sugarbaker design April 18, 2022 Share April 18, 2022 Interesting Time Magazine piece about comedians including Bill. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7406238
Hi Neighbor April 24, 2022 Share April 24, 2022 I been watching Bill Maher for years, even before he got kicked off ABC. I agree with most of what he says although I feel I’m evolving past tribal thinking and more on self responsibility. My question is when did he become such an anti masker? It’s to the point where he’s radical and shames others for wearing theirs. Where does he get his facts from. Last I checked, mask did slow transmission when used properly. Was he referring to the danish study from 2020? Don’t forget, these are the same people who thought herd immunity was the way to go before vaccinations. It’s okay that he doesn’t want to wear a mask. I don’t either but don’t shame the people who still do. How come when he comes out with these anti mask alternative facts, there’s no medical expert as guests around to agree or dispute him? Is this by design so he doesn’t look like a fool on his own show? I hope he’s not trying to be the liberal Tucker Carlson. It would be nice if he had more medical experts on because people are very unsure and confused and quite frankly, Bill’s not helping. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7417400
Starchild May 6, 2022 Share May 6, 2022 My TV guide describes Bill as "acerbic". Oxford defines that as "sharp and forthright." There is also an older use of the word, though, that means "sour or bitter." I think that fits better. 5 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7439224
Hedgehog2022 May 7, 2022 Share May 7, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 5:05 PM, Hi Neighbor said: I been watching Bill Maher for years, even before he got kicked off ABC. I agree with most of what he says although I feel I’m evolving past tribal thinking and more on self responsibility. My question is when did he become such an anti masker? It’s to the point where he’s radical and shames others for wearing theirs. Where does he get his facts from. Last I checked, mask did slow transmission when used properly. Was he referring to the danish study from 2020? Don’t forget, these are the same people who thought herd immunity was the way to go before vaccinations. It’s okay that he doesn’t want to wear a mask. I don’t either but don’t shame the people who still do. How come when he comes out with these anti mask alternative facts, there’s no medical expert as guests around to agree or dispute him? Is this by design so he doesn’t look like a fool on his own show? I hope he’s not trying to be the liberal Tucker Carlson. It would be nice if he had more medical experts on because people are very unsure and confused and quite frankly, Bill’s not helping. Bill has always been an anti vaxxer…even though he did get a COVID vaccine. I’m guessing HBO mandated it. He’s become more right wing in recent years…he gets his facts from out of his ass. 1 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7440649
izabella May 7, 2022 Share May 7, 2022 On 4/24/2022 at 4:05 PM, Hi Neighbor said: I hope he’s not trying to be the liberal Tucker Carlson Bill is not a liberal. He is trying to BE Tucker Carlson under the guise of being liberal, but actual liberals are "too woke" for him. 1 4 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7440845
RealHousewife May 7, 2022 Share May 7, 2022 I have my criticisms of Bill, but I will not compare him to the biggest white supremacist on television. Tucker is that vile to me. Bill Maher >>> Tucker Carlson 1 1 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7441531
Prairie Rose May 12, 2022 Share May 12, 2022 On 5/7/2022 at 7:59 PM, RealHousewife said: I have my criticisms of Bill, but I will not compare him to the biggest white supremacist on television. Tucker is that vile to me. Bill Maher >>> Tucker Carlson I second that emotion!!!! 👏👏👏👏👏 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7449092
ShadowKnight2 July 24, 2022 Share July 24, 2022 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7565047
tessaray July 24, 2022 Share July 24, 2022 I guess that means he's going to be even more cranky next Friday. He seems to live for those live shows. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7565061
MsTree July 25, 2022 Share July 25, 2022 I don't think the empty seats have anything to do with him/his talent. We're in the middle of a covid surge/spike, so people are being cautious. Then very recently some idiot decided to throw large rocks at casino windows. The breakage sounded like gun fire and people started running in droves. The rumor spread quickly on the strip of an active shooter, spooking a LOT Of people. None of the rumors were true, and the idiot has been apprehended. When you add up all the unfortunate circumstances, it's no wonder people didn't show up. 1 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7566589
DoctorAtomic July 30, 2022 Share July 30, 2022 Is anyone listening to the podcast? Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7575745
deirdra July 31, 2022 Share July 31, 2022 (edited) Overtime on YT was good and thankfully Cuomo didn't stick around for that. Edited July 31, 2022 by deirdra Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7575834
