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Kingofalldems

(40,405 posts)
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 03:23 PM Jun 11

Wanda Sykes put MAGA Bill Maher in his place:

“Bill Maher stopped me out in the parking lot.”

Wanda Sykes says thin-skinned Maher was mad about her Golden Globes joke saying he should do “a little less” and confronted her about it outside saying it wasn’t funny.

(Fact-check: many people laughed.)

The Tennessee Holler (@thetnholler.bsky.social) 2026-06-11T19:17:45.847Z
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Wanda Sykes put MAGA Bill Maher in his place: (Original Post) Kingofalldems Jun 11 OP
*Wanda* Kingofalldems Jun 11 #1
She's great! Love her mountain grammy Jun 11 #32
I do now and have always despised that misogynist.. efhmc Jun 11 #2
She's perfect. Passages Jun 11 #3
Give him hell Wanda! oasis Jun 11 #4
That thin-skinned asshole can dish it out, can't take it. GoCubsGo Jun 11 #5
Wanda's on the money with that one. Ritabert Jun 11 #6
Message to Bill Maher: calimary Jun 11 #7
He's always been garbage Orrex Jun 11 #8
Best part was the last part BaronChocula Jun 11 #9
Wanda is a comedy genius EncantoCatColony Jun 11 #10
What do you call a comedian who can't take a joke? SocialDemocrat61 Jun 11 #11
Love Wanda 💙 she is great 👍👍 TommieMommy Jun 11 #12
I loved all the comments on bluesky! niyad Jun 11 #13
Like this one. ananda Jun 11 #14
That one cracked me up! niyad Jun 11 #37
He deserved it! tonekat Jun 11 #15
Maher claims to be Icanthinkformyself Jun 11 #16
I've always thought a Libertarian is just a Republican who smokes weed MIButterfly Jun 11 #22
a decent description of mahar rampartd Jun 11 #29
To Be Fair... ProfessorGAC Jun 11 #24
He gave to democrats years ago SocialDemocrat61 Jun 11 #33
2024 Was Years Ago? ProfessorGAC Jun 11 #34
2024? SocialDemocrat61 Jun 11 #36
Hit a nerve. paleotn Jun 11 #17
Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates Jun 11 #18
Used to like Bill Maher (like in the 90's) -- now he's unwatchable Blue Owl Jun 11 #31
Maher basically became what he claimed to despise. Oneironaut Jun 11 #19
Bill Maher is the.... richdj25 Jun 11 #20
Maher was never "progressive" ... he says right on his show that he's a libertarian FakeNoose Jun 11 #21
Libertarian is NOT opposite of Progressive kwolf68 Jun 11 #38
I love Wanda Sykes and gave up liking Bill Maher years ago MIButterfly Jun 11 #23
I think what's happened to him BannonsLiver Jun 11 #26
She cooked him. BannonsLiver Jun 11 #25
He seems quite put out when he receives his own gifts in kind Torchlight Jun 11 #27
Wanda kicks ass ZDU Jun 11 #28
Wanda is awesome themaguffin Jun 11 #30
He's been J-9 Jun 11 #35
I absolutely love her! mucifer Jun 12 #39

calimary

(91,331 posts)
7. Message to Bill Maher:
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 04:22 PM
Jun 11

If you’ve GOTTA support him, can you please just keep it to yourself? There will be fewer uncomfortable confrontations.

BaronChocula

(4,942 posts)
9. Best part was the last part
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 04:28 PM
Jun 11

when he asked if she'd be on his podcast and she said "absolutely not!"

One of my jobs involves monitoring and scheduling multiple tv broadcasts and CNN is frequently within eyesight. When they run that dillweed's show and I see glimpses out of the corner of my eye, I'm often disappointed to see people I respect on the panel. He's just a selfish pig.

A friend once texted me a clip of a segment of the show and I told him I wasn't interested because I couldn't stand Maher. Friend gets offended and said "way to keep an open mind." I informed him that I've been seeing Maher's comedy for over 40 years and even once attended a shooting of "Politically Incorrect" long before I stopped tolerating him.

Icanthinkformyself

(440 posts)
16. Maher claims to be
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 05:10 PM
Jun 11

a libertarian. There is no difference between a libertarian, a conservative or Republican. They are thin skinned and their fee-fees are always hurt.

ProfessorGAC

(77,610 posts)
24. To Be Fair...
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:08 PM
Jun 11

...he is a small "l" libertarian.
He has made comments about the lunacy of the Libertarian party.
He donates to democrats & votes for democrats.
Like me, he's less party orthodox but is clearly anti-republican.

Oneironaut

(6,366 posts)
19. Maher basically became what he claimed to despise.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 05:41 PM
Jun 11

He spent the last decade blasting overly serious people who can’t take a joke. That’s what he is now - a whiny, entitled brat who can’t take a joke and who constantly does the equivalent of woke-scolding every week on his show or his podcast.

richdj25

(231 posts)
20. Bill Maher is the....
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 05:44 PM
Jun 11

miniature version of of John Fetterman. Two fools, who are betrayers of progressive causes.

FakeNoose

(42,896 posts)
21. Maher was never "progressive" ... he says right on his show that he's a libertarian
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 05:55 PM
Jun 11

... which is pretty much the opposite of progressive.

I won't argue with you about John Fetterman, I'm deeply disappointed in him. He WAS a progressive until he sold out to Chump. Maybe his stroke 4+ years ago affected his reasoning ability, or maybe Chump is blackmailing him to vote R, I don't know. But I do know that he'll never be re-elected in Pennsylvania. I'm a PA voter and I supported him in 2022, and even before that time when he ran for Lt. Governor with Tom Wolf.

Not any more, none of the Democrats will vote for him again. The Repukes don't want him either, so don't believe the stupid stories about him "changing parties." It's not happening. He needs to resign as soon as possible and allow Gov. Shapiro to appoint someone who will live up to his (Fetterman's) campaign promises, because he's not doing the job.

MIButterfly

(3,412 posts)
23. I love Wanda Sykes and gave up liking Bill Maher years ago
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:05 PM
Jun 11

I don’t know what happened to him but he's just not funny anymore. He"s more annoying to me than anything else these days. Wanda Sykes, on the other hand, always makes laugh.

BannonsLiver

(20,999 posts)
26. I think what's happened to him
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:29 PM
Jun 11

Is that he’s an aging formerly liberal white guy who never got the credit he felt he deserved (which he has alluded to with the Emmy awards) and is aggrieved and resentful about all of that as a result. He’s also in his 70s now and probably knows he’s lost whatever fastball he once had, which for someone in his line of work is problematic. There is a feeling of time having passed him by.

BannonsLiver

(20,999 posts)
25. She cooked him.
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:23 PM
Jun 11

She was a semi regular guest on his show years ago but clearly, like a lot of people, has found his appeal to be very selective as he drifts to the right.

Torchlight

(7,188 posts)
27. He seems quite put out when he receives his own gifts in kind
Thu Jun 11, 2026, 06:32 PM
Jun 11

He was the target of something he does for a living, yet cries foul when he's the one at bat and the ball sails efficiently over the plate.

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