Stephanie Miller's Happy Hour Podcast

Comedian Gloria Bigelow joins us, along with our friend Dana Goldberg, for some cocktails and wine. We compare the voices we use for our dogs. discuss getting the hell out of New York City, and low lesbian self-esteem ... And of course, we talk shit on Trump.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Comedy legend Elayne Boosler grabs a Pino Grigio and joins us in the basement! We're still reeling from Steph's holiday party and Elayne has a few words for Ms. Lily Tomlin. She also rails that it's okay to be fat now. Do you know how many pizzas this woman could have been eating? She shares some stories about Robin Williams and Andy Kaufman and tells how it was Bill Clinton and Maya Angelou who brought her and her future husband together.This episode is brought to you by Casper mattress. Go to Casper.com and use the code MILLER to get $50 off select mattresses. Terms and conditions apply.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We're so happy to welcome esteemed actor and badass lady Mary McDonnell (Dances With Wolves, Major Crimes, Battlestar Galactica) to the basement for the last Happy Hour of 2018! We dive into her career - from how she initially wasn't interested doing in Dance With Wolves, to playing the first lady in Independence Day, to playing the president on Battlestar Galactica. Besides the first lady-president connection, Mary discusses the influence of Hillary Clinton (and Nancy Pelosi, amongst others). We love this woman! Check out her own podcast, Lady Bam. Cheers!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We talk to some of our Stephanie Miller Show beloveds - Lisa Bloom, Jessica Michelle Singleton, @proudresister Ryan Knight, Katherine Fugate, Madeline, the 12-year-old pundit, Judy Tenuta, Christopher Gorham, and Mona Shaik - and to find out what their holiday wishes are and their hopes for 2019. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Beverly D'Angelo (National Lampoon's Vacation movies, Entourage) is a trip without a suitcase - in the best way possible. She is hi-larious. She sings! And she's had an amazing life, which she has no problem going in to. We discuss her movies, as well as the men in her life. AND we all find our inner Al Pacino. This woman is a gem, and so is this podcast.This episode is brought to you by Omaha Steaks and Simply to Impress.Go to OmahaSteaks.com and type MILLER in the search bar to send the Omaha Steaks Family Gift Package at 74% off. That's a $195 gift package for only $49.99.And go to SimplytoImpress.com and use the promo code DEAL for 30% off and free shipping on personalized holiday card.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Spencer Garrett is not just that guy from that thing. From his role as Tom Delay to his part on 'House of Cards' to currently co-starring in 'The Front Runner' as Bob Woodward (in theaters now), he's usually that political guy from that political thing. Even behind the scenes, he's a producer on the podcast 'America 2.0' - a West Wing-style audio drama. He discusses that, plus his recently filmed roles in Quentin Tarantino's next film 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood' and Jay Roach's 'Fair and Balanced' where he plays Sean Hannity.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Celebrate this Thanksgiving weekend with one of the women we're most thankful for - Gloria Allred! Recorded earlier this year before the podcast went free, we discuss some of Gloria's high-profile cases, her hair styles over the years, and her current relationship status. Steph also recounts how her liberal mom Gloria held her hand in the ambulance after a fall off the stage at a Sexy Liberal show in Philadelphia.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The hilarious Scott Thompson (Kids In the Hall) grabs a Rusty Nail and heads down to the basement to discuss being out and gay through the 80's and what he can say as Buddy Cole that he can't say as Scott Thompson. We share some major laughs - and have some disagreements - but find common ground in knowing that it is definitely NOT best to be ahead of your time.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Frangela returns to help us recap the blue wave. Then travel back to election day and the conversations we had with our friends Emilio Estevez, Mark Hamill, and Lea Thompson. Emilio reports what he saw driving through the border. Mark does some Trump sayings as the Joker! And Lea basks once more in the Sexy Liberal afterglow before she hikes out to her polling place. Relax (for now). We won! Take a drink and enjoy!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Recorded LIVE from the Athenaeum Theatre in Chicago on Oct. 27th, 2018. We sit down with Sexy Liberals John Fugelsang, Margaret Cho, Watergate prosecutor Jill Wine-Banks, and Rep. Jan SchakowskySee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

This week it's Andy Kindler - hilarious comedian, co-host of the podcast 'Though Spiral', and former Stephanie Miller late night show guest. We hit the ground running and then it's all over the place! Duelling Tom Leykis's! Marcus Welby MD! Al Haig! Stupid Hitler! And MORE!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Julia Sweeney from Saturday Night Live and her hit one woman show Older and Wider is in the basement with Stephanie this week and we are talking about Trump being the distraction to what the GOP is really up to and the upcoming midterms. We also try to get her to reveal Pat's gender and when that doesn't work out we talk about her battle with cancer, letting go of god to become an atheist and of course we drink some awesome Cameron Hughes wine! Go to chwine.com/miller and check out one of their radio mix sampler packs and be sure to type Miller in the box at checkout for free shipping!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

