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    William "Bill" Maher, Jr. is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, media critic, and television host. As a television host, he is well known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003-present). Maher previously hosted a similar late-night show called Politically Incorrect, originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC.
    Maher is known for his sarcastic attitude, political satire and sociopolitical commentary. He targets many topics including religion, politics, bureaucracies, political correctness, and the mass media.
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  • @jookingstudio5292
    @jookingstudio5292 Před 6 lety +60

    What a guy. He's incredibly articulate, intelligent, honest and funny all at the same time.

    • @tomdennis2019
      @tomdennis2019 Před rokem

      Yet his prediction on Hillary was way off !

  • @gspendlove
    @gspendlove Před 9 lety +66

    I like Bill Maher. I love his show -- never miss it. I don't agree with him on everything. But I do agree with some of the comments below, that he's so used to performing in front of an audience and getting laughter and applause that it was hard for him to accept that most of these people in this audience were just here to listen.

    • @codedthreat5981
      @codedthreat5981 Před 9 lety +16

      gspendlove Well he was on a comedy tour in Europe, so he had probably just done a bunch of shows and the audience here were probably a bunch of college students who are used to lectures and talks where they are supposed to stay quiet until the Q&A part. So it was probably awkward at first on both sides, but it was a good Q&A all in all.

    • @BLTspace
      @BLTspace Před 9 lety +2

      CodedThreat Exactly.

  • @normaquijano9
    @normaquijano9 Před rokem +9

    May you live forever!! Thank you Bill Maher and don't retire! 🙏

  • @PatMachowski
    @PatMachowski Před 2 lety +72

    Bill is one of the few people who fully conveys why free speech shouldn't be taken for granted, whether you love him or hate him, it's hard not to respect him.

    • @user-ts2eu6rf6i
      @user-ts2eu6rf6i Před rokem +2

      No, I respect freedom of speech, but not Bill Maher. Bill Maher is rude and frivolous. He is more of a troll.

    • @lilmoe4364
      @lilmoe4364 Před rokem +2

      Really? I find it quite easy

    • @lindablanchard5892
      @lindablanchard5892 Před rokem

      Some people are afraid of anything they haven’t seen for decades ! Citizen’s United was and still is a Republican Thieving In the Republican’s favor of course ! This was the plan to overcome the limits that were there Previously !!!

  • @LOLCoolJ
    @LOLCoolJ Před 4 lety +247

    Watched this in June of 2020.
    What a different world.

  • @kristavaillancourt6313
    @kristavaillancourt6313 Před 9 lety +628

    I love Bill Maher in this. He's not driven to a punchline here. It's more intellectual than comedic.

    • @jacobl8923
      @jacobl8923 Před 9 lety +1

      Krista Vaillancourt Mr. Bill when are you going to be so deceiving and a religion hater. why are you always mocking the Christian, Islamic and Muslim religions, why don't you try to do it to our own religion the Jewish religion, you know why because in twenty four hours you will be out of your job, because you know better, we Jews own and control most of the media in our USA and most of the world. stop being such a coward double face standard and portraying us Jews as religion haters. Christianity just like Islamic and Muslim have beautiful religions and you should learn to respect that. Shalom.

    • @kristavaillancourt6313
      @kristavaillancourt6313 Před 9 lety +18

      Jacob L LOL.

    • @steveyOhmey
      @steveyOhmey Před 9 lety +3

      Krista Vaillancourt ummm did you watch the same interview? "I have to say though, House of Lords? sounds like a gay bar" is just one of the many attempted punchlines he drove to. sooo ya

    • @kristavaillancourt6313
      @kristavaillancourt6313 Před 9 lety +4

      A lot less punchline driven than Real Time. A lot less. And also, his guests steal the limelight somewhat. He never really talks on his own show.

    • @steveyOhmey
      @steveyOhmey Před 9 lety

      Bobs Black ? why mate? Was merely highlighting the jokes he was making! that one was just the last one i heard before i wrote the comment. Not sure why you are bestowing pity upon me....

  • @margaretries2606
    @margaretries2606 Před rokem +32

    Bill is so refreshing,viintelligent ,insightful and entertaining. He never fails to make you think. Love him.

