mooks mentions the show's podcast, Steph says lightly "Just $4.95 a month if you buy a year in advance (ding)"!

* OldShame: Stephanie admits that she voted for RonaldReagan in 1980. This is probably because despite her current beliefs, she comes from a Republican family; her late father, U.S. Representative William E. Miller, was Barry Goldwater's running mate in 1964.

* '''Tinsel Talk.''' "Stand Up News" meets ''EntertainmentTonight'', as Stephanie and company make fun of ShowBusiness.
* '''Celebrity Hotline.''' Interview segments featuring everyone from John Kerry to [[{{Seinfeld}} Jason]] [[{{Duckman}} Alexander]].

* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Stephanie frequently makes fun of herself and her show. Popular subjects of Miller's self-ridicule include her personal life (she didn't have one when she was single; then she dated a woman in her 30s, and the others joked about her "child bride"), her ShowBusiness failures (especially the TV series), her age (she's 50, but refers to herself as an "elderly shut-in"), her (allegedly) being a HardDrinkingPartyGirl[=/=]LadyDrunk, and the absurdity of any politician or celebrity wanting to appear on her "little fart joke show".

* '''Rebekah Taylor (''nee'' Baker'''): The show's first associate producer, credited as being on "phones and drums". In the beginning, she was rarely heard on the air, partially due to lack of demand for her Ross Perot impression. She regularly comes on to insult Stephanie for a few minutes each show before she left in 2012.

* '''Rebekah Taylor (''nee'' Baker'''): The show's associate producer, credited as being on "phones and drums". In the beginning, she was rarely heard on the air, partially due to lack of demand for her Ross Perot impression. Now, she regularly comes on to insult Stephanie for a few minutes each show.

* Music/WeirdAlYankovic: Stephanie occasionally mentions that she dated him once, years ago, and found him to be a nice guy.

* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Stephanie frequently makes fun of herself and her show. Popular subjects of Miller's self-ridicule include her personal life (she didn't have one when she was single; then she dated a woman in her 30s, and the others joked about her "child bride"), her ShowBusiness failures (especially the TV series), her age (she's 50, but refers to herself as an "elderly shut-in"), her (allegedly) being a LadyDrunk, and the absurdity of any politician or celebrity wanting to appear on her "little fart joke show".

''The Stephanie Miller Show'' is a syndicated liberal {{radio}} TalkShow that has been in production since September 2004. Like its TV equivalents ''Series/TheDailyShow'' and (to a lesser extent) ''Series/TheColbertReport'', it straddles the line between a straight news show and a ComedySeries. While Miller and her co-hosts (aka "The {{Mooks}}") comment on the news and interview politicians, actors and other newsmakers on a daily basis, the show has a "Morning Zoo" feel, complete with SketchComedy, celebrity impressions, wacky StockSoundEffects, and an overall atmosphere of genial goofiness. (Of course, if you're a conservative, YourMileageMayVary on the "genial" part.)

** Also comedian John Fugelsang, who shows up every Friday for "Fridays with Fugelsang" and recently started being a substitute host.

In March 2012, a televised version of the show appeared on Current TV under the title ''Talking Liberally with Stephanie Miller''.

** CrazyCatLady: Her girlfriend has two cats, if that counts.

->''"It's like a Mensa meeting with fart jokes!"''

* SassyBlackWoman: Three of them. The comedy team called [[PortmanteauCoupleName "Frangela"]] (aka Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton) appeared on the show almost every Friday for a while, and sometimes served as substitute hosts. More recently, Aisha Tyler was a regular guest before she joined ''TheTalk''.

''Radio/TheStephanieMillerShow'' is a syndicated liberal {{radio}} TalkShow that has been in production since September 2004. Like its TV equivalents ''TheDailyShow'' and (to a lesser extent) ''TheColbertReport'', it straddles the line between a straight news show and a ComedySeries. While Miller and her co-hosts (aka "The {{Mooks}}") comment on the news and interview politicians, actors and other newsmakers on a daily basis, the show has a "Morning Zoo" feel, complete with SketchComedy, celebrity impressions, wacky StockSoundEffects, and an overall atmosphere of genial goofiness. (Of course, if you're a conservative, YourMileageMayVary on the "genial" part.)