From RuPaul's Drag Race, it's the one and only Alaska Thunderfuck. Alaska explains how it was George W. Bush who originally drove her to drag, why she likes a good catty insult, and how it's impossible not to be political. Alaska is joined by her music partner Jeremy. Their new album 'Amethyst Journey' is available now.This podcast is brought to you by Sun Basket. Go to SunBasket.com/HAPPY today to get $35 off your first order!Also brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com/miller and receive 15% off and free shipping on one of their new Radio Mixed Sampler Packs. Or text MILLER to 511511See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Recorded LIVE from the Sydney Harman Hall in Washington DC on Sept. 22nd, 2018. We sit down with Sexy Liberals John Fugelsang, Darrell Hammond, Charlie Pierce, Malcolm Nance, and Fernand Amandi.This podcast is brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com/miller and receive 15% off and free shipping on one of their new Radio Mixed Sampler Packs. Or text MILLER to 511511See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Matt Walsh (Veep's Mike McLintock) joins us! We compare press secretaries and the line between what's funny and what's terrifying. Plus Matt's a Chicago guy, so we test his flat 'A' against Steph's Lackport, NY accent (up the transit from Buffalo and Lackawanna and Cheektowaga). Plus wine and swearing!This podcast is brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com/miller and receive 15% off and free shipping on one of their new Radio Mixed Sampler Packs. Or text MILLER to 511511Also brought to you by Sun Basket. Go to SunBasket.com/HAPPY today to get $35 off your first order!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Laurence Fishburne is in the basement! Morpheus is here! Or Perry White, or Goliath, depending on who you're asking. We had a fun time discussing his career, starting with being cast in 'Apocalypse Now!' at the age of 14, and all the memorable roles he's brought his gravitas to ever since. We discuss his show 'Black-ish' and the topics they've covered that haven't really been seen on TV before. We also get into some of his comic book and sci-fi roles, of which Laurence is definitely a fan. Check it out!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Margaret Cho, the newest Sexy Liberal, joins us! We discuss this awful administration and look back at the Bush years with a certain fondness - who'd have thought? Margaret joins us for the Sexy Liberal Blue Wave Tour Oct 27th in Chicago, and Nov. 3rd in LA! Go to www.sexyliberal.com for tickets. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

The one and only Jane Fonda dropped by to do the big radio and talk about her legendary career from fitness to activism and the awards she's picked up along the way! Oh and she dropped some bombs that we had to bleep on the radio show, but guess what? We don't have to do that here because Happy Hour is the place where we drink and swear and talk shit about Donald Trump!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Homina homina homina... Okay, keep it together. How do you interview a comedy legend like Carol Burnett? What can you ask that hasn't already been asked before? It helps that she's joined by our good friend and Carol's daughter Jody Hamilton. We get some great stories from Carol's career, as well as tales from Jody's upbringing. And Steph tries not to creep Carol out too much with the giant pictures of her and her family on the walls. FUN? WOW!This podcast is brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com/miller and receive 15% off and free shipping with your minimum 3 bottle order. See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's finally time. We've had his father Martin, and his brother Emilio, now it's time we sit down with the one and only Charlie Sheen. And guess what? He couldn't be nicer. Nothing is off the table as we discuss his highs and lows: tiger blood, Platoon, goddesses, WINNING, Hot Shots, Wall Street, Major League, and 'the Charlie Sheen effect'.This podcast is brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com/miller and receive 15% off and free shipping with your minimum 3 bottle order. Or text MILLER to 511511Also brought to you by Sun Basket. Go to SunBasket.com/HAPPY today to get $35 off your first order!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stephanie's dreamt of this day for a long time: Lawrence pulling up on his motorcyle and sitting down for the Happy Hour. He offers his unique perspective on what's happening from his time as a staff director in the senate and explains how he handles the rolling garbage ball of news every night on his show 'The Last Word'.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Mo Collins from MadTV and Parks and Recreation joins us this week! Despite her fiery twitter feed, she doesn't really think of herself as political, just a human being who's against baby jails and thinks basic health care should be available for all. We talk a lot of s#it on this administration, and Mo offers a unique perspective on Al Franken. PLUS Steph and Mo have a Mary Tyler Moore impression-off.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Chris Gorham, co-star on Netflix's 'Insatiable', joins us! A longtime actor-vist and Fresno native, Chris re-counts busing people to the polls in the George mid-terms AND the school trip he took with Travis many years ago.Today's podcast is brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com/miller and receive 15% off and free shipping with your minimum 3 bottle order. Or text MILLER to 511511Also brought to you by Sun Basket. Go to SunBasket.com/HAPPY today to get $35 off your first order!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ron Perlman, actor (Sons of Anarchy, Hellyboy) and Twitter badass, joins us on National Tequila day to discuss the absurd world we've found ourselves in. Trump is literally saying, “What you’re seeing and what you’re reading is not what’s happening." Hear Hellboy go full Hellbeast on Trump. And stick around for his Frank Sinatra story.Today's podcast is brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com/miller and receive 15% off and free shipping with your minimum 3 bottle order. Or text MILLER to 511511Also brought to you by Sun Basket. Go to SunBasket.com/HAPPY today to get $35 off your first order!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Greg Louganis - Olympic hero, LGBTQ rights activist, and HIV awareness advocate - joins us... and just in time. We are all Greg Louganis right now. We've got to get back up on the diving board. Greg recounts that moment, the controversy over being HIV positive, and the time he met Mike Pence.Today's podcast is brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com/miller and receive 15% off and free shipping with your minimum 3 bottle order. Or text MILLER to 511511Also brought to you by Sun Basket. Go to SunBasket.com/HAPPY today to get $35 off your first order!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Lea Thompson (Back to the Future, Switched at Birth) joins us in cursing the Trump administration. We are all the beaten-down, drunken Lorraine McFly right now. The woman who co-starred in 'Red Dawn' now wonders how the right has gone from hating Russia to loving them. She also discusses her film 'The Year of Spectacular Men', a family affair which Lea directed, her husband Howard Deutch produced, and starring her daughters Madelyn and Zoey Deutch, from a script by Madelyn. Find it now on iTunes and Amazon.Today's podcast is brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com/miller and receive 15% off and free shipping with your minimum 3 bottle order. Or text MILLER to 511511See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Zeke Smith from Survivor and Nico Santos from Superstore join us! Zeke discusses being outed on Survivor and becoming the first trans person many Americans knew, and Nico talks about his burgeoning career and discovers a surprise connection to Stephanie's past.This episode brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com/miller to receive 15% off and free shipping with your minimum 3 bottle order.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We sit down with actor Greg Grunberg - our first guest with his own action figure - to rail after another horrible week in the Trump administration.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Recorded 2-8-18See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Recorded 1/18/18, but released on the FREE Happy Hour Podcast just in time for Father's Day, it's Martin Sheen! The man who served for 7 seasons as President Bartlet has a few things to say about Trump and the current administration. We also discuss Martin's legendary career, both as an actor and a dedicated political activist.This episode is brought to you by Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWine.com and use the code MILLER for 15% off AND free shipping, with your minimum 3 bottle order.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Comedy legend Marsha Warfield sits down to discuss her storied career and how you can be anti-Trump just by being who you are.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

