Larry Miller Show
454 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 3 years ago - ★★★★★ - 1.1K ratingsComedian Larry Miller tells uplifting stories from his own life, in the tradition of great radio raconteurs like Jean Shepherd and Prarie Home Companion. Tune in to the fireside chat for the 21st century. It's time well spent!
Larry Miller is best known for roles in Waiting For Guffman, Best in Show and 10 Things I Hate About You, as well as his standup comedy. Now he brings his sharp wit and genteel manner to his very own podcast. And it's the only podcast recorded from inside an extinct volcano!
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William Conrad's Pants
July 20, 2019 22:30 - 42 minutes - 19.6 MBLarry tells the story of how he almost had to wear William Conrad's pants during his first appearance on The Tonight Show. Then he talks about his favorite scene from the classic movie "Gentleman Jim." And in honor of the heat wave that's gripping the nation, he recites "I Know I Am But Summer To Your Heart" by Edna St. Vincent Millay. https://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "Let's talk about this. Can we turn the cameras off?"
The Accidental Locksmith
July 14, 2019 04:15 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBLarry can make a duplicate key by eye, but somehow can't identify his own car. Plus a tribute to Alfred E. Newman and Butterfly McQueen. Then Larry talks about the great war movie "Kelly's Heroes" and recites the poem "A Boy And His Dad" by Edgar Albert Guest. Quote of the week: "Martians could land and say, "German?" LarryMillerShow.com
Born On The 4th of Ju-Larry (Rebroadcast)
July 05, 2019 04:00 - 55 minutes - 25.9 MBWhy shooting bottle rockets doesn’t count as college credit, Larry’s dog goes to the dentist and why you should never work with dogs, babies or W.C. Fields. And Larry recites the full poem “The Defence of Fort McHenry,” which is the source of the lyrics for “The Star Spangled Banner.” And on Magic Movie Moment, Larry talks about the Errol Flynn classic, “Robin Hood.” Quote of the week: “The backyard fireworks of his idiot friend.”
The Disappearing Meat Mystery
June 29, 2019 22:00 - 40 minutes - 18.8 MBLarry talks about Casey Stengel testifying before congress and not being able to find the meat in a dish he ordered at a food court. Then he talks about the classic movie "Witness For The Prosecution" and recites the poem "My Heart Is In The Highlands" by Robert Burns. https://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "The Great Khan would want me to have one."
For The Love of Bookstores!
June 23, 2019 03:30 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBLarry unsuccessfully tries to get the new Phillip Roth book and waxes nostalgic for his favorite bookstores. Then Larry talks about one of his favorite moments from the Clint Eastwood classic, "The Outlaw Josey Wales." https://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "And if you don't understand that, you're clearly not married."
He's Only Handy With Herring!
June 15, 2019 20:00 - 38 minutes - 17.9 MBLarry gets a new air conditioner and guess who installed it! Ahem, not him. The we find out if Playboy ever did a "Women of Milleronia" issue. Also, two different waiters tell Larry's he's crazy for asking for herring -- but for opposite reasons. On Magic Movie Moment, Larry talks about the Scarlett Johannsen movie "Lucy." And he recites "A Summer Afternoon" by James Whitcomb Riley. Quote of the week: "This guy really put the wazoo on me." https://LarryMillerShow.com
The Larrys Of Wrath
June 08, 2019 20:00 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBLarry tells about the many drinking holidays dedicated to him on his remote, secret volcano island. Plus, we hear about Larry's excitement about his family all being under one roof for the summer. Then he talks about the great Henry Fonda movie "The Grapes Of Wrath" and recites the poem "Nature, The Gentlest Mother" by Emily Dickinson. https://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "I'd just never seen them smile."
What Is Beach Blanket Bingo?
June 01, 2019 07:00 - 26 minutes - 12.2 MBLarry can't figure out if beach blanket bingo is fun or dirty or both. And Larry longs for the house he grew up as he anticipates his two sons coming home next week. Then Larry talks about the classic movie "Butch Cassidy and The Sundance Kid" and recites the poem, "Midnight On The Great Western" by Thomas Hardy. https://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "They open the bar at the American Legion and everyone has nine beers."
What It's Like Being A Crank
May 25, 2019 19:00 - 44 minutes - 20.7 MBLarry has a dust-up with a busboy who won't stop trying to give him water and he bluffs his way through a dinner conversation he can't hear. Plus, we announce the winner of the contest to "Win Larry's Money!" Could it be you? Then Larry talks about the Oscar-winning film "In The Heat Of the Night" and then recites the poem A "Thunderstorm In Town" by Thomas Hardy. https://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "I don't hear them, so I'm thrilled."
