Dennis Miller will headline a fundraiser for Sharron Angle Saturday in Las Vegas. Dennis Miller raises money for Angle

Radio host Dennis Miller will headline a fundraiser for Nevada GOP Senate nominee Sharron Angle Saturday in Las Vegas.

Miller – who gained fame as a Saturday Night Live “Weekend Update” anchor — is one of the few big names to come into Nevada to back Angle in her race against Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid.


“We are excited and thankful to have Dennis Miller's support, and we're pleased to be gaining support among Hollywood conservatives for Sharron,” said Angle spokesman Jarrod Agen.

Agen told POLITICO that Angle is planning to attend “a fundraiser in Los Angeles on Friday with conservative members of the Hollywood entertainment community.”

Agen said that the campaign did not yet have an expected fundraising figure for the event, nor was it sure how many people would attend.

The latest poll conducted by the Republican firm Public Opinion Strategies showed Reid leading Angle by 5 percentage points, 45-40 percent.