Stephanie Catherine Miller (born September 29, 1961) is an American political commentator, comedian, and host of The Stephanie Miller Show, a Progressive talk radio program produced in Los Angeles, California, by WYD Media Management and syndicated nationally by Westwood One.

[1] Miller's first efforts at comedy were in high school, performing in a sketch, "Torn Between Two Lovers," requiring a specially-sewn dress with panels that boys ripped open every time a chorus of the song was heard.

[21] Miller initially set out to be an actress, and for many years had hoped to star in her own sitcom, and also expressed interest in doing film.

Her first radio experience was delivering humorous bits on Sandy Beach's morning show on Hot 104 WNYS in Buffalo, New York,[10] which included doing impressions of Katharine Hepburn.

[14] She then took an on-air job at radio station WLVL in Lockport, where she went from evenings to afternoon drive to mornings in three months.

[9][24] She then sent a tape to Brother Wease (Alan Levin), the morning drive host at WCMF in Rochester, New York.

Levin "hired her as soon as I heard her tape," and in 1985 she went to WCMF to work as "Sister Sleaze" on the Brother Wease show.

[26] In 1993, Miller headed back to Los Angeles to develop a sitcom for Warner Brothers that never materialized.

She states that her turning point in terms of being outspoken about politics came in August 1992, when she heard Pat Buchanan's gay-bashing "culture wars" speech at the Republican Convention.

[29] Unlike other late night television talk shows, the show had no band, no desk, a studio audience with nightclub-style seating instead of theatre-style seating, conversations with the audience via video phone, and pre-taped sketches starring Miller as real-life characters.

[32] Reflecting on the experience a few years later for an article in The Buffalo News, Miller said, "I think 13 weeks is a pretty tough shot for any unknown in late night.

"[23] Comedian and voice actor Carlos Alazraqui, who later worked with Miller on her KABC radio show, and is now a regular guest on her current radio program (Coffee with Carlos), was part of the Irregular Regulars sketch comedy group on Miller's television show.

[35] Impressionist Jim Ward, who is on Miller's current radio show, also was with her on KABC,[36] along with Carlos Alazraqui.

[23][40] In February 2000, shortly before her departure from KABC, Miller began hosting the Oxygen Channel's revival of the game show I've Got a Secret.

"[44] After leaving Oxygen, Miller returned to Los Angeles in 2003, and shopped a pilot that she co-produced, which she described as a cross between The Carol Burnett Show and Politically Incorrect.

On September 7, 2004, The Stephanie Miller Show was launched by Democracy Radio and WYD Media Management.

[49] In 2011, Miller won the Talkers Magazine Judy Jarvis Memorial Award for Outstanding Contributions to Talk Radio by a Woman.

[57] Commenting on the campaign, Miller stated, "We are the ticket of low expectations and morals and are damn proud of it, too."

The current cast includes Miller, John Fugelsang, and the comedy duo Frangela, for an evening of liberal humor and commentary.

[64][65] The idea for the Sexy Liberal Tour originated in-studio during a live radio broadcast with Miller and John Fugelsang in 2011.

[64] On July 24, 2016, during a performance of the Sexy Liberal Comedy Tour in Philadelphia in conjunction with the 2016 Democratic National Convention, Miller fell off the stage at the Walnut Street Theatre, falling into the orchestra pit.

[66] In early 2024, the project announced Save The World Comedy Tour shows with veterans Stephanie Miller, John Fugelsang, Hal Sparks and Frangela.

[69] The concept was suggested by Travis Bone, one of Miller's producers, who thought listeners might like to hear and see what it's like to be at a party at Stephanie's house.

In the 1990s, she had celebrity dates with parody songwriter "Weird Al" Yankovic and Barry Williams of Greg Brady fame.

[28] While she had been open about her sexuality with family and friends for many years, in 2010 in the midst of the furor over gay marriage and Proposition 8 in California, she decided to publicly announce that she is a lesbian.

On her August 13, 2010, radio show, Miller said, "I've reached my personal tipping point to say I am a gay woman."

She then movingly shared details about her private life and personal journey in deciding to publicly disclose that she is gay.

Commenting in an interview with the San Diego Gay and Lesbian News on her decision, Miller said, "I realized that I can't authentically talk to [my listeners] about these issues anymore without walking in my truth.

In the video she discussed how she had lost 15 years of closeness with her family because she mistakenly thought they wouldn't accept her as gay.