Broderbits August 27, 2022 Share August 27, 2022 I gave up on Bill over a year ago, but would watch if he interviewed Jared Kushner, who is promoting his "book". My evil mind thinks it would be quite amusing..... 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7621452
ShadowKnight2 August 28, 2022 Share August 28, 2022 4 hours ago, Broderbits said: I gave up on Bill over a year ago, but would watch if he interviewed Jared Kushner, who is promoting his "book". My evil mind thinks it would be quite amusing..... I'd rather he interview Anthony Fauci. But he won't because Bill Maher is a fucking chickenshit coward! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7621820
ShadowKnight2 November 24, 2022 Share November 24, 2022 Methinks Eric Idle did not enjoy his time on Real Time! Just click below the Tweet. 2 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7764244
Welshman in Ca November 24, 2022 Share November 24, 2022 11 hours ago, ShadowKnight2 said: Methinks Eric Idle did not enjoy his time on Real Time! Just click below the Tweet. Stupid question time. What the fuck is a "right-wing freeze peach rally" ? 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7764554
sistermagpie November 24, 2022 Share November 24, 2022 2 hours ago, Welshman in Ca said: Stupid question time. What the fuck is a "right-wing freeze peach rally" ? Right wing free speech rally. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7764716
ShadowKnight2 January 8, 2023 Share January 8, 2023 I seriously doubt Bill Maher would have this author on his show - even though the author calls him out on his cancel culture whining - because Bill Maher is a cowardly POS who doesn't like his crybaby opinions challenged! 3 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7818682
tessaray January 25, 2023 Share January 25, 2023 PETA is not on topic for this thread. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7842028
heatherchandler January 27, 2023 Share January 27, 2023 Bill does great work for animals, he is usually the first one to back a movement or give a quote to help it get traction. He is involved in helping get elephants out of zoos and into sanctuaries: https://www.idausa.org/campaign/elephants/10-worst-zoos-for-elephants-2022/ 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7845478
juno January 28, 2023 Share January 28, 2023 I used to love this show. Something happened to Bill and it is something he does often. He started to get mad at the audience for not laughing at his jokes or reacting organically to his jokes in a way that he didn't like. He is one of the only comedians I have ever seen do this every week. There is an arrogance that is off the charts when a comedian gets mad at his audience for not reacting in a way that they want. I learned many years ago that an audience reacts the way they react and if the comedian doesn't like it, they need to be better. 3 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7846335
Fable January 29, 2023 Share January 29, 2023 On 1/27/2023 at 11:09 PM, juno said: He started to get mad at the audience for not laughing at his jokes or reacting organically to his jokes in a way that he didn't like. I think this is part of his schtick! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7847377
DoctorAtomic January 29, 2023 Share January 29, 2023 Being antagonistic with the audience is an old school comic technique. Bill Burr does it too. 3 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7847695
ShadowKnight2 January 29, 2023 Share January 29, 2023 5 hours ago, DoctorAtomic said: Being antagonistic with the audience is an old school comic technique. Bill Burr does it too. Well then the two Bills need to grow the fuck up! If the jokes fall flat, it's on the comedian to try and be more funny. It's not on the audience to laugh at them. That's what narcissists try to do! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7848196
DoctorAtomic January 30, 2023 Share January 30, 2023 (edited) . Edited January 30, 2023 by DoctorAtomic Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7848490
ShadowKnight2 January 30, 2023 Share January 30, 2023 28 minutes ago, DoctorAtomic said: It's not actually about the joke per se. That's why I used the word 'technique', although schtick was used above also. I wouldn't quite call it that. But it's a kind of approach or sensibility. That's why I pointed out an example of another comedian. This isn't particularly a forum for comedy discussion, although I think it's fair to talk about Bill's approach to comedy. He's talked about it at length. I won't belabor. Everyone is certainly entitled to their own opinion, and comedy is inherently subjective. Whether the joke is funny or not is separate from the relationship from the audience was my point. That still doesn't make them right for attacking the audience when their jokes fall flat. If I complained to a waiter that my food was horribly undercooked, I sure as hell wouldn't expect the staff to come at me and attack me for criticizing how they prepared my food. Click on the links above that I provided. They give great detail about why someone like Bill Maher is a whinny little bitch who can't accept that their brand of humor is now passé to the people they're trying to impress! 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7848674