    • @lilmoe4364
      @lilmoe4364 Před rokem

      Bill Maher, "the man who would not evolve"

  • @vanjavalavanja
    @vanjavalavanja Před 3 lety +10

    I have so much more respect for Bill Maher after watching this. His every statement is hardly debatable, and he exclaims his statements with confidence and courage to be admired. Well done sir. Btw, in Croatia, the word maher means someone who is really, adept at doing a certain thing, so the name fits.

  • @miahleissa9599
    @miahleissa9599 Před 7 lety +25

    Bill Maher, you are my hero! Shine on! Thanks for this video, folks.

  • @RichardVincent116
    @RichardVincent116 Před 3 lety +65

    Bill Maher appears as always honest and genuine as a person, not caring what we think, how wonderful. Honesty is no longer routine.

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr Před 3 lety +2

      Rubbish

    • @catrissia
      @catrissia Před 2 lety

      Yeah..... he could never be a politician.

    • @lordtzar5436
      @lordtzar5436 Před 2 lety

      I just want dope

    • @alansmith6610
      @alansmith6610 Před 2 lety

      Sadly, very 👍

    • @alansmith6610
      @alansmith6610 Před 2 lety

      Thank goodness someone is addressing our prison system which I'd SO NOT WORKING !!!

  • @marciaroy2096
    @marciaroy2096 Před 2 lety +6

    Love you Bill! Have loved you since I was a teenager. Thank you for being you!!

  • @GeorgeOrwell101
    @GeorgeOrwell101 Před 2 lety +24

    Always enjoy listening to Bill Maher. He’s an entertaining, clear thinking, observant commentator on modern life. Like Bertrand Russell he tells the truth as he sees it (which invariably is the actual truth). Loved the absence of a laugh track/augmented clapping. Forgot what reality sounds like. So great not having my emotions manipulated by a sound engineer.

    • @martinko4086
      @martinko4086 Před rokem

      Stephen Perjanik I also enjoy listening to Bill Maher . i am amazed that this IDIOT can influence these young wrongfully educated students who know shit about socialism and reality and who admire him for his "human " approach to life and critique of republican party in the USA . I cannot believe that after collapse of Soviet Union, and socialist Eastern Europe there are still IDIOTS who believe, that socialism is a good thing.

    • @lilmoe4364
      @lilmoe4364 Před rokem

      What you say about Bill Maher does indeed make it appear that you forgot what reality sounded like lol

  • @richmahogany1710
    @richmahogany1710 Před 7 lety +259

    "Unless something we can't foresee happens..."
    *LOL*

  • @colemanreeves2043
    @colemanreeves2043 Před 3 lety +98

    It’s amazing how much the political atmosphere of this country has changed since this interview.

    • @lkez2
      @lkez2 Před 2 lety +9

      Lmao, was just saying this! Him describing the democratic party as centrist is so off now

    • @greglogan7706
      @greglogan7706 Před 2 lety

      @@lkez2 Not sure whether reality is your focus - the reality is there are a variety of perspectives in the Dems - pretty big tent.
      However, they despise fascist, anti-Christ, anti-American traitors - which comprise the vast majority of the republi-cons - the focus is human well-being for the most part - and preserving our republic.

    • @greglogan7706
      @greglogan7706 Před 2 lety +1

      Coleman - Actually the spirit that has emerged has LONG been here in the violent suppressionism that is endemic in white American evangelicalism...now being inflamed into seething mass of hatred and violence by grifters and demagogues, aka their leaders.

    • @rockyfalldownstairs
      @rockyfalldownstairs Před 2 lety +1

      @@greglogan7706 A lot more democrats now are basically soft marxists.

    • @jcarc5701
      @jcarc5701 Před 2 lety +2

      @@rockyfalldownstairs The education system has failed you.

  • @MrCJWEI
    @MrCJWEI Před 3 lety +54

    Bill Maher seldom disappoints me. This talk after all these year is still relevant. Thank you for the upload!

  • @frankjrtagliareni6307
    @frankjrtagliareni6307 Před 2 lety +5

    Bill, I've been a big fan of yours for a long time! You have been way ahead of the time! To me you are the modern day Mark Twain/Will Rogers!!!!!!!! I'm watching this video from 2015 and it is now 2021.....................

  • @lancerooney1785
    @lancerooney1785 Před 3 lety +110

    One of the best Oxford Union addresses ever. Funny, honest and hugely informative.

