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Bill Maher

American stand-up comedian and television host · United States · On the map · Comedians · Born 1956 · age 70

William Maher is an American television host, comedian, actor and political commentator. Known for his political satire, he is the host of the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003-present) and podcast Club Random (2022-present).

Bill Maher is read about 2,599 times a day, in 47 languages.

A typical day, 30 days to 10 November 2026

The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 408 days, one point a day.

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2026Mark Twain Prize for American HumorAward2023“[About 6 January 2020:] It's not what [Donald Trump] said on that day.”In their words1 November 2023"'Stop Making Us Pretend' - Bill Maher" (at 46m20s), Triggernometry

“The banjo player from Mumford and Sons tweeted that he liked a book. A book that apparently had not been approved by the revolution.”In their wordsNew Rules: A Work Revolution (2023)

“I've spent 3 decades on T.V. mocking Republicans who said climate change was just a theory and now I have to deal with people who say you know what else is just a theory, biology?”In their wordsNew Rules: A Work Revolution (2023)

“That's where it all went wrong for us. It's again the same principle as I was saying before about like the reverse of what liberalism really is.”In their wordsClub Random with Bill Maher podcast (2023)

“You’re like liberals back when they were more reasonable before they became leftists. And now every liberal kind of has to be a leftist.”In their wordsJoe Rogan Experience podcast (2023)

“As an Ivy League graduate who knows the value of a liberal education, I have one piece of advice for the youth of America: Don’t go to college.”In their wordsNew Rule: Don't Go to College (2023)

2009Richard Dawkins AwardAward1956Born20 January 1956

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In their own words 4

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  1. Communists thought selfishness, selfishness, could be cast out of human nature.

    2023 · New Rules: A Work Revolution (2023), Own words

  2. With communists, that human was no longer selfish. In America today, that human is no longer born male or female. And obesity is not something that affects health.

    2023 · New Rules: A Work Revolution (2023), Own words

  3. And of course, they didn't like it. And it's just a good example of could everybody just stop the posturing?

    2023 · Club Random with Bill Maher podcast (2023), Own words

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Awards

Mark Twain Prize for American Humor2026
Richard Dawkins Award2009
Star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
Hugh M. Hefner First Amendment Award
Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special

About this person

He previously hosted a late-night show called Politically Incorrect (1993-2002) on ABC and Comedy Central.

Country
United States
Category
Comedians
Type
Comedian
Status
Living
Dates
Born 1956 · age 70

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