tessaray January 30, 2023 Share January 30, 2023 Overtime to air on CNN Friday night. Not sure I saw that coming, even though I heard* they were looking for a comedian to fill some space on the schedule. https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-to-air-bill-maher-overtime-segments-on-friday-nights?source=articles&via=rss * Keith Olbermann's podcast. For some reason this really bugs him. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7849685
ShadowKnight2 January 31, 2023 Share January 31, 2023 5 hours ago, tessaray said: Overtime to air on CNN Friday night. Not sure I saw that coming, even though I heard* they were looking for a comedian to fill some space on the schedule. https://www.thedailybeast.com/cnn-to-air-bill-maher-overtime-segments-on-friday-nights?source=articles&via=rss * Keith Olbermann's podcast. For some reason this really bugs him. Another reason not to take CNN seriously! Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7850094
tessaray March 1, 2023 Share March 1, 2023 Bill was on with CNN's Jake Tapper tonight. I didn't record it but I guess it should be available on demand. https://deadline.com/2023/02/biden-beats-trump-2024-bill-maher-cnn-jake-tapper-interview-1235275281/ Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-7891457
gimmyqueue July 13 Share July 13 On 5/7/2022 at 7:18 AM, izabella said: He is trying to BE Tucker Carlson under the guise of being liberal, Boy u must be a big Tucker fan and you don't watch Maher much. There's no relation whatsoever of those two, not even close, whether comparable or contrast. How can people get it so bass ackwards is beyond me. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-8411232
gimmyqueue July 13 Share July 13 I dropped into this thread because I've watched Maher since he was doing Politically Incorrect on Comedy Central 25 years ago. He's still a very bright fellow, but yeah, ppl are seeing it right, he's def a libertine libertarian (his own self description, btw), but he's got it right most of the time, other than his own entire personal philosophy. At least he's read, he reads, unlike Tucker, et al at Fox. One thing about his current show In Real Time is the CONSTANT APPLAUSE from his audiences. It's so irritating it overrides how irritated i can get with Bill. STOP THAT, PLEASE! Every line, "then, clap clap clap clap clap clap clap CLAP!" Is that Bill, or just Bill pandering to American audiences who seem to feel obligated to applaud like crazy for no reason to very little reason. I heard a Brit make the same complaint about American audiences, clapping, hooting, and shouting allatime. It's asinine behavior. Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-8411235
gimmyqueue November 7 Share November 7 There is just too damn much applause in Bill Maher's show. I still like Bill, he's more honest than the politicians, altho a libertine, libertarian of late. I still think he's okay. But his audiences applauding all the damn time. What the hell is that about? The other night i watched Bill, and counted the amount of applause breaks in his show (which i hate that shit!). I counted 78 different applause breaks ...absurd bullshit, nobody else does that. in a hour, that's more than one per minute. I hope my little scientific study will garner a bit of attention. Idiots clapping 78 times in an hour show, should at least draw a laff or two. 2 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-8500824
Foghorn Leghorn November 7 Share November 7 Comedians do expect applause however the guests get applause each and every single time they just make a point. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-8500978
DoctorAtomic November 7 Share November 7 I don't think that's actually the case because they're clapping over guests making fairly banal points too. It's actually not that bad in the monologue and closer, but during the panel it's overbearing. Bill has chastised them at times. I don't think there's some applause sign going off every 150 seconds. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-8501045
gimmyqueue November 12 Share November 12 Well, i watch all late night shows. Watched 'em since i was a kid with my mom, watching Carson and even Paar. None of the shows have 78 applause breaks. I didn't count any of them, but no where near 78 applause breaks like Maher has. 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-8505115
SG429 November 19 Share November 19 Well it's clear the writers/crew juice the laughs during the monologue. One guffaw is particularly familiar each week. 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-8512319
gimmyqueue December 2 Share December 2 On 11/7/2024 at 6:49 AM, Foghorn Leghorn said: Comedians do expect applause however the guests get applause each and every single time they just make a point. shoot, forgot to tell u your avatar's great: 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-8522543
Foghorn Leghorn December 2 Share December 2 12 hours ago, gimmyqueue said: shoot, forgot to tell u your avatar's great: Thx! Foghorn is my fave cartoon character!! 1 1 Link to comment https://forums.primetimer.com/topic/120241-bill-maher-the-man-the-myth-the-legend-in-his-own-mind/page/2/#findComment-8522885
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