    • @martinko4086
      @martinko4086 Před 2 lety

      typical idiots in Oxford admiring idiot democrat Bill Maher from USA . "legalize all drugs in the USA to lower prison population .. " first woman for president / Hillary / because PUSY is the most important to qualify . etc
      fuck your " OXFORD "

    • @oldrrocr
      @oldrrocr Před rokem +6

      Wow! I miss the world-before-trump.

  • @richardwood2849
    @richardwood2849 Před 8 lety +139

    Laughter is an involuntary reaction. If you make someone laugh you have made them realise there is some truth in that.
    Wonderful.

    • @mrnameless7637
      @mrnameless7637 Před 2 lety +1

      Laughter seems to get passed the guarded human ego, this is true as you say. The ego would normally stop opposing believes at the gate. But for all it's usefulness, laughter can be used for bad causes too. Bad ideas as well as good ideas can be promoted with laughter. There is no worthy substitute to critical thinking.

    • @Infi1337
      @Infi1337 Před rokem +1

      Thats why no one was laughing on the Obama statements.

  • @kindface
    @kindface Před 2 lety +6

    If nothing else, Bill’s answer to the “Her Royal Highness” question alone makes this video worth watching.

  • @kskslslslsoooao
    @kskslslslsoooao Před 3 lety +52

    36:42 "I've seen these pictures of people in Beijing and New Delhi walking around with masks on."
    -Bill Maher, 2015

    • @jerryp6001
      @jerryp6001 Před 2 lety +1

      I think it was bill burr in his latest sit down with Conan before he went off the air...burr said with traffic coming back, he was upset covid didn't take out more people.

  • @TheBtak13
    @TheBtak13 Před 8 lety +397

    Best Bill Maher interview ever. I love Bill. He's fearless. He has the balls to tell these Brits the absurdity of monarchy, and rightfully call them out on their bullshit.
    Newsflash: No one is above anyone else because of their bloodline.

    • @feanaro9298
      @feanaro9298 Před 8 lety +65

      Mongoloid alert: no one in Britain sees the Queen as a superior human. Many of the freest countries in the world have a monarchy: the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, etc.
      You're a fucking moron.

    • @TheBtak13
      @TheBtak13 Před 8 lety +11

      +Ecthelion Nártúron So why have a monarchy.

    • @LouisKing995
      @LouisKing995 Před 8 lety +18

      +btsororos it's a direct link to the past, a symbol to rally behind that's above petty politics. It's generally more interesting than the 100s of presidents all over the world. That sort of thing.

    • @hotrodroy111
      @hotrodroy111 Před 8 lety +2

      +btsororos yes, but then he tells them that Europe is ahead of the US in many areas. Bill isn't fearless, he is not all there.

    • @kingmatt2563DABEST
      @kingmatt2563DABEST Před 8 lety +4

      +btsororos Yes people are so stupid and ignorant about the monarchy.

  • @andrewbudd8609
    @andrewbudd8609 Před 8 lety +41

    He's an extremely witty and sagacious individual. This was an enlightening lecture.

  • @braxtonburchard3701
    @braxtonburchard3701 Před 3 lety +13

    Most of my friends are just as far left as I am Conservative and they don't understand how I can love Bill Maher. Hes a classic liberal.

    • @chrisdavis9928
      @chrisdavis9928 Před 3 lety +1

      Your point classic exactly

    • @danielrose5258
      @danielrose5258 Před 3 lety +2

      Bill Maher's not a liberal, he's a totalitarian. And here's my proof his thoughts are the only thoughts that matter everybody else is wrong. If you're not Bill Maher you are wrong

  • @glenncox5695
    @glenncox5695 Před 3 lety +41

    Every time Bill Maher opens his mouth, I just love him more.

    • @ShredCo
      @ShredCo Před 2 lety +2

      Because you're a homosexual.

    • @LivingBGLegend
      @LivingBGLegend Před 2 lety +2

      I was thinking every time he opens his mouth something shaped like Bezos rocket ship should be inserted in to it.

  • @ricardo950535
    @ricardo950535 Před 4 lety +164

    "House of Lords sounds like a gay bar. ". Bill Maher at the Oxford Union talking democracies. He hasn't lost it.