The four people behind ''Radio/TheStephanieMillerShow'' are:

* '''Stephanie Miller''': The host, AKA "Mama", is a comedian and actress who has worked in radio since TheEighties onward. Her past career also includes three non-fiction TV series: a revision of ''IveGotASecret'', a political debate show called ''Equal Time'' (co-hosted by Bay Buchanan, Pat's sister), and the original ''StephanieMillerShow'', a "disastrous" 1995 TV TalkShow that was canceled after a 13-week run. Refers to any [[strike: single]] man she admires (most notably [[CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann]]) as her "future husband".

* SassyBlackWoman: Three of them. The comedy team called [[PortmanteauCoupleName "Frangela"]] (aka Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton) appeared on the show almost every Friday for a while, and sometimes served as substitute hosts. More recently, Aisha Tyler has been a weekly guest.

* VoiceActors: As noted, Jim Ward is one. He's even gotten Stephanie a role on one of the many shows he's worked on (the 2006 ''BikerMiceFromMars'' {{revival}}, for which Ward won his Emmy). TomKenny has also guested a few times.
* WeirdAlYankovic: Stephanie occasionally mentions that she dated him once, years ago, and found him to be a nice guy.

* ImColdSoCold: Parodied during an infamous Jim Ward sketch in which YogiBear's {{sidekick}} Boo Boo is killed by SarahPalin.

* FridgeLogic: Miller frequently complains about having to go to bed at "stupid o'clock" to get up at "insane o'clock" to do the show. (It's produced out of LosAngeles, where it airs at 6-9 AM local time.) One wonders why she doesn't move back East and do the show from there (where it airs from 9 AM to noon).
** As of November 2009, that's just what Stephanie did, although the others remained in LA.
*** And as of July 2010, Stephanie returned to LA.

* CrazyCatLady: Stephanie portrays herself as a Crazy ''Dog'' Lady; she has several canine pets, and sometimes jokes about French kissing them.
** Her girlfriend has two cats, if that counts.

* CasanovaWannabe: Stephanie and Chris make fun of Jim for supposedly lusting after any attractive woman who becomes an in-studio guest.

* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Stephanie frequently makes fun of herself and her show. Popular subjects of Miller's self-ridicule include her personal life (she didn't have one when she was single; then she dated a woman in her 30s, and the other joked about her "child bride"), her ShowBusiness failures (especially the TV series), her age (she's 50, but refers to herself as an "elderly shut-in"), her (allegedly) being a LadyDrunk, and the absurdity of any politician or celebrity wanting to appear on her "little fart joke show".

''TheStephanieMillerShow'' is a syndicated liberal {{radio}} TalkShow that has been in production since September 2004. Like its TV equivalents ''TheDailyShow'' and (to a lesser extent) ''TheColbertReport'', it straddles the line between a straight news show and a ComedySeries. While Miller and her co-hosts (aka "The {{Mooks}}") comment on the news and interview politicians, actors and other newsmakers on a daily basis, the show has a "Morning Zoo" feel, complete with SketchComedy, celebrity impressions, wacky StockSoundEffects, and an overall atmosphere of genial goofiness. (Of course, if you're a conservative, YourMileageMayVary on the "genial" part.)

The four people behind ''TheStephanieMillerShow'' are:

* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Stephanie frequently makes fun of herself and her show. Popular subjects of Miller's self-ridicule include her personal life (or lack thereof), her ShowBusiness failures (especially the TV series), her age (she just turned 50, but refers to herself as an "elderly shut-in"), her (allegedly) being a LadyDrunk, and the absurdity of any politician or celebrity wanting to appear on her "little fart joke show".

* SassyBlackWoman: Three of them. The comedy team called [[PortmanteauCoupleName "Frangela"]] (aka Frances Callier and Angela V. Shelton) appeared on the show almost every Friday for a while, and sometimes served as substitute hosts. More recently, Aisha Tyler has been a frequent guest.

* ExpositoryThemeTune change: "We're Not Gonna Take It" by TwistedSister during the GeorgeWBush presidency, changed to "Walking on Sunshine" by Katrina and the Waves the day after BarackObama was elected.

* '''Conspiracy Corner.''' Jim Ward gives the details on a ConspiracyTheory while the ''MissionImpossible'' theme plays in the background.