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Miller was born in a military hospital at [[Joint Base Lewis-McChord]] near [[Tacoma, Washington]].<ref name="WhatcomTalk2023">{{cite news |last=Benoit |first=Matt |date=2023-09-07 |title=Olympia Comedian Sam Miller Brings Jokes, Inspiration to Fairhaven on September 15 |url=https://www.whatcomtalk.com/2023/09/07/olympia-comedian-sam-miller-brings-jokes-inspiration-to-fairhaven-on-september-15/ |work=WhatcomTalk |location=Bellingham, Washington |access-date=2024-04-01 }}</ref> Miller's father, a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, died when Miller was 12.<ref name="ParentalCompass"/> His mother, now retired, was a psychiatric nurse practitioner.<ref name="CityArts2017"/> He grew up in [[Spanaway, Washington]]; after his father's death, the family moved to nearby Olympia.<ref name="Bob&Tom20230609"/><ref name="WhatcomTalk2023"/><ref name="SICC2016"/> |
Miller was born in a military hospital at [[Joint Base Lewis-McChord]] near [[Tacoma, Washington]].<ref name="WhatcomTalk2023">{{cite news |last=Benoit |first=Matt |date=2023-09-07 |title=Olympia Comedian Sam Miller Brings Jokes, Inspiration to Fairhaven on September 15 |url=https://www.whatcomtalk.com/2023/09/07/olympia-comedian-sam-miller-brings-jokes-inspiration-to-fairhaven-on-september-15/ |work=WhatcomTalk |location=Bellingham, Washington |access-date=2024-04-01 }}</ref> Miller's father, a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, died when Miller was 12.<ref name="ParentalCompass"/> His mother, now retired, was a psychiatric nurse practitioner.<ref name="CityArts2017"/> He grew up in [[Spanaway, Washington]]; after his father's death, the family moved to nearby Olympia.<ref name="Bob&Tom20230609"/><ref name="WhatcomTalk2023"/><ref name="SICC2016"/> |
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Miller began using drugs at age 14.<ref name="KUOW2019">{{cite news |last=St. Pierre Nelson |first=Simone |date=November 21, 2019 |title=Eleven years sober, this stand-up comedian now helps teens in recovery |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/restorative-justice-schools |work=KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio |location=Seattle |access-date=2024-04-01 }}</ref> As a teenager, Miller was arrested several times for minor drug violations and similar offenses, and was incarcerated in Yakima County Jail.<ref name="CityArts2017">{{cite news |last=Hamil |first=Brett |date=April 13, 2017 |title=Sam Miller and ‘The Jail Letters Project’ |url=https://www.cityartsmagazine.com/sam-miller-and-jail-letters-project/ |work=City Arts |location=Seattle, Washington |access-date=2024-04-01 }}</ref> |
Miller began using drugs at age 14.<ref name="KUOW2019">{{cite news |last=St. Pierre Nelson |first=Simone |date=November 21, 2019 |title=Eleven years sober, this stand-up comedian now helps teens in recovery |url=https://www.kuow.org/stories/restorative-justice-schools |work=KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio |location=Seattle |access-date=2024-04-01 }}</ref> As a teenager, Miller was arrested several times for minor drug violations and similar offenses, and was incarcerated in Yakima County Jail.<ref name="CityArts2017">{{cite news |last=Hamil |first=Brett |date=April 13, 2017 |title=Sam Miller and ‘The Jail Letters Project’ |url=https://www.cityartsmagazine.com/sam-miller-and-jail-letters-project/ |work=City Arts |location=Seattle, Washington |access-date=2024-04-01 }}</ref> After being expelled from high school, Miller worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a wilderness firefighter in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. He lost the job because of his drug problems.<ref name="Wenatchee2023"/><ref name="WhatcomTalk2023"/> |
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==Discography== |
==Discography== |
Revision as of 15:41, 18 April 2024
Sam Miller | |
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Born | 1982 or 1983 (age 41–42)[1] Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington[2] |
Medium | Stand-up comedy, podcast |
Years active | 2014-present |
Website | sammillercomedy.com |
Sam Miller is an American comedian from Olympia, Washington. He has headlined across the United States, and released his debut album Round Trip on Stand Up! Records in 2023.[3][4][5][6] His work is known for dealing frankly with issues of homelessness and drug addiction; Miller has been sober since 2008.[7][2] Seattle magazine City Arts called Miller "an endearingly positive presence" in the comedy scene of the Pacific Northwest.[8][9]
Early life