    • @rockinrusskiy1798
      @rockinrusskiy1798 Před 3 lety +5

      actually he has totally lost it, hook line and sinker!

    • @jonathanbailey4904
      @jonathanbailey4904 Před 3 lety +3

      @Jake Chong to be fair, their would still be gravy trains. Lol

  • @mauryan01
    @mauryan01 Před 9 lety +25

    The interviewer is cold and tense. He is making the comedian tense.

    • @edwardkirkhope814
      @edwardkirkhope814 Před 9 lety +9

      The interviewer does seem tense but I don't think for a minute Bill is tense because of it. He is very experienced being on live TV, a stand up comic, confident etc. he can hold his own easily.

    • @malteeaser101
      @malteeaser101 Před 8 lety +2

      He looks like a therapist making notes.

  • @yogithashetty2587
    @yogithashetty2587 Před 2 lety +2

    Most brilliant man in showbiz - Bill Maher 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻 he really is nothing short from being a GOD .

    • @jaredbork2586
      @jaredbork2586 Před 2 lety

      He's as inconsistent and full of shit as the idea of god, yeah buddy.

  • @shirleyrombough8173
    @shirleyrombough8173 Před 3 lety +40

    "Drove the crazy bus right into nut town." Isn't that the description of the crazy Q anon lady?

    • @MyMusicHarbourage
      @MyMusicHarbourage Před 3 lety +1

      I think he was talking about the Muslims here, judging by the fact how much he hates them no less than his "archenemy" Donald Trump.

  • @Squirrel_314
    @Squirrel_314 Před 3 lety +94

    “We take our democracy way too for granted.” Yes, we did.

    • @jackfuckyoutubecensorshipb4461
      @jackfuckyoutubecensorshipb4461 Před 3 lety +2

      until it's too late, biden is almost certain to be president. We need to make sure 2024 has NO fraud. It benifits the republicans. Why wouldn't we try our best to make sure we DON'T lost our next term

    • @zapkvr
      @zapkvr Před 3 lety +1

      Democracy is bullshit. The founding fathers knew that. It's just another term for mob rule

    • @natalieshafer3839
      @natalieshafer3839 Před 3 lety

      @@jackfuckyoutubecensorshipb4461 100% !!!!!!!!

    • @cooldudecs
      @cooldudecs Před 3 lety

      @@zapkvr no... it’s a bunch of states coming to a conclusion

    • @TwoOnions275
      @TwoOnions275 Před 3 lety +2

      @@cooldudecs Strictly direct democracy is extremely rare e.g. the Netherlands. Since they have a robust multi-party system there, it doesn't descend into mob-rule and tyranny over minorities. But it does lead to a problem where a minority party (say 10% of the vote) ends up in government perpetually, in coalition with either left or right-leaning parties. Google 'Purple Coalition'; basically the 2 main parties got so fed up with this they formed a giant coalition. Also, these systems typically hand candidate choice/preference entirely to the party elites. No system is perfect. The US system does seem uniquely open to abuse and chicanery (on both sides) mind.

  • @rohananya
    @rohananya Před 4 lety +26

    I love Bill - tells it like it is ! 💖

  • @alanh1406
    @alanh1406 Před 3 lety +11

    The more I listen to this man , the more I like him.

    • @yamerojones
      @yamerojones Před 3 lety +1

      He's a sell out who was more controversial on the ABC disney channel than he is now on HBO. He makes noises about being a reasonable liberal while directing people to vote for the insane. He sold out long ago, this is the guy who used to point out society is built on lies "making women nod", now he has the money to tell the truth, instead he chooses to tell lies when he clearly knows better, there is nothing to respect about that.
      He's been dumbing down the discourse for decades. His show is cut up in adhd fashion to minimize the amount of time any speaker has to deliver a thought, lest it be dangerous or make him look like the fool he is, and so you have panels of soundbites while he talks over them. Less substance than even a twitter argument, he can't criticize anything, he has always been the problem.

    • @gangstapenguin2773
      @gangstapenguin2773 Před 3 lety

      watch some real time clips here on YT

    • @paulbrinkman5631
      @paulbrinkman5631 Před 2 lety

      Buuuullllll Puckey. He brought a few points that I never considered and made light of it being he's mostly a comedian. You're the kind of person who starts bar brawls. Repent!