It's a cast of thousands in studio this week with voiceover artists Tara Strong and our very own Carlos Alazraqui. If you ever wanted to know what Twilight Sparkle, Raven or Bubbles think about Donald Trump this is your chance! See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We sit down with Modern Family Executive Producer Danny Zuker to discuss being the #1 Trump troll on Twitter. Danny recounts his history of sparring with the Orange Umpa-Lumpa, both on Twitter and via email. We also discuss the red state appeal of Modern Family and Danny recounts his time as a writer on Roseanne and his reaction to the re-boot.This episode is brought to you by the wine we're drinking on the show - Cameron Hughes Wine. Go to CHWINE.COM and use the code “Miller” and receive 15% off and free shipping, with your minimum 3 bottle order.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We welcome comedian and free speech warrior Kathy Griffin to the basement! Kathy talks about being interrogated by the Justice Department and placed on the No-Fly List in the fallout from her infamous severed head photo, This is a woman clearly with no f's left to give as she continues to sell out shows and call out the hypocrisy of this administration.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Our friend Aisha Tyler sits down with Mama for a Negroni and a long overdue reunion. We catch up on life and the state of the world since Trump arrived in office. Pour yourself a drink and join the party!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Christine shares some Chardonnay as Steph reads only the most salacious passages from her new book, "True Stories from an Unreliable Eyewitness: A Feminist Coming of Age" Steph lays bare her crush on Dr. Kate Austin from Chicago Hope and we delve into how much coming out at a feminist has in common with coming out as gay. Oh, and of course we drink and swear a lot about Trump....See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Ross Mathews stops by for a glass of chardonnay and to dish on his time in the Celebrity Big Brother House with Omarosa and talk about VP Pence's plastic snap on Lego Man hair. Pour yourself a drink and join the party!See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Fortune Feimster grabs a Pomegranate Margarita and discusses her Sarah Huckabee Sanders impression, the mundanity of her "gay Hollywood lifestyle", and shares with Steph a mutual love of Carol Burnett.This episode brought to you by Select Blinds and Ziprecruiter. www.selectblinds.com www.ziprecruiter.com/StephanieSee Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

We kick this thing off with a bang! My friend Rob Reiner joins us to talk politics, his history as a political activist, the difference between "All In the Family" and "Roseanne", and his upcoming movie "Shock and Awe" This episode brought to you by Select Blinds.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

Stephanie Miller lets her Happy Hour podcast loose on the world. Raise your glass and get ready for uncensored chats with celebrities and comedians. Pants optional.See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.