I Hate Bill Maher
Will Weldon
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. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Real Time s2e13 - Getting Olympic Level Horny at the Breakfast Table Twice Weekly feat Harry Waksberg
REUPLOAD: Okay, beyond the normal fucked up audio that's in this episode, the first upload had literally no audio??? Fucking hell, man...I'm not sure what happened with the audio this week, but all the files ended up fucked up in one way or another, so this episode suffers from being too quiet/not totally clear at various points. That stinks, because this was a fun one to do. It can still be listened to, I just try to have a standard that's a lot higher than this. Sorry I'm not PERFECT like YOU!
Real Time s2e12 - Pissed Bill and the Case of the Unguarded Chemical Plants feat Janie Haddad Tompkins
THIS WEEK ON THE POD! We're confronted with the shocking face of representative Kay Granger, pre-disappearance into an elder care center! Also, who's "we"? Why, it's none other than myself, and my guest Janie Haddad Tompkins (writer/actor/PODCASTER!!!), who refuses to take my bait as I try to get her to engage in some regional beefing between her home state of South Carolina, and their bitter rivals to the North, Montana (I'm Canadian I don't have to know American Geography). I am chided for hav
UNLOCKED! Nasty Old Man vs Condescending Old Man (Who is Nasty) feat John Hastings and Adam Christie (Clubs Random w/ Bella Thorne & Hawk Tuah)
Hello everyone, I'm doing that thing where a podcast takes a bye week (every week is a "bi week" in my apartment, heh heh... ha... ha) and just posts one of its Patreon episodes. Genuinely, I feel like an asshole for doing it, but I'm insanely behind on all the podcast stuff and then earlier today I fucked my throat up in the most embarrassing way possible, so I'm just going to take it easy and maybe learn to chew my food more thoroughly, a thing that typically only babies need to learn. Next we
Real Time s2e11 - Papa, Please Protect lil Congressman Dave feat Megan Koester
Really annoying panelist on this week's episode. This week's guest is Megan Koester, a comedian and writer so proficient at hating people that THE NEWS has written about it. Hope you like hearing the words" 7 minutes".Check out Grifthorse hereSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Real Time s23e1 - Looting DEI from my Woke Fire Department feat John Hastings
It's technically still Thursday on the West Coast, so I did in fact get this up on time.FIRST RETURN MAIN FEED GUEST!!! John Hastings is back, and we're looking at not old Maher, but NEW Maher. Real Time is back in the midst of the Los Angeles wild fires, and he's talking to sleepy Larry Wilmore, and the comms director for America's wormiest Dad and a serial rapist about them! Bill Maher doesn't know shit! The comms director doesn't know shit! Larry Wilmore needs a nap! But if you thought two mo
Real Time s2e10 - How Many Polish People Does it Take to Write a Better Comedy Show Than This? feat No One
Due to exhaustion and the psychic toll of having your home city lose the equivalent of 2 1/2 Manhattans to wild fires, I really shit my pants on getting this episode ready and finally just accepted that I'd have to go this road alone and, well, here we are. It ended up being an absolutely brutal decision, because I was forced to endure that smarmy fuck David Frum all on my own. God bless, and I'll spend the next two weeks getting back to a normal release schedule.Support I Hate Bill Maher on Pat
Real Time s2e9 - John McWhorter Can Ling my Guistics feat Gita Jackson
So, I fucked up recording the audio for this episode and thankfully my guest, Gita Jackson (writer, podcast) bailed me out, so the whole episode is thankfully here. It's a good episode! They were a great guest! They talk about their parents' longtime viewership of a guy they don't really agree with, and then we hypothesize about the weird audio issues that this episode of Real Time had. They were WEIRD, man. Also, the panel features an absolute world class asshole. Fuck man. Unbelievably annoyin
Real Time s2e8 - The Privatization of Social Security by the Coward Bill Maher feat James Fritz
Just to get it out of the way, there is some mild mic cable rattling in this episode, I'm going to find a good solution to that so it stops happening. ANYWAY, fresh off of recording hjs album/special, comedian James Fritz was the show's SPECIAL GUEST this week, and it was nice to have an old Politically Incorrect head on the show. We talked about Bill Maher's foray into fiction, his weird homophobia, and also the saving grace that was Martin Short. Also, one of the show's worst ever guests appea
A Special Holiday Message from I Hate Bill Maher
