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Hosted by Will Weldon, I Hate Bill Maher is an investigation of the life and career of Bill Maher, a man who lives on a vast estate inside of the host's head, rent free.
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I continue to say "Hello baby" because I'm on paternity leave and babies need to be greeted, so writer and past guest Ella Dawson stepped in to cover my pathetic ass, and she brought fellow writer TJ Alexander with her! I could give a brief overview of the things they had to watch, but really I'll just warn people that PJ O'Rourke was on the panel and he's extremely fucking annoying.Check out TJ's newest book, A Lady for All Seasons, hereWell well well, it would seem Ella ALSO has a book Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PATERNITY LEAVE HAS BEGUN! Special guest host Vera Drew ("The People's Joker") welcomes Nate Faustyn and David Allen from the Loose Lips podcast to talk Real Time season 9, episode 6. Vera wanted this specific episode for a reason she reveals once they get to it, and it's very funny to me, but before they all get there they have to sit through an ass kissing interview with Matt Taibbi, some bizarre prop comedy, and a SPECTACULARLY failed riff. PLUS a great example of why the producers of this show eventually gave up on taping it live.I'm pretty sure this is the story Bill Maher references about the Muslim TV producer and then some follow up reporting from a a couple weeks laterListen to Loose Lips hereIf you haven't already, watch The People's Joker on Tubi on January 21stSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I am breaking pat leave to bring you some Bill Maher news from the previous few weeks. This was the first part of an episode that also covered Bill Maher's interview on The Free Press' "Two Drinks with...". If you'd like to hear the rest of it (as well as the print interview that was published a few days before the video interview came out, which tricked me into subscribing to the Free Press (WHILE I WAS IN THE HOSPITAL WITH MY NEWBORN CHILD) so that I could read it, subscribe to the Patreon here... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I ended up exposing myself to a lot of harmful Maher content over the year 2025, here is some of the stuff that has poisoned my brain the most. See you in 2026.Support I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon00:00: Intro01:47: Creep Shit19:56: Failed Humor Attempts26:51: Baffling Moments36:52: Embarrassing Moments48:30: Guest Moments1:07:02: Petty Bitching Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Due to big time life stuff, I am unlocking this formerly Patreon exclusive episode which is about a piece of media that I think is kind of a foundational thing for I Hate Bill Maher: Bill Maher on "2 Angry Men", defending his dinner at the White House, and his subsequent monologue about it on the following episode of Real Time. He took the reaction to said monologue so poorly that he's still talking about it EVERY SINGLE WEEK, to this very day! However, this is him at his most freshly wounded, and thus he is truly unhinged in his response. That's right, this is the origin of "I should be a hero!" I don't even know if the actual podcast episode is that good outside of the clips, but the clips are genuinely really incredible. They're insane! "I should be a hero"!!! And he gets really fucking pissed when someone (barely) interrupts him. I'm getting myself worked up about it all over again just writing out this description!For real, I think it's worth watching the full video of the 2 Angry Men episodeSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon, where there is plenty of other sicko shit like this just waiting Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I know that some of the more perverse listeners of the podcast prefer an episode that's like a rip roarin' 180 minutes long or whatever, but I have to admit that a one hour and fifteen minute episode about a fairly innocuous 60 minute television show was like, really good for me at this particular moment. The real downside is that internet sick-o Stefan Heck (streamer/podcaster) really deserved worse than this, but he also seemed authentically traumatized by having to watch Bella Thorne on Club Random a few months ago, so maybe that would've been too much, I don't know. He did have to sit through a lot of whining from Bill Maher, Joe Scarborough, and some freak from the AEI, but then he also got to enjoy watching a lone conservative truly get the absolute hell beaten out of him, to such a degree that I created a new award to give to him. I'm such a giving fucking person...Check out Go Off Kings, listen to Blocked PartySupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Comedian Jono Zalay joins the podcast just in time to experience something I was absolutely dreading: the hurricane Katrina episodes. That's right, one of the great tragedies and disasters in American history has arrived. While it's maybe not the best thing for the podcast, it's definitely easier on my brain that at least for now Bill Maher is extremely angry about it, and for the right reasons reasons and at the right people, but that doesn't mean there wasn't some weird and/or annoying shit at work here, especially on just a basic hosting skill level.Listen to Jono's Album "Beat Life to Death" hereSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
A terrifying vision of a horrible alternate reality.Support I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
