Dennis Miller Live
The show was idea of HBO executive producer Michael Fuchs, who told Miller he could use any forum he wanted as long as he brought in the numbers.It was directed by Debbie Palacio for most of its run, and head writers were first Jeff Cesario and then Eddie Feldmann.Other writers included José Arroyo, Rich Dahm, Ed Driscoll, David Feldman, Mike Gandolfi, Jim Hanna, Tom Hertz, Leah Krinsky, Rob Kutner, Rick Overton, Jacob Sager Weinstein, and David S. Weiss.The credit sequence showed Miller in a pool hall playing by himself set to "Everybody Wants to Rule the World" by Tears for Fears,[4][5] though music was changed in later seasons for cost reasons.[6][7] In later seasons, the sequence was changed to show oversized toppling dominoes featuring images of political and social leaders.