No episode this week since it is literally Christmas Day, but please enjoy a little holiday message from my self and some past I Hate Bill Maher guests.Support I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon here. Bill Maher's got a new comedy special coming out on January 10th and you'd better fuckin' believe we're going to talk about it. Plus, Club Random coverage, old Politically Incorrect episodes, and more!One time he went on a 25 year old's podcast and got mad because the host tried to get him to play "Marry
Real Time s2e7 - The Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde of Talking about Gay People feat Vera Drew
Writer/actor/director Vera Drew is my guest this week, and wow wow wow she and I may have witnessed the maximum amount of homophobia a person can do while still advocating for the rights of gay people (sort of). Also, we realize there's a common denominator in how people are introduced to Bill Maher, are frustrated by Bill Maher's willingness to let his ideological opponents define the framework of their debates, and bear witness to a moment of shocking religiousness from the host himself.Find y
BONUS EPISODE PREVIEW - #ReallyQuiteBad feat Mike Carrozza
This is a preview of an episode of I Especially Hate Bill Maher. In it, Mike Carrozza and I talk about Bill Maher's most recent HBO special, "#Adulting". Get the full version, as well as plenty of other sick shit, by supporting I Hate Bill Maher here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Real Time s2e6 - Happy Black History Month, Here is Some Condescending Horse Shit feat Lisa Curry
This week, Bill Maher dedicated fully half of his panel discussion time to talking about Black issues; it was as smooth sailing and easy to watch as you'd expect, and comedian and writer Lisa Curry was who had to endure it with me. She's another person with experience writing for these kinds of political comedy shows, let's see if she thinks this is a top notch quality program! Also, if you don't enjoy hearing Bill Maher be moderate-to-highly blase about sexual violence, be warned that there is
Real Time s2e5 - The Passion of the Maher (for Smoking Weed, That is) feat LB Hunktears
Oh baby, put away the leftovers and get ready to be ungrateful for 364 days, because Thanksgiving is over and a new episode of I Hate Bill Maher is here! Podcaster/Writer LB Hunktears joined the show to talk about an episode of Real Time that never once threatened to crack the list of "most difficult to watch episodes", even though it opened with an absolutely MYSTIFYING opening "sketch".Also, if anyone cares to, please make a note for me to really keep track of whether or not Bill Maher says "I
BONUS EPISODE PREVIEW - The Skinny Confidential Himaher & Hermaher Show
This is a preview of an episode of I Especially Hate Bill Maher. In it, I talk about an episode of the Skinny Confidential Him & Her Show podcast that Bill Maher appeared on. Get the full version, as well as plenty of other sick shit, by supporting I Hate Bill Maher here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Real Time s2e4 - The Comedic Stylings of Pee Pee Poo Poo feat Caitlin Ackerman
First of all, I forgot my windscreens, so sorry if that sort of noise makes you nuts. Second, long time friend Caitlin Ackerman joined me as we took a look at Real Time season 2, episode 4. I think mostly what happened is that it made her feel really old, and then by the end of the episode she is fully over it. And who could blame her!Follow Caitlin as she creates her archive hereSupport I Hate Bill Maher on Patreon here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
Real Time s22 e34 - Can a Man Admit to His Mistakes feat Me
Okay, so I had two possible episode descriptions in mind for this, and here's the first one: This week, I see if Bill Maher is capable of reckoning with the fact that he got the election spectacularly wrong by watching the first Real Time episode post 2024 election, which is season 22, episode 34. I'm not going to spoil anything that happens here, except that I got so mad while recording this that my normally unnoticeable hernia started really bothering me. I'm very deflated by the end, whoops!H
Real Time s2e3 - No, We Don't Talk About it feat Steve Hernandez
Comedian/all the related attributes of doing comedy Steve Hernandez joined the show to talk about Real Time season 2, episode 3, literally one day before the 2024 presidential election, which barely even comes up. Steve talks about his love of blowhards, realizing qualities he once thought were good might actually be not as good, and then finally an episode of Real Time that, if I'm being honest, I really struggled to get through. Sean Astin makes no sense, Larry Miller is... fuck, man. I can't