For The Love Of Wrestling! (Rebroadcast)
May 18, 2019 20:00 - 48 minutes - 22.3 MBIn tribute to the passing of Bruno Sammartino, Larry talks of his love of wrestling and helping Jim "The Anvil" Neidhart recover from a late night of mirth on the streets of New Orleans! Plus his personal encounters with wrestling legends Hulk Hogan and The Fabulous Moolah. On Magic Movie Moment, Larry talks about the classic "Requiem For A Heavyweight" with Anthony Quinn. Then he recites the poem, "Carpe Diem" by Robert Frost. Quote of the week: "Hey Moolah! Come on up here and get your...
Larry Vs. The Blob!
May 11, 2019 23:00 - 38 minutes - 17.9 MBLarry gives the backstory on what exactly Cinco de Mayo is all about and wonders why the U.S. doesn't have a home-grown holiday dedicated to drinking. Then we hear about the classic western "Shane" and Larry recites the powerful poem "The Cities Of The Plain" by John Greenleaf Whittier. https://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "I always wanted to play one of those way too thick guitars."
We Don't Need No Stinking Wagon Train
May 04, 2019 20:00 - 41 minutes - 19.4 MBLarry explains the greatness behind the Christmas episode of "Wagon Train" and tells stories about repeatedly being enlisted into making a minyan. Then he analyzes the classic movie "Treasure of the Sierra Madre." LarryMillerShow.com
Win Larry's Money!
April 27, 2019 23:00 - 41 minutes - 19.4 MBWin Larry's money! Well, not all of it, or much of it. Larry's giving away the change from the console in his car. Tune in for details about how you can win it! Also, Larry finally discovers the wonders of MeTV and the great Svengoolie. Then he talks about "Chariots of Fire" and recites "Running To Paradise" by Yeats. Quote of the week: "Good luck now, potatohead." LarryMillerShow.com
Where's The Easter Parade? (Rebroadcast)
April 20, 2019 23:20 - 1 hour - 31 MBLarry ponders the demise of the Easter Parade and talks about where Easter eggs come from. And find out what a "chicken flicker" is and why you probably don't want to be one. Plus, Larry talks about The Charge of The Light Brigade on Poetry Corner and on MMM. The Jetsons meets the Flintstones has nothing on this crossover! Quote of the week: "We might just say it sits there." LarryMillerShow.com
Who Wants A Brand New Car?
April 14, 2019 03:00 - 43 minutes - 20.3 MBLarry gets a new car, but not before moving a mountain of spare change out of his old one. And Larry ponders what ever happened to milk men and paper boys. Then we hear about the classic Yul Brenner movie "The Kind and I" and Larry recites the poem "The Winds of Fate" by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. Quote of the week: "That was wild. That was like getting a Rolls Royce or something." LarryMillerShow.com
The Two Best Steaks Ever
April 07, 2019 03:00 - 41 minutes - 19 MBTake your kick me signs and throw them in Volcano #1, because Larry suffers no April's Fools and we'll hear all about that. He also talks about the two best steaks he's ever had. You won't believe the answer! (You might.) https://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "That sounds like a police car on Mars."
Dining Tales!
March 31, 2019 03:00 - 41 minutes - 19 MBLarry tells more tales about the simple pleasures of a perfect steak and being baffled in an Italian restaurant. And we hear about one of his favorite scenes from "Fast Times At Ridgemont High," and Phoebe Cates is NOT in it, if you can believe that. http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "Now I'm in the role of, well, frightened husband."
Well, That's Showbiz
March 24, 2019 03:30 - 25 minutes - 11.9 MBLarry tells about the time he and Johnny Carson were wowed backstage at the Tonight Show by the beauty of Dana Delaney! Wow! Plus Larry recites the poem "The Echoing Green" by William Blake and talks about the movie "Drums Along The Mohawk." Quote of the week: "The luckiest gown in history." https://LarryMillerShow.com
White Man! White Man!
March 17, 2019 03:00 - 56 minutes - 26 MBLarry has a bonding moment with a street guy -- or something? We're not sure what happened. Then Larry finds the one minimall with no bathrooms whatsoever and is also ribbed for being "the doorman" who can't operate an elevator. And he recites "Spring" by William Blake and talks about the classic '60s movie "Easy Rider." LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "I've been 17 minutes late for 12 years."
