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Mark Miller

location-pin Los Angeles, California

School: Franklin & Marshall College

Expertise: TV & Movie Entertainment, Humor

Mark Miller

  • Staff writer and producer for TV variety shows and sitcoms, including Diff'rent Strokes and The Carol Burnett Show
  • Stand-up comedian
  • Humor columnist for the Los Angeles Times for five years
  • Created original comedy material for Jay Leno, Dana Carvey, Roseanne Barr, Rodney Dangerfield, Jim Carrey and many others
  • Author of 500 Dates: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Online Dating Wars

Experience

Mark is a humor writer who began his career in the San Francisco stand-up comedy scene alongside Dana Carvey and Robin Williams, appearing at the famous Comedy Store and on numerous TV talk shows. Since then, he has held positions as a nationally syndicated humor columnist for the Los Angeles Times, a sitcom and variety-show staff writer and producer for eight series (including Diff’rent Strokes and The Carol Burnett Show), and a writer for comedians including Jay Leno, Rodney Dangerfield and Jim Carrey. Mark has also contributed to Premiere Radio Syndicate and the Jack FM series of CBS Radio stations nationwide, as well as Showtime, the Playboy Channel, America Online and Weekly World News.

He is the author of 500 Dates: Dispatches from the Front Lines of the Online Dating Wars, a collection of humor essays on dating and romance.

Education

Franklin & Marshall College

BA, English, with honors

Articles

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91 Music Jokes That Totally Rock

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104 Love Jokes That’ll Make Your Crush Crack Up with Laughter

Factor laughter into the love equation, and sparks are sure to fly. That's why we're head over heels for these uproariously funny love jokes.
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100 Fall Puns That’ll Give You a Gourd Reason to Laugh This Season

Do you love a gourd play on words? A-corny one-liner? Pumpkin spice up the autumn season with these hilarious fall puns.