Real Time s2e2 - Put Down Your iPod and do the Dean Scream feat Jane Harrison
Comedian/long time friend Jane Harrison joined the show talk about Real Time season 2, episode 2. I know this episode is very late, but I have several excuses, all of which vary in quality. What's important is that this episode features the single best panelist the show has had so far, and also God damned David Frum. Fuckin' Canadians, man... This one is a little less focused than normal, right down to multiple people complaining about what an asshole my cat is. Oh, and at one point Jane goes "w
BONUS EPISODE PREVIEW - 1985's Sara and What Could've Been feat Ella Dawson
Once upon a time, Bill Maher was an "actor/comedian", as opposed to "breaker of new ways to think about stories/comedian", and his first starring role was 1985's Sara, which also stars Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard (which is insane, by the way.) Writer Ella Dawson returns to talk about the show generally, Bill Maher's performance specifically, and then hypothesize what a world where this show was a hit would have looked like.Support Ella's writing here********************************************
Real Time s2e1 - Thank God the File Was Broken feat Francesca Fiorentini
New year, new Maher (but not actually). Season 2 of Real Time with Bill Maher has begun, at least as far as this podcast is concerned, and I was joined by comedian and journalist Francesca Fiorentini. She gives us some insight on doing panels not unlike the ones they do on Real Time, and then we recap an incomplete Real Time that was incomplete due to my incompetence! Honestly, it feels like we're getting off lucky because Al Sharpton and Ron Silver spent A LOT of time just yelling at each other
21 - Almost Assuredly the Most Controversial Episode to Date feat Adam Christie
Listen, I'm very sorry to any listeners who are infuriated and/or disappointed by this episode, but like, I gotta be honest with this thing. This week, comedian Adam Christie joins me to give an insider's look into the practical reality of writing a weekly topical late night comedy show, and is obstinate with me in the way that only people who've been friends since they were teenagers can be obstinate with one another. But perhaps that feeling is just my own displeasure at having to admit someth
20 - Wretched Mother is at the Fabric Store Again feat Kath Barbadoro
Watch out ladies, it's... some incredibly misogynist television that we watched! Kath Barbadoro joined the show to watch Real Time season one, episode nineteen with me, and after I found out she was teaching a stand-up comedy class I was annoying about it and really made at her pick at some of the jokes in this episode. In my defense, they were FUCKIN' BAD. Anyway, it still ended up not being not such a bad time in comparison to some past watches, so make of that what you will.Find Kath's shows/
BONUS EPISODE PREVIEW - Nasty Old Man vs Condescending Old Man (Who is Nasty) feat John Hastings and Adam Christie
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19 - The Desolation of Paul Krugman feat Sam Wiles
Comedian Sam Wiles joined the show to talk about whether or not he has, like me, concerns about having your creative works too associated with a guy you hate, then it's on to Real Time, season one, episode 18. It's not the smartest panel in the world, but they make up for it by being.... well, not very smart.Here's Sam being a man he hates as much as one person can hate another person.Feel free to support this show on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
18 - I Could Go to Jail for Saying What I'd Like to Happen to Bill Kristol feat Will Weldon
I watched Real Time season 1, episode 17 all on my own, and man oh man, do I ever hate Bill Kristol. Lots of clips in this one; I get into the weeds on the quality and craftsmanship of the monologues jokes. Also, I changed my mind and did not include the clip from the DL Hughley Show, if you really want to you can watch it here.Join the Patreon here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
BONUS EPISODE PREVIEW - Bill Maher, Tony Soprano, and Stone Cold Steve Austin Walk into a Bar... feat Jeff D'Silva
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17 - Making Out With Your 45 Year Old Grandma feat Rachele Friedland
Man, what a bad panel this was. Comedian Rachele Friedland joins me to, you know, talk Bill Maher. She's a former fan, and I was so exhausted from watching like six hours of Bill Maher content over a few days that I made her psychoanalyze me to find out why I am doing this. The answer? I'm fucked up, dewd. We talked about Real Time season 1 episode 16, and in addition to an awful panel Rachele points out how totally lacking the show's comedy writing is when it comes to actual technique.When Octo
