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Displaying all articles tagged:
Bill Maher
stand-up
Jan. 5, 2024
11 Signs You’re Watching an Edgy Comedy Special
None of them will shock you.
By
Kathryn VanArendonk
2023 wga strike
Sept. 18, 2023
Bill Maher Changes His Mind in Real Time
No longer returning to the air amid the writers’ strike.
By
Justin Curto
emergency discussion
Sept. 14, 2023
The Backlash Came for Drew Barrymore
The View
did it.
The Talk
did it. But after Barrymore crossed the picket line, the daytime TV host faced a unique wave of scrutiny. Why?
By
Josef Adalian
and
Kathryn VanArendonk
he’s ba-ack
Sept. 14, 2023
Bill Maher Mars Reputation With the WGA
Real Time
is coming back without writers and therefore with picketing.
By
Jason P. Frank
stand-up
Apr. 19, 2022
Bill Maher’s Alternate Reality
The comedian’s older material was informed by grounded self-awareness. Not so much in
#Adulting.
By
Craig Jenkins
last night on late night
June 26, 2021
Bill Maher Reacts to Quentin Tarantino’s Novel, Says He Should Make More Movies
Not the producer of, uh,
Religulous
trying to give Quentin Tarantino film-career advice!
By
Rebecca Alter
covid-19
May 13, 2021
This Week’s
Real Time
Canceled After Bill Maher Tests Positive for COVID-19
The host is currently “asymptomatic and feels fine.”
By
Halle Kiefer
gutted!
Apr. 10, 2021
Bill Maher Goes Full
Gutfeld!
on This Year’s Oscar Nominees
“If your movie is so woke, how come I’m falling asleep?”
By
Rebecca Alter
election 2020
Nov. 7, 2020
Real Time With Bill Maher
Calls the Election Because the Networks Won’t
Happy-smug Maher is always more fun than angry-smug Maher.
By
Rebecca Alter
last night on late night
Oct. 10, 2020
Bill Maher Dissects the Hypocrisy of President Trump’s Coronavirus Treatment
“He’s out after everything bragging, ‘Oh, I beat it.’ Yeah, with a team of doctors and experimental drugs.”
By
Devon Ivie
last night on late night
Apr. 4, 2020
Bill Maher Returns to
Real Time
With a Real Fake Laugh Track
It’s a choice.
By
Devon Ivie
last night on late night
Mar. 14, 2020
Bill Maher Hopes Some Reverse ‘Lock Him Up!’ Psychology Will Quarantine Trump
Maher hosted in front of an empty audience due to coronavirus concerns.
By
Devon Ivie
last night on late night
Jan. 18, 2020
Bill Maher Hopes Meghan and Harry Screw the Royals Even Further
“Do you want to be remembered for greatness? Then burn your boats completely.”
By
Devon Ivie
roll clip!
Sept. 14, 2019
James Corden Shames Bill Maher for His ‘Insulting’ Fat-Shaming Remarks
“We’re not all as lucky as Bill Maher. We don’t all have a sense of superiority that burns 35,000 calories a day.”
By
Devon Ivie
last night on late night
Feb. 23, 2019
Bill Maher Knows Fox News Will Feast on This Jussie Smollett Story for Years
“It proves their stupid theory that racism is a hoax.”
By
Devon Ivie
on politics
Jan. 19, 2019
Bill Maher’s Own Audience Boos Him for Giving Ann Coulter Airtime
Preserved in a video for posterity.
By
Devon Ivie
gettin’ ratioed
Nov. 18, 2018
Comics Creators Less Than Impressed with Bill Maher
“More people cared about Stan Lee’s death than care about Bill Maher alive.”
By
Bethy Squires
why though
Nov. 17, 2018
Bill Maher Blames Trump’s Election On, You Guessed It, the Legacy of Stan Lee
“I don’t think it’s a huge stretch to suggest that Donald Trump could only get elected in a country that thinks comic books are important.”
By
Halle Kiefer
last night on late night
Oct. 13, 2018
Omarosa Unblocks Suppressed Memories of Donald and Ivanka’s ‘Awkward’ Behavior
“He would rub her for a very long period of time.”
By
Devon Ivie
July 17, 2018
‘Political Incorrectness’ Is Just ‘Political Correctness’ for Conservatives
A GOP gubernatorial candidate has learned an important lesson from Trump: Being offensive is now an ideological imperative for conservatives.
By
Ed Kilgore
stand up comedy
July 12, 2018
Bill Maher Is Stand-up Comedy’s Past. Hannah Gadsby Represents Its Future.
The vast, telling gap between two recent comedy specials.
By
Matt Zoller Seitz
jobs
June 30, 2018
Bill Maher Believes Roseanne Barr’s Hollywood Career Is Totally Over
“She should enjoy her macadamia farm.”
By
Devon Ivie
last night on late night
June 2, 2018
Bill Maher Brands Roseanne’s Tweets As ‘Bordering on Presidential’
But also “abhorrent.”
By
Devon Ivie
last night on late night
May 5, 2018
Michelle Wolf Spoke ‘Truth’ at the Correspondents’ Dinner, Says Bill Maher
He also said she did “a great job.”
By
Devon Ivie
stoneman shooting
Mar. 3, 2018
Stoneman Shooting Survivor Demands Trump ‘Listen to the Screams of the Children’
“We want Americans to stop being afraid of demanding our politicians to take action.”