Anniversary Tales
March 10, 2019 06:00 - 32 minutes - 15 MBLarry talks about how much he enjoyed his low-key anniversary. No madcap antics or zany hijinks this year! Then Larry recites "A Lady Who Thinks She Is Thirty" by Ogden Nash and talks about the movie "To Sir With Love." Quote of the week: "If it doesn't work out. I'll kill you." Thanks to ButcherBox for supporting The Larry Miller Show! Receive $20 off your first box and 2 pounds of FREE Ground Beef in every box for the life of your subscription by going to butcherbox.com/larry and enter...
What To Buy Your Wife? (Rebroadcast)
March 01, 2019 08:00 - 37 minutes - 17.2 MBLarry doesn't know how to buy presents. A spa or a hair thing or a nail thing? And find out how they get Marines to make "that face" in their portraits. Speaking of birthdays, Larry recites the poem "A Birthday" by Christina Georgina Rossetti. Then Larry discusses the classic movie "The Oxbow Incident." http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "Who doesn't like traffic cops on Mars?"
How To Tip Like A Dope
February 23, 2019 21:00 - 35 minutes - 16.5 MBGeorge Wallace gives Larry advice on how to tip like a cool operator. Guess how it goes when Larry tries it? And Larry tells a story about not being cool trying to impress Merv Griffin. This episode is brought to you by Shower Hockey Monthly magazine and Woodbury Soap. "Whether it's in the shower or on the rink, nobody is soapier than Woodbury! My Woodbury, that's good soap!" Quote of the week: "Yeah but that's Lynda Carter." http://LarryMillerShow.com
Larry Is Not Looney For Uni!
February 16, 2019 23:56 - 49 minutes - 22.9 MBHear Larry's misadventures with Japanese food including popping a ball of wasabi into his mouth like it was a cherry and being wildly grossed out by uni. Plus, a joke about a guy eating a bald eagle! Quote of the week: "Like pink and you know it has some ketchup in it." LarryMillerShow.com
Support Your Local Diner!
February 10, 2019 04:00 - 37 minutes - 17.4 MBLarry has a magical experience eating a perfect steak at the counter at Mel's Diner. Then Larry talks about going to Musso & Frank with the director of a new movie he's in. The name of the movie? "The Man Who Killed Hitler and Then The Bigfoot." Quote of the week: "You think you're alright? You're not." Thanks to ButcherBox for supporting The Larry Miller Show! Receive 2 FREE Filet Mignons, Free Bacon and $20 off your order by going to butcherbox.com/larry and entering larry at checkout....
Too Cold For Me Here (Rebroadcast)
January 31, 2019 20:00 - 36 minutes - 16.7 MBA cold man in New Jersey aggressively offers to change places with Larry. Also, he talks about the classic Sean Connery James Bond movie, "From Russia With Love" and recites the poem "Justice" by Rudyard Kipling. Quote of the week: "It was just, well, creepy." http://LarryMillerShow.com
As Cool As Robert Wagner
January 27, 2019 05:00 - 29 minutes - 13.6 MBLarry is working this week with the only guy in the world as cool as Robert Wagner, namely, Robert Wagner. Hear about tales from the set! http://LarryMillerShow.com
Rain, Begone!
January 18, 2019 06:28 - 32 minutes - 14.9 MBIt never rains on Milleronia, but it's raining like crazy in Southern California! Larry talks about the big rain and how people lose their minds during it. http://LarryMillerShow.com
Your Crazy Driving Is Driving Me Crazy
January 13, 2019 04:00 - 35 minutes - 16.4 MBTraffic tips galore! Larry tells you how to win a street race that you're not even trying to win and how to beat the traffic jam in a parking lot after a play. Plus, an ode to the great Bob Einstein and why Larry would rather being home saying goodnight to his kid than just about anything else. And on Magic Movie Moment, we hear about the flick "Rio Bravo." http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "I'm working with William Shatner."
Does He Drink Coffee (Yet?)
December 23, 2018 08:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBOur holiday special is here with Larry's annual retelling of his classic Christmas story, "Does He Drink Coffee?" Then Larry exposes the true tyranny and danger of the mistletoe plant. Plus, we hear about the Bogart movie "High Sierra." Thanks for listening, everyone! Have a happy holiday season and we'll see you in the new year! LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "It's a parasite. Happy so far?"
I Could Make You Cry (Rebroadcast)
December 13, 2018 08:00 - 38 minutes - 17.9 MBHear about Larry's tough friend Ali from Libya and a shopping bag full of cash! Larry will make you laugh, Ali could make you cry. Plus some fond memories of the classic Christmas movie "It's a Wonderful Life." And Larry recites "The Lover's Petition" by Emerson. LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "They were as blonde as vikings."