16 - Being Baby During America's Gay Year - feat Mike Bridenstine
Comedian and ~*COMEDY HISTORIAN*~ Mike Bridenstine joins the show, and he's bringing with him a familiarity with Bill Maher that dwarfs probably anybody else who's been on the show. He tells us about the experience of attending a Real Time taping AND the after party afterwards, then we really get into the weeds when it comes to Real time season 1, episode 15. It's pretty fucking racist, and don't worry, he also makes a ton of jokes about rape. Ha ha ha, God damn it!!!Get Mike's book hereHope on
BONUS EPISODE - The """""Best""""" of Club Random
Last week, Club Random with Bill Maher posted a "best of" compilation, and I watched it, and uh interesting definition of "best"... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
15 - I Just Want My Jokes That Bomb Back feat Mike Carrozza
If you've ever wanted to listen to a man's spirit die in real time, this is the episode for you.Find all of Mike's links here, get tickets for Commander Sealed hereFollow the show's Patreon here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
14 - George Borsh's Polycule feat Pallavi Gunalan
The sound quality on this one is not good because I lost the high quality audio files and was stuck using the Zoom recording. I genuinely, from the bottom of my heart, do not understand what could've happened, but such is life. Anyway, this episode of Real time was a real dud, but that's okay (sort of) because our guest wasn't! Writer and comedian Pallavi Gunalan joined me, and she came in firmly on the "I have only seen bits and pieces of Maher but I hated all of it" side of things. A recent in
EPISODE DELAYED - To Infinity & Beyond
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"EMERGENCY" POD - Bill Maher Talks to Kids
There's a special episode of Club Random called "Bill Maher Talks to Kids". If you said that to me out loud, I would expect you to finish by adding "v United States". Anyway, I had some quick thoughts on it (it's really boring, don't bother watching it if you're expecting it to be nuts.)Follow the Patreon for free here - https://www.patreon.com/IHateBillMaher/ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
13 - Execute All Rappin' Grannies feat Ella Dawson
Well, the content warning doesn't need to be as intense this week, but buddy you'd better believe we still have to talk about Bill Maher's flippant use of rape as a punchline. But who's "we", you ask? Why, it's none other than writer Ella Dawson, who has her own shameful history of teen Maher fandom. There's questions, there's a real time panel from absolute hell (a member of whom is now at least in symbolic hell), there's my ass talking way, way too fucking much... this one really got away from
12 - Maybe Change the Name to "Bill Maher Productions" feat Emily Heller
Oh boy! After a brief hiatus to watch a movie (what, did we have a substitute teacher hahahahahahahahaha *has a coughing fit*) we're back to the recaps, and this week we're joined by comedian and writer Emily Heller (What is...? A Jeopardy Podcast!). She very cleverly finds a way to largely not deal with the deep moral quandaries of the judgement free question zone before we plunge into what is absolutely the cruelest and nastiest episode of the show so far: Real Time season 1, episode 11. Genui
11 - Bilbo Gunt is... Pizza Man feat Caitlin Durante
Not unlike Bill Maher himself, I took a little break from Real Time to watch the only Bill Maher star vehicle, 1991's Pizza Man. I was joined by Podcaster/Writer/Comedian Caitlin Durante, so there is officially a witness to the absolutely fuckin' BIZARRE tonal shifts and plot developments in this thing. Which parts were meant to be jokes? Why is it so fucking dark? And why is the director so opposed to getting some God damned coverage? Caitlin was so determined to answer some of those questions
10 - Don't Wipe Your Dick on Sadam Hussein's Art and then Call Yourself a Metal Band feat Lola Blanc
Jesus Christ, more fucking Ann Coulter! Filmmaker/Musician/Podcaster Lola Blanc is on the show this week, and we are talking about Real Time Season 1, Episode 10. My expectations for what Horror auteur Clive Barker would be like on one of these shows is shattered, the point of having Ann Coulter on these things is debated, plus we witness perhaps the show's worst explained segment yet, as well as a baffling and disgusting analogy that could only come from the mind of a weird, horny old stand-up
9 - Lootering with Dick Hitler feat Andrew Orvedahl