  • @beatewagner7.2934
    @beatewagner7.2934 Před rokem +1

    It's as simple as that...
    Everything on planet earth!
    Bill Maher:
    a perfect combination of intelligence, common sense, empathy AND humor !

  • @god5535
    @god5535 Před 4 lety +25

    "First of all I object to that." Pure balls of steels. That's the Bill we know and love.

  • @maesc2001
    @maesc2001 Před 3 lety +9

    I never ever disliked - let alone hated - You Bill. I cheer for you.

  • @audreycreary1691
    @audreycreary1691 Před 3 lety +1

    Bill Maher is the MOST SENSIBLE PERSON IN THE MEDIA

  • @PerfumeEve
    @PerfumeEve Před 2 lety +6

    Gotta love this man and his honesty about socio-political issues.

    • @lilmoe4364
      @lilmoe4364 Před rokem

      He's wrong, but at least he's honest lol

  • @tamipritchard9935
    @tamipritchard9935 Před 7 lety +39

    You're my hero on so many levels, Bill. Keep the enlightenment coming....

  • @EVZYL
    @EVZYL Před 8 lety +180

    'Her majesty the queen.' The interviewer could not have known that Bill once referred to the Windsors as 'those cousin fuckers' in a New Rules segment. So funny.

    • @fishnchips2228
      @fishnchips2228 Před 3 lety +3

      Do you think they originate from the Deep South?

    • @nzfreeski
      @nzfreeski Před 3 lety +3

      @@fishnchips2228 most likely

    • @ralpsimpson3925
      @ralpsimpson3925 Před 3 lety +2

      misplaced apostrophe, 'though I do like the sentiment. My apostrophe is warranted. your one is wrong.

    • @sidney.a.turner659
      @sidney.a.turner659 Před 3 lety +2

      @@lisarodriguez6966 o

    • @davidbriggs8863
      @davidbriggs8863 Před 3 lety +1

      @@fishnchips2228 Far north actually. Vikings became Normans who are now close, through the British crown, to taking the entire world. It’s a long game.

  • @76Pou
    @76Pou Před 3 lety +10

    He is just genious! 🔥❤

    • @davidbriggs8863
      @davidbriggs8863 Před 3 lety

      Actually, lazy. He counts on the network researchers for his material and they work, as all major networks do, for the government. Not the faces of government that you vote for that come and go, but the permanent government. They all pay obeisance to the military, the ultimate power.

    • @LilyRose8959
      @LilyRose8959 Před 2 lety +1

      @@davidbriggs8863 If that were true Bill wouldn't be aligned with the liberals. Or at least wouldn't talk like it. The military is heavily Republican.

  • @frizzyfraz6014
    @frizzyfraz6014 Před 2 lety +8

    "All we can do is impeach him and that doesn't happen too often"... LOL

  • @davewillisporter
    @davewillisporter Před 7 lety +162

    His comment on the almighty dollar. Brilliant. The number one religion in the USA is the church of the almighty dollar!

    • @lovelyrita2481
      @lovelyrita2481 Před 3 lety +4

      Coming from a millionaire.

    • @kenbrohere
      @kenbrohere Před 3 lety +2

      People gotsta eat.

    • @matthewschwartz6607
      @matthewschwartz6607 Před 3 lety

      True. Money, money, money.

    • @magnetiktrax
      @magnetiktrax Před 3 lety +2

      @@lovelyrita2481 what does Bill being a millionaire have to do with anything? Bernie Sanders is a millionaire, do you think he worships money?

    • @alistairclark6814
      @alistairclark6814 Před 3 lety

      Money is just a measurement of energy. More energy, more power, more influence over others. Humans are self destructively addicted to power and influence over each other. Addiction to dominance is submision to extinction.

  • @mbmotsoeneng8646
    @mbmotsoeneng8646 Před 9 lety +3

    I am South African but I absolutely love this guy, Bill is awesome.

  • @NikB8989
    @NikB8989 Před 3 lety +5

    I would absolutely love Bill maher to come back on stage in 2021 and defend the things he said today.

  • @fritsgerms3565
    @fritsgerms3565 Před 3 lety +6

    Nice. Actually happy for him because I think he feels valued by this invitation. He has made a huge contribution towards rational thinking. It’s not so much about being right, but trying to use reason. Sometimes he is successful and sometimes not. But the fact that he tries make him a true liberal & intellectual.

