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An unlikely recipient for the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (Original Post) red dog 1 Friday OP
Good grief! QueerDuck Friday #1
Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates Friday #2
This is... 2naSalit Friday #3
Well Rebl2 Friday #4
Yes it is SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #17
His monologues consist of clever one-liners. haele Friday #5
We saw him in person many years ago when he was still contrarian underpants Friday #6
Don't get me wrong, his early Politicallly Incorrect stuff was pretty decent. haele Friday #8
He has some good writers SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #15
Maher seems to be a cheap date. One dinner at the White House... underpants Friday #7
This message was self-deleted by its author a kennedy Friday #10
OMGAWD.....this is exactly him...a cheap date. a kennedy Friday #11
Mark Twain must be rolling in his grave over this. Wiz Imp Friday #9
Not just rolling SocialDemocrat61 Saturday #16
White House says Maher will not receive the award bmichaelh Friday #12
Dennis Miller? SocialDemocrat61 Friday #13
Difficult to represent canetoad Friday #14

2naSalit

(102,424 posts)
3. This is...
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 04:44 PM
Friday

As bad as giving flush rimjob the Medal of Freedom.

Tells you all you need to know about the recipient.


haele

(15,370 posts)
5. His monologues consist of clever one-liners.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 05:43 PM
Friday

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)
6. We saw him in person many years ago when he was still contrarian
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 06:21 PM
Friday

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 don’t like.

haele

(15,370 posts)
8. Don't get me wrong, his early Politicallly Incorrect stuff was pretty decent.
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 07:01 PM
Friday

He and Al Franken could riff off each other.
But his "contrarian" schtick has gotten meaner and meaner over the years.

underpants

(196,351 posts)
7. Maher seems to be a cheap date. One dinner at the White House...
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 06:24 PM
Friday

and Bill’s been blowing him for free since.

Response to underpants (Reply #7)

bmichaelh

(1,167 posts)
12. White House says Maher will not receive the award
Fri Mar 20, 2026, 07:45 PM
Friday

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.

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