Cavu To You
December 07, 2018 06:31 - 28 minutes - 13.3 MBLarry talks about the funeral of George HW Bush, a very thoughtful gift he received and the origin of the Dungmeister name. On Magic Movie Moment, we hear about the classic gangster movie "Little Caesar" and Larry recites the poem "Do Not Stand At My Grave and Weep." Quote of the week: "When you put the words jackhammer and concrete together, it won't be quiet." http://LarryMillerShow.com
A Prisoner Of Leftovers
November 30, 2018 06:09 - 33 minutes - 15.4 MBForget about the 12 days of Christmas, Larry has 12 meals of Thanksgiving leftovers. He reaches past the vegetables and cheeses with names of foreign countries and becomes a prisoner of leftover turkey. Turkey that was supposed to be in his wife's soup! Yipe! http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "It's great to have your own island. I can't say that enough."
Tales Of Turkey Terror! (Rebroadcast)
November 22, 2018 08:00 - 34 minutes - 16.4 MBWhat should you eat at Thanksgiving? Everything! Larry recounts Thanksgivings of this year and yesteryear, including tales of Uncle Joe always being late. And he also mulls over what is the sixth level of drinking if you live in a trailer park. Then he talks about the movie Exodus and recites the poem "A Golden Day" by Paul Laurence Dunbar. http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "WE don't need string beans. We eat those all week."
The Jackhammer In Larry's Head
November 16, 2018 05:45 - 32 minutes - 15.3 MBLarry lives with a jackhammer outside his door and lives to tell about it. Then he gives a few words about Veterans Day and the 100th anniversary of the armistice to end World War I. Larry recites "The Veterans" by Rudyard Kipling and talks about the Gary Cooper movie "Sgt. York." http://LarryMillerShow.com Thanks to ButcherBox for supporting The Larry Miller Show! For $20 off your first box and a package of FREE bacon in every box for the life of your subscription, go to ButcherBox.com/la...
Is Voting Stupid or Brilliant?
November 09, 2018 04:00 - 30 minutes - 14.5 MBLarry votes and wonders if it's stupid or brilliant. Hear the answer "they" don't "want" you to find "out" about!!! For the start of autumn, Larry recites "An Autumn—Blooming Rose" by Alfred Austin. And on Magic Movie Moment, we hear about the classic Frankenheimer movie "The Manchurian Candidate." Thanks to ButcherBox for supporting The Larry Miller Show! Receive free bacon and $20 off your first box by going to butcherbox.com/larry and entering larry at checkout. http://LarryMillerShow...
Free Bacon!
November 01, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MBLarry finally realizes he doesn't hate Halloween as much as he thought. We continue OctPOEber with Larry reciting The Valley Of Unrest by Poe. Then Larry talks about a magic movie moment from "The Silence Of The Lambs." Thanks to ButcherBox for supporting The Larry Miller Show! Receive free bacon and $20 off your first box by going to butcherbox.com/larry and entering larry at checkout. Quote of the week: "Some kind of, well, maniac." http://LarryMillerShow.com
Hey Fatso Revisited
October 26, 2018 04:44 - 34 minutes - 16.7 MBFor the start of the World Series, Larry re-tells a simple but hilarious about seeing a fistfight at a big league ballpark. In continuing with OctPOEber, Larry recites "El Dorado" by Poe and then he talks about the movie "The Rookie." Quote of the week: "Some vodka. What? What? Are you stupid?" http://LarryMillerShow.com
Maybe Everyone's Crazy
October 19, 2018 05:09 - 41 minutes - 19.1 MBWho wants to annoy a doctor? Larry does. Or at least it works out that way. Hear how Larry's crabby day turned into a chance to make someone else happy. Then Larry talks about the Hitchcock classic "Rear Window." And for Poetry Corner, Larry recites another one for OctPOEber, "To One Departed" by Poe. http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "I'm not complaining about that. I can if you want."
How To Egg Like a Pro
October 12, 2018 06:00 - 36 minutes - 17 MBLarry talks about his childhood bootleg Batman costume, then he teaches you to huck eggs like a pro. Everything from padding the order at the dirve through dairy store window to how to clean your friend's Dad's car with your shirt. And he talks about the movie "The Shooter" and recites "The City of Sin" by Edgar Allan Poe! http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "Oh, look. It's Satan!"
