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can it be closed down sooner
— Dave Itzkoff (@ditzkoff.bsky.social) 2026-03-20T16:44:43.577Z
QueerDuck
(1,659 posts)Prairie Gates
(8,094 posts)2naSalit
(102,424 posts)As bad as giving flush rimjob the Medal of Freedom.
Tells you all you need to know about the recipient.

Thats sickening
SocialDemocrat61
(7,567 posts)haele
(15,370 posts)And his "staying power" when it comes to delivering comedy beyond that isn't as good as most hecklers. I really don't think he can carry a stand-up set or a full-on monologue like, say, Norm McDonald, Robin Williams, or even Stadler and Waldorf could.
He's the Andrew Dice Clay of Dennis Millers.
underpants
(196,351 posts)2012-15 pre Trump I think.
It was funny. He is funny and has well trained comedic chops. It was a birthday present from my wife. It was at performing arts venue part of the Roanoke Civic Center. Not a good show, the sound kept cutting out and he was clearly pissed. The material and delivery were still good but he did read from a notebook on a music stand which I dont like.
haele
(15,370 posts)He and Al Franken could riff off each other.
But his "contrarian" schtick has gotten meaner and meaner over the years.
SocialDemocrat61
(7,567 posts)underpants
(196,351 posts)and Bills been blowing him for free since.
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a kennedy
(35,915 posts)Ugh ..🤬 🤬 🤬
Wiz Imp
(9,917 posts)SocialDemocrat61
(7,567 posts)spinning.
bmichaelh
(1,167 posts)White House denies he will be receiving the award.
https://www.cnn.com/2026/03/20/politics/bill-maher-trump-mark-twain-prize-kennedy-center
https://www.rawstory.com/kennedy-center-trump-2676469930/
If this is true, when will some people ever learn.
In Trump's mind, there is no such thing as being partially loyal to Donald Trump.
Will they be able to find a good comic that is 100% loyal to Trump.
What Trump does not realize is that comedy is an angry art.
And there is a lot to be angry about in Trump administrations.
SocialDemocrat61
(7,567 posts)canetoad
(20,737 posts)Foreshortening on a coin. He looks deformed, neckless and apelike.