This week on I Hate Bill Maher returning guest Francesca Fiorentini and I watched a very specific episode of Real Time for a very specific reason... I might be overselling how special either of those things are.Watch both and future episodes of Francesca's show, The Bitchuation Room, hereSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
In an I Hate Bill Maher first, returning guest Caron Clancey (writer/director/ORGANIZER!!!) watches the latest episode of Real Time LIVE! AS IT AIRED (sort of, I paused it like seventy five times.) Bill Maher is weirdly dismissive of the whole Jeffrey Epstein thing, Scott Galloway believes in individual solutions to societal problems, and Josh Barro honestly bothers me a lot less than I thought he would.Donate to Solidarity and Snacks hereSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
It pleases me to see my enemies in such a diminished state. Support I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Jon Gabrus joins the show to talk about two appearances Bill Maher made at the Playboy Mansion.Subscribe to I Hate Bill Maher here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Man oh man this guy has completely lost the plot, I swear to GOD dude. Jane Harrison returns to watch the latest episode of Real Time, which I unfortunately felt compelled to talk about because Marjorie Taylor Greene was on it. However, in a truly bizarre twist of fate, she was nowhere near the most unhinged part of the show because we got to hear Bill Maher talk about his deep, deep belief in the existence of aliens, and there ended up being a lot of mechanical noise because we got so worked up that we ended up waving the mics around wildly.Support I Hate Bill Maher on PatreonFollow Jane on Instagram Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Writer and podcaster Jesse Hawken joins me this week to talk about being a decades long Bill Maher hater, and then Bill Maher on this episode of Real Time validates that belief system by doing an all time rude reverential interview with Cindy Sheehan. Plus! a real yelling man heavy panel with V, Dan Savage, and *groans* Mike Huckabee.Listen to Junk FilterSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Comedian and podcaster Patrick Monahan is my guest this week and his first ever full episode of Real Time reminds him of just how casually cruel the 00's were, and we also witness a startlingly lazy and uninspired panel performance from a generationally important comedian.Listen to What a Time to be AliveSupport I Hate Bill Maher on PatreonLeave the show a voicemail at (323) 545-6727 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Yeah yeah yeah, it's late, I don't know, I got a lot goin' on, GET OFF MY BACK!!!!Look man, myself and my friend comedian Emily Faye (returning guest, if you are a Patreon subscriber) watched another episode of this dumb ass show and it was sort of startlingly unremarkable. Gore Vidal was funny for reasons both intentionally and not, Al Franken got off a good joke at the end there, and Charles Barkley was good enough that we both wished he had been on the panel proper. God, why are there so many fucking jokes about Michael Jackson? Who was this woman on the panel? She's such a mysterious booking!!!Follow Emily on InstagramSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
PATREON EPISODE UNLOCKED:Comedian/Big time comedy fan rejoins the podcast to watch his 2022 HBO special #Adulting. In-between our overall complaints, I highlight some specifically terrible jokes, in addition to one joke I actually liked, and Mike gives Bill Maher notes as if he were his stand-up teacher.EDITED 12/1/2024 Added the intro, which I forgot to do upon initial uploadDarren Knight eating shit at JfL because he's a fucking hack: https://www.vulture.com/2018/08/darren-knights-performance-at-jfl-is-a-cautionary-tale.html Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Journalist Mel Buer joins the show to bear witness to the glory of America's forever culture war! Mel was not especially familiar with Bill Maher coming into this but brother you better believe she'll be thinking about him for a LONG time after! A panel from Hell, Real Time bottom of the barrel bingo, and the obscenely difficult struggle of trying to come to terms with the fact that a guy who sucks this bad at what he does has been rewarded for doing it for almost his entire life. PLUS I don't think I said Mel's name correctly even once.Subscribe to Mel's newsletter "Words About Work" hereSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
I know, it's late, sorry I'm not perfect!!!The first 45 minutes the audio is kind of janky due to my assuming Streamyard wouldn't just suddenly change up my settings for no reason, but here is a very fun episode with writer and illustrator Mattie Lubchansky. As the result of having an extremely long commute early in her career, Mattie may be in the top five guests when it comes to how much Real Time they have ingested prior to being on the show, but that doesn't leave her any less aghast at what this episode has in store for her! There's a really... odd New Rule in this one.Get Mattie's book Simplicity here! Listen to No Gods, No Mayors! Also Listen to Temporal Culture War!Support I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Look man, if you were one of those people praising Bill Maher for pushing back on Ben Shapiro one single time, I have bad news for you: your ass got played.Watch one of John's 983 comedy specials hereSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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