Cacti, Wild Pigs & Earthquakes (Rebroadcast)
October 04, 2018 07:00 - 34 minutes - 16.4 MBDon't be a boar! Tune in and hear how Larry returns from Tucson with a fear of cacti and wild pigs. That leads to a discussion of Larry's newest volcano, volcano #3! And Larry does an inspired recitation of the poem Gunga Din, then talks about the movie of the same name. http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "They make the Javelina pigs look like tea time."
Smiling At The Supermarket
September 27, 2018 07:00 - 30 minutes - 14.3 MBLarry has peaceful and nearly spiritual experience at the supermarket and tries to understand why and how to make it happen again. Then, Larry talks about a great scene from the movie "Miller's Crossing" and recites the Shakespeare Sonnet "So Are You To My Thoughts As Food To Life." http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "Sonnet 75, that wasn't the first one he wrote. There were 74 before that."
Bandit, You Got Your Ears On?
September 21, 2018 07:00 - 30 minutes - 14.3 MBA tribute to Burt Reynolds, Smokey and The Bandit, Georgia and the south. And hear about the time Larry insulted a drug dealer in Atlanta! http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "It was a good bar to stand at and drink for eight hours."
Larry's Biggest Laugh Ever
September 08, 2018 19:54 - 42 minutes - 19.7 MBLarry tells the story of the biggest laugh he ever had, at a classical musical recital when he was a teenager. And hear about his trip to the quiet confines of a watch store. Then Larry talks about the great movie, "The Untouchables" and recites the poem "I Am In Need Of Music" by Elizabeth Bishop. And has a hoofer ever ankled a biopic that went on to be boffo at the B.O.? Tune in and find out! http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote Of The Week: "Here's a million dollars, just stand up."
New Doctors Are A Headache!
August 31, 2018 07:00 - 56 minutes - 25.8 MBLarry gives a tribute to John McCain and Neil Simon. Then he talks about being in "The Odd Couple" in high school, and later meeting Neil Simon and starring in one of his plays on Broadway! We also hear about Larry's new doctor and a very gracious parking attendant. And Larry talks about the Clint Eastwood classic "Sudden Impact" and recites "Do Not Stand At My Grave And Weep" by Mary Elizabeth Frye. http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "It's going to look like you wrote with your...
Real Housewives Of Milleronia (Rebroadcast)
August 24, 2018 07:00 - 31 minutes - 14.7 MBLarry explains his absence for the last two weeks and gets ready to send his youngest son off to college. Plus a tribute to the late Jerry Lewis and Dick Gregory. http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "Charles Manson would be hired today. Someone from Jupiter would be hired."
Did You Eat At Antonio's?
August 17, 2018 14:38 - 39 minutes - 18.2 MBLarry tells about trying to accomplish chores while in a pasta-fueled fugue state. And encounters a crazy woman man-handling cherries at the supermarket. Then Larry talks about "The Godfather II" and recites "If" by Rudyard Kipling. And don't ever sell that cow. http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "They're not a backpack of cherries."
Laughter Is The Best Laxative
August 09, 2018 20:34 - 28 minutes - 13.1 MBIf laughter is the best medicine, how do people die laughing? And Larry does an ode to Thurman Munson and Walter Payton. Plus, we hear about the Marlon Brando classic "On The Waterfront" and Larry recites the poem "Sympathy" by Paul Lawrence Dunbar. http://LarryMillerShow.com
Is Larry A Crabby Old Man?
August 02, 2018 07:00 - 36 minutes - 16.6 MBLarry wonders if it's crazy to be crabby because of someone talking loud on their cell phone at the supermarket. And he makes an epic journey -- to the car wash. Also, Larry recites the classic poem Wynken, Blynken, And Nod by Eugene Field and then talks about the Garry Marshall movie "Overboard." http://LarryMillerShow.com
What Did We Do Before A/C? (Rebroadcast)
July 26, 2018 07:00 - 35 minutes - 16.3 MBThe dog days of summer get Larry wondering how we got by before air conditioning. Then Larry recalls an interesting conversation he had with Val Kilmer on the set of "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang." Then he discusses the movie "Tombstone" and recites the poem "On Dreaming" by John Newton. http://LarryMillerShow.com Quote of the week: "This joke is one year younger than God."
Montreal Strippers & Mud Wrestling
July 19, 2018 07:00 - 47 minutes - 22 MBLarry ponders the decline of mud wrestling and classy strip club names. Then he reminisces about strippers in Montreal and comics who shoot bottle rockets out of their butts -- also in Montreal. He also recites the poem Sounds From The Baseball Field by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. http://LarryMillerShow.com