History Radio / TheStephanieMillerShow

''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.

!!Tropes:

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

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

* '''"Stuttering John" Melendez'''. Soon after Chris announced his departure, Stephanie revealed that this veteran of ''Radio/TheHowardSternShow'' and ''Series/TheTonightShow'' veteran would take his place.

* '''"Stuttering John" Melendez'''. Soon after Chris announced his departure, Stephanie revealed that the Creator/HowardStern[=/=]''Series/TheTonightShow'' veteran would take his place.

The four people behind ''The Stephanie Miller Show'' are:

* '''Chris Lavoie''': AKA "Boy Toy Chris Lavoie". The engineer and executive producer, something of a StraightMan to Miller and Ward, although he's also quite the DeadpanSnarker. Sometimes called a "right-wing tool" for being (slightly) less liberal than his co-hosts. In November 2015, he left the show to become the publicist for a casino.

** Creator/CarlosAlazraqui is another frequent co-host.

* 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 ''WesternAnimation/BikerMiceFromMars'' {{revival}}, for which Ward won his Emmy). TomKenny has also guested a few times.

* IneffectualDeathThreats: In a RealLife example, a conservative who called himself "Sock" sent Miller a threatening letter after being offended by her appearance on ''[[Creator/FoxNewsChannel Hannity and Colmes]]''. Stephanie responded by calling Sock and talking to him on the air, and a listener actually wrote a {{jingle}} for him ("It's nice to have a friend to help you get to {{heaven}}/A special friend who's got an AK-47..."). Of course, law enforcement was called in as well.

** Comedian[=/=]Actor[=/=]Rock Musician[=/=][[ThePornomancer real-life Pornomancer]] Hal Sparks, who regularly shows up every Wednesday for "Hump Days With Hal", and often fills in for the cast when they're on vacation.

* 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. Later, Aisha Tyler was a regular guest before she joined ''The Talk''.

** 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").

* '''Creator/JimWard''': The show's "Voice Deity", an Emmy-winning [[VoiceActors voice actor]] and impressionist who provides the SketchComedy. He used to appear on the show ever day, but later relegated himself to weekly appearances.
* '''Chris Lavoie''': AKA "Boy Toy Chris Lavoie". The engineer and executive producer, something of a StraightMan to Miller and Ward, although he's also quite the DeadpanSnarker. Sometimes called a "right-wing tool" for being (slightly) less liberal than his co-hosts. In October 2015, he announced he was leaving the show to become the publicist for a casino.

* '''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 ''Series/IveGotASecret'', a political debate show called ''Equal Time'' (co-hosted by Bay Buchanan, Pat's sister), and the original ''Stephanie Miller Show'', a "disastrous" 1995 TV TalkShow that was canceled after a 13-week run. Refers to any [[strike: single]] man she admires (most notably [[Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann]]) as her "future husband".
* '''Creator/JimWard''': The show's "Voice Deity", an Emmy-winning [[VoiceActors voice actor]] and impressionist who provides the SketchComedy.
* '''Chris Lavoie''': AKA "Boy Toy Chris Lavoie". The engineer and executive producer, something of a StraightMan to Miller and Ward, although he's also quite the DeadpanSnarker. Sometimes called a "right-wing tool" for being (slightly) less liberal than his co-hosts.

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

* IneffectualDeathThreats: In a RealLife example, a conservative who called himself "Sock" sent Miller a threatening letter after being offended by her appearance on ''[[FoxNewsChannel Hannity and Colmes]]''. Stephanie responded by calling Sock and talking to him on the air, and a listener actually wrote a {{jingle}} for him ("It's nice to have a friend to help you get to {{heaven}}/A special friend who's got an AK-47..."). Of course, law enforcement was called in as well.

* OldShame: Stephanie admits that she voted for RonaldReagan in 1980. ("I was a dopey college kid! It was my own dumb decision!") 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.

* '''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 ''Stephanie Miller Show'', a "disastrous" 1995 TV TalkShow that was canceled after a 13-week run. Refers to any [[strike: single]] man she admires (most notably [[Series/CountdownWithKeithOlbermann Keith Olbermann]]) as her "future husband".

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[[caption-width-right:200:[-Left to right: Jim Ward, Stephanie Miller and Chris Lavoie.-] ]]

* '''Celebrity Hotline.''' Interview segments featuring everyone from UsefulNotes/JohnKerry to Creator/JasonAlexander.

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

In March 2012, a televised version of the show began appearing on Current TV under the title ''Talking Liberally with Stephanie Miller''.
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* '''Jim Ward''': The show's "Voice Deity", an Emmy-winning [[VoiceActors voice actor]] and impressionist who provides the SketchComedy.

* '''Celebrity Hotline.''' Interview segments featuring everyone from John Kerry to Creator/JasonAlexander.

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

* SelfDeprecatingHumor: Stephanie frequently makes fun of herself and her show. Popular subjects of Miller's self-ridicule include:

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

* SixthRanger: Comedian[=/=]Actor[=/=]Rock Musician[=/=][[ThePornomancer real-life Pornomancer]] Hal Sparks, who regularly shows up every Wednesday for "Hump Days With Hal", and often fills in for the cast when they're on vacation.

* 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 ''The Talk''.

** Her ShowBusiness failures (especially the TV series.

* AngelsPose: Stephanie, Hal Sparks and John Fugelsang do it on [[http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/images/B006M6WCP2/ref=dp_image_0?ie=UTF8&n=163856011&s=dmusic the cover]] of their ''Sexy Liberal Tour'' CD.

** Also comedian JohnFugelsang, who shows up every Friday for "Fridays with Fugelsang" and later became another substitute host.

** Also comedian John Fugelsang, who shows up every Friday for "Fridays with Fugelsang" and later became another substitute host.

* '''Celebrity Hotline.''' Interview segments featuring everyone from John Kerry to [[Series/{{Seinfeld}} Jason]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Duckman}} Alexander]].