Miller was born in a military hospital at Joint Base Lewis-McChord near Tacoma, Washington.[2] Miller's father, a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force, died when Miller was 12.[10] His mother, now retired, was a psychiatric nurse practitioner.[8] He grew up in Spanaway, Washington; after his father's death, the family moved to nearby Olympia.[11][2][12]
Miller began using drugs at age 14.[13] As a teenager, Miller was arrested several times for minor drug violations and similar offenses, and was incarcerated in Yakima County Jail.[8] After being expelled from high school, Miller worked for the U.S. Forest Service as a wilderness firefighter in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. He lost the job because of his drug problems.[4][2]
Discography
- Round Trip (Stand Up! Records, 2023)
Selected podcasts
- The Art of Bombing: A Guide to Stand-Up Comedy, Episode 100: "Sam Miller & Loads of Fun" (June 25, 2019)[14]
- The Vance Crowe Podcast, "Coronavirus Perspective: The Homeless During Coronavirus" (March 26, 2020)[15]
- Topical Depression with Natalie Holt, November 14, 2019[16]
- Outsiders, Episode 5, February 26, 2020[17]
- The Parental Compass, November 17, 2021[10]
- Revisionary Podcast, January 5, 2022[18]
- Fadam and Friends, December 26, 2022[19]
- Open Mic'ers Podcast, July 6, 2023[20]
- DADennial, "Comedy, Recovery, and Fatherhood" (July 19, 2023)[21]
- Loose Toss, "Chin Balancing with Sam Miller" (October 31, 2023)[22]
- Passion Pod, March 18, 2024[23]
- The Bob & Tom Show, June 9, 2023;[11] October 18, 2023;[24] April 3, 2024[1]
References
- ^ a b "Full Show Podcast for April 3, 2024". The Bob & Tom Show. April 3, 2024. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ a b c d e Benoit, Matt (2023-09-07). "Olympia Comedian Sam Miller Brings Jokes, Inspiration to Fairhaven on September 15". WhatcomTalk. Bellingham, Washington. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Drake, Jessica (May 10, 2023). "Comedian Sam Miller is 'real big' and gets big laughs". Wenatchee World. Wenatchee, Washington. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b c Hamil, Brett (April 13, 2017). "Sam Miller and 'The Jail Letters Project'". City Arts. Seattle, Washington. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Denkmann, Libby; Burrows, Jason (October 2, 2023). "Comedian Hasan Minhaj admits he made up some of his material. How do Washington comics react?". KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio. Seattle. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ a b Bobby Williams (November 17, 2021). "Parenting as a Recovering Addict (Guest: Sam Miller) Episode 61". The Parental Compass (Podcast). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ a b "Comedian Sam Miller On Going From Homeless to HOA President". The Bob & Tom Show. June 9, 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ St. Pierre Nelson, Simone (November 21, 2019). "Eleven years sober, this stand-up comedian now helps teens in recovery". KUOW Puget Sound Public Radio. Seattle. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Dan Bublitz, Jr. (June 25, 2019). "Episode 100: Sam Miller & Loads of Fun". The Art of Bombing: A Guide to Stand-Up Comedy (Podcast). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Vance Crowe (March 26, 2020). "Coronavirus Perspective: The Homeless During Coronavirus with Sam Miller". The Vance Crowe Podcast (Podcast). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Natalie Holt (November 14, 2019). "Penguins with Katie Holt, Alyssa Yeoman, and Sam Miller". Topical Depression with Natalie Holt (Podcast). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Scott Greenstone (February 26, 2020). "Episode 5: Let's Dance". Outsiders (Podcast). KNKX Public Radio. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Drinking On His Tab featuring Sam Miller". Revisionary Podcast (Podcast). January 5, 2022. Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Adam Tiller (December 26, 2022). "Bonus Pod with Sam Miller". Fadam and Friends (Podcast). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Jason Robbins, Jacob Craig (July 6, 2023). "Ep. 162: Comedian Sam Miller". Open Mic'ers Podcast (Podcast). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Mike Trenk (July 19, 2023). "Comedy, Recovery, and Fatherhood with Sam Miller". DADennial (Podcast). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Willie Griswold and Collin Unger (October 31, 2023). "Chin Balancing with Sam Miller". Loose Toss (Podcast). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ Chris Johnson (March 18, 2024). "Episode 138 Sam Miller (Comedian)". Passion Pod (Podcast). Retrieved 2024-04-01.
- ^ "Sam Miller's Nightmare Flight". The Bob & Tom Show. October 18, 2023. Retrieved 2024-04-01.