US EditionBeloved Comedian Slams Bill Maher For 'Desperate' Attempts to Stay Relevant
Marc Maron criticized Bill Maher for a desperate pursuit of relevance and disagreed with his views on wokeness, highlighting longstanding tensions in comedy politics.
- On Aug. 24, comedian Marc Maron slammed Bill Maher on Pod Save America, calling Maher 'desperate' to stay in the conversation.
- Maher's critiques of 'wokeness' on Real Time have fueled Maron's discontent, especially Maher's White House dinner earlier this year with Trump, HBO host of Real Time.
- Highlighting industry critique, Marc Maron, WTF host, praised Elephant Graveyard, anonymous YouTube documentarian, for deconstructing Joe Rogan's comedy ecosystem and sought to book him on his show.
- Maron signaled he no longer expects to appear on Bill Maher's programs, while News Digital sought comment from Maher's publicist as their exchanges continued.
- Maron's critique follows earlier March remarks in which he singled out Maher, despite HBO renewing Real Time through 2026, preserving Maher's platform.
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Liberal comedian Marc Maron publicly criticized fellow entertainer Bill Maher during a recent podcast appearance, accusing the HBO host of desperately clinging to relevance. Maron, who once appeared on Maher’s shows, expressed longstanding discomfort with Maher’s tone and direction, calling his recent behavior a “desperate chasing of relevance.” During his appearance on the Pod Save America podcast, Maron told host Jon Lovett that Maher, along w…
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Comedian Marc Maron bashed fellow comedian Bill Maher for his “desperation” to remain relevant by mocking woke issues. Maher has long blamed woke culture as the “one reason why the Republicans are gonna do so well” in elections. The comedian often criticizes the movement on his HBO program Real Talk with Bill Maher, which prompted outcry from Maron on Pod Save America Sunday. “Real rights are denied and real lives are at stake because of, you kn…
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Marc Maron doubles down on his criticism of Bill Maher, saying the HBO host is desperately trying to stay relevant.
Marc Maron Slams Bill Maher: Desperately Chasing Relevance
Marc Maron didn't hold back when asked about Bill Maher during a recent appearance on "Pod Save America." The "WTF" podcast host criticized the 69-year-old comedian for what he sees as a relentless effort to stay culturally relevant, calling the approach "desperate." "I always had a problem with his tone," Maron, 61, said. "I feel with Bill that there is this — and it happens with some of the other boomers — desperate chasing of relevance that c…
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