By
Amanda Arnold
writers guild awards 2018
Feb. 12, 2018
Late Night
’s Amber Ruffin Shades Bill Maher in Writers Guild Opening Monologue
Ruffin, the host of the Writers Guild of America East awards, slammed the
Real Time
comic.
By
Hunter Harris
sexual assault
Nov. 20, 2017
Watch Rebecca Traister on
Real Time With
Bill Maher
The Cut’s Rebecca Traister discussed the recent wave of sexual-harassment allegations with Bill Maher and Chelsea Handler.
By
Madeleine Aggeler
emmys 2017
Sept. 17, 2017
Stephen Colbert Shaded Bill Maher for Thinking It Was Okay to Use the N-word
You can hear Anthony Anderson laughing at this Bill Maher joke.
By
Hunter Harris
renewals
Sept. 7, 2017
HBO Renews
Real Time With Bill Maher
Through 2020
He’s also getting another stand-up special and a retrospective with the network.
By
Tolly Wright
Sept. 6, 2017
HBO Renews ‘Real Time with Bill Maher’ Through 2020
Bill Maher is sticking around at HBO for the next few years. The network announced today that it’s handed out a double-season renewal to Real […]
By
Megh Wright
last night on late night
Aug. 12, 2017
Bill Maher Is the Latest Late-Night Host to Make a Bad Trump-Putin Gay Joke
Did you hear the one about Trump and Putin being secret lovers?
By
David Canfield
controversies
July 15, 2017
Bill Maher Says That His Use of the N-Word Was ‘Not a Racist Mistake’
He thinks that most people agree with him.
By
David Canfield
June 13, 2017
What Is Considered a Fireable Comedy Offense in 2017?
The Friday before last, I noticed that my Twitter feed was suddenly really mad at Bill Maher. This wasn’t exactly anything new; he caught […]
By
John Hugar
bill maher
June 9, 2017
Ice Cube Schooled Bill Maher on How He Crossed the Line
Maher wasn’t so comfortable with apologizing, but he gave his guests the floor to treat his mistake as a teaching moment.
By
David Canfield
June 9, 2017
Tonight’s Episode of
Real Time
Will Be a Major Test for Bill Maher
It could be crucial to determining his longer-term fate at the network.
By
Josef Adalian
controversies
June 8, 2017
Ice Cube Will Appear on
Real Time
, Address Bill Maher’s Use of the N-Word
“You’ll see me on there Friday, and I’ll say what I gotta say.”
By
Jackson McHenry
kevin hart
June 6, 2017
Kevin Hart on Kathy Griffin, Bill Maher: Comics ‘Have to Use Better Judgement’
“Viral equals virus to a certain degree.”
By
Tolly Wright
real time
June 6, 2017
Bill Maher Has Invited Milo Yiannopoulos Back on
Real Time
Yiannopoulos first appeared on
Real Time
in February, and sparred with Larry Wilmore.
By
Hunter Harris
bill maher
June 5, 2017
Al Franken Won’t Appear on
Real Time
After Bill Maher’s N-Word Use
“Senator Franken believes that what Bill Maher said was inappropriate and offensive.”
By
Dee Lockett
apologies
June 3, 2017
Bill Maher Expresses ‘Regret’ Over His
Real Time
Racial Slur
A day after saying it on the air.
By
Devon Ivie
controversies
June 2, 2017
Bill Maher Says the N-Word on
Real Time
While interviewing his guest Nebraska senator Ben Sasse
By
Halle Kiefer
controversies
Feb. 24, 2017
Bill Maher Defends an Illicit Teacher-Student Relationship in 1998 Video
Maher defended Mary Kay Letourneau, a teacher convicted of having sex with a then-12-year-old student.
By
Hunter Harris
milo yiannopoulos
Feb. 22, 2017
Bill Maher Thinks His
Real Time
Interview Brought Down Milo Yiannopoulos
“As I say, sunlight is the best disinfectant. You’re welcome.”
By
Dee Lockett
last night on late night
Feb. 18, 2017
Larry Wilmore and Milo Yiannopoulos Spar on
Real Time
“Go fuck yourself again for that one.”
By
Devon Ivie
real time with bill maher
Feb. 16, 2017
Bill Maher Defends Booking Milo Yiannopoulos on
Real Time
After Guest Drops Out
Maher claims that, “liberals will continue to lose elections as long as they follow the example of people like Mr. Scahill.”
By
Jackson McHenry
peers hating piers
Feb. 11, 2017
Piers Morgan Told to ‘F*ck Off’ for Defending Trump on
Real Time With Bill Maher
You know it’s ugly when Bill Maher isn’t the one doing the brunt of the yelling.
By
Karen Brill
last night on late night
Jan. 28, 2017
Bill Maher Tells Hollywood Liberals to Stop Apologizing for Everything
“Please, someone tweet me right now and tell me how that was somehow inappropriate, so I can go tell you to go fuck yourself.”
By
Devon Ivie
free advice
Nov. 12, 2016
Bill Maher Offers a List of Lessons for Democrats: ‘Stop Being So Nice’
“Stop bringing a knife to a gun fight.”
By
Halle Kiefer
exit interviews
Nov. 4, 2016
Watch Obama’s Exit Interview With Bill Maher
“If I watched Fox News, I wouldn’t vote for me either.”
By
Kaitlin Fontana
last night on facebook live
Nov. 4, 2016
Bill Maher Hopes Trump Is Our Y2K
“I hope when we look back on this, Trump is […] a bunch of nothing.”
By
Kaitlin Fontana
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