Comedian/Writer/Big Dog Haver Andrew Orvedahl is here this week to talk Real Time season one, episode nine. He loved it! No, I'm kidding, it was fucking dreadful. Andrew revealed which camp his past with Maher falls into: "used to be a fan", or "encountered him here and there during my lifetime". Then we got to the episode and its especially bad panel, though panelist Ann Coulter did force us to consider the age old question "Who whines about the whiners?" (roughly translated from the Latin phra
8 - He Comes As A Liberator feat Charles Star
Saddam('s statue) has fallen, and comedian/lawyer/podcaster Charles Star is here to remember what it was like through the prism of Real Time Season one, episode eight. Bill wonders why we liberals can't just put away our Bush hatred and be happy that the war is going so well, the rhetorical Molotov cocktail that is weapons of mass destruction is finally denounced, and we describe one of the most sincerely infuriating interviews we've ever seen.Check out ALAB here. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/
7 - Democracy, Whiskey, Sexy x5 feat. Lindsay Mullan
I recorded an episode in-person for the first time ever, and the audio quality is uhhhhhhhhh mixed, we'll say. But hey, when you've got a guest this good, a little diminished audio is worth the trouble. Comedian, Actor, Whole-ass show creator Lindsay Mullan joins us this week, and we spend a lot of time talking about whether or not it's worth it to focus your creative efforts on hating another, much more famous person, and the possible consequences of attaching yourself to someone you don't even
6 - Madeupistan feat. Eliza Skinner
Comedian/Writer/Long time close fiend (intentional) Eliza Skinner joins the show to talk about a parent's love (for Maher). We also explore whether or not Bill Maher likes... anything, really??? I'll be honest, I'm insanely exhausted trying to write this description right now and I just truly have no mental energy to do anything. That's why this episode was so late, I had a lot to get done. Okay?! Fuck!!!!!Anyway, Eliza's great, very funny. Goodnight!Get tickets to Tom Foolery here. Hosted on Ac
5 - Oops All Oscars Edition feat. John Hastings
CONTENT WARNING: Roman Polanski comes up in the context of his horrible crimes, and while we don't mention the specifics, we do mention Bill Maher mentioning the specifics.Finally, I get another absolute pervert for Bill Maher on here. Comedian John Hastings joins me to talk about his theory on modern grift culture's role in Real Time's resurgence, the complete and total absence of effort throughout Bill Maher's entire career, and a tonally bizarre episode of Real Time that gets completely fucke
4 - oh god oh fuck it's Dennis Miller fuck no oh shit feat. Sophia Benoit
I don't want to go on a rant here, but this week writer Sophia Benoit really gets tossed into the Real Time meat grinder when she's given an episode to discuss that has Dennis Miller on the panel. Has experiencing her mother and former step-father's Bill Maher fandom as a teen prepared her for such an experience, or will she suffer the same amount of psychic damage that Dennis Miller himself does when Arianna Huffington takes a pretty mild shot at him. Also, the evils of American Pie.Check out S
3 - ....Bill is Bill feat. Emma Arnold
On this week's pretty late episode, comedian and writer Emma Arnold joins me to talk about the time she went with a bunch of other people to Hawaii WITH BILL MAHER. That's right, someone who spent time with Bill Maher in the flesh, and is able to confirm that, yes, he is a miserable piece of shit. We also talk about the third ever episode of Real Time, and how that version of him compares with the 2016/17 version.Emma's WebsiteEmma's stand-up Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info
2 - The Axis of Coolio feat. John Cullen
Comedian and PODCASTER™ John Cullen (Broomgate) joins Will to talk about episode 2 of Real Time episode 2. He's not a particularly political guy, and particularly hates it when comedy gets mixed in there, so this is sure to be his absolute Hell. Also, my mic AND my voice get kind of fucked up over the course of the episode, uh, hopefully it's better next week???Find John's podcasts here Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
1 - Bill Maher Has Always Been Here feat. Jeff D'Silva
In the first episode, Canadian comedian Jeff D'Silva joins host Will Weldon (me) to talk about this week's topic: I hate Bill Maher! Jeff reveals what the Maher exposure levels are like in Canada, then we dive into the last episode of Politically Incorrect (weird and short) and the first episode of Real Time (several moments I would describe as "quite unsettling"). Also, the audio's not great, but uh hopefully I'll learn to make it better??? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more inform