  • @phillipreese6272
    @phillipreese6272 Před 3 lety +36

    I disagree with Bill on Politics 90% of the time, but I still watch every episode he comes out with.

    • @nickhoffman4039
      @nickhoffman4039 Před 2 lety +3

      his new podcast is delightful

    • @1w72st
      @1w72st Před rokem +1

      Stop watching Fox News and you'll agree with more.

    • @aeroflopp
      @aeroflopp Před rokem

      Same here

  • @brandonhenderson6922
    @brandonhenderson6922 Před 7 lety +125

    We need more intellectual conversationalists whom want to tackle the real issues like Bill Maher. Its imperative to interact with the world on an international spectrum as Americans with this attitude. And as ambassadors/representatives of the human-race/genome/species. Always intriguing and insightful to the public eye as an entertainer.

    • @heathergustar638
      @heathergustar638 Před 3 lety +2

      Who want to tackle. It s imperative

    • @gerockvestman9026
      @gerockvestman9026 Před 3 lety +1

      9977 79797779 11q 9th 7997979979797997977997 79797p,

    • @o0o-jd-o0o95
      @o0o-jd-o0o95 Před 3 lety +5

      the problem isnt the number of intellectuals ... the problem is the number of ignorant people who do not give a crap about these things. which is more than 60% of the people ( i dont know or have a real percentage but i know at least every 6 out of 10 people i bring things up to , their eyes roll back in their heads and i just dont bother after that or when i ask them about a recent event that happened they reply with i was watching jersey shore or survivor or the kardashians)

    • @davidbriggs8863
      @davidbriggs8863 Před 3 lety

      @@gerockvestman9026 Ok, you piqued my curiosity. Can you translate?

    • @rockinrusskiy1798
      @rockinrusskiy1798 Před 3 lety

      Youre saying POSH as in almost respectable??? Dont assume the two are synonymous! That would be arrogant on your part. You talk of intellectual conversation as if its assumed on an "international spectrum" You have just displayed your ignorance via (Americans with this attitude) position and automatically excluded yourself from the conversation with your unadulterated bias.

  • @christineexum
    @christineexum Před rokem

    BILL I CAN FINLEY LISTEN TO YOU AGAIN THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY IS JUST THE WHOLE TRUTH THATS ALL I EVER WANTED,THANKS FOR BRINGIN IT.

  • @nickbarcheck1019
    @nickbarcheck1019 Před 2 lety +1

    Bill Maher is a truth speaker.

  • @user-yd7ug3jb4t
    @user-yd7ug3jb4t Před 7 lety +121

    I've always loved Bill Maher, and have agreed with most of the shit he says. After watching this, I'm reminded of how much of a reasonable and logical person he is. I do not understand why people can't accept that thought process.

    • @blackawana
      @blackawana Před 6 lety +7

      Because it IS a thought process.

    • @AdamH9300
      @AdamH9300 Před 5 lety +4

      Probably because in his Monologues and "new rules" he talks loud and curses a lot.. people just heat that but dont actually listen to wtf he's saying
      "Omg he said fuck, and made a racist joke" but never listen that he uses that racist joke to prove his point

    • @jsmithmultimediatech
      @jsmithmultimediatech Před 5 lety

      Like the way with him I may disagree with things but that's (like he said) a good or great thing, it should not be that I agree with him on everything, and hey I still like him haha :)

    • @scottprowse2008
      @scottprowse2008 Před 5 lety

      I just started the video. He mentioned that everyone hated him at one time or another, but I don't think I ever did. He's not always as funny as I wanted, but I don't remember him ever pissing me off.

    • @jsmithmultimediatech
      @jsmithmultimediatech Před 5 lety +1

      @@scottprowse2008 Nor me though there's somethings I'd naturally disagree with him on but then that's fair enough it's called decency but fuck me he does make me laugh haha!
      Seriously have lots of time for Bill :)

  • @cardhutt
    @cardhutt Před 9 lety +181

    "sex with a chicken, thank you very much everybody"

    • @mydaniluc
      @mydaniluc Před 9 lety +5

      card hutt me too can stop laughin at that one ... i dont know anyone so clever

    • @verliebt3465
      @verliebt3465 Před 9 lety +1

      card hutt people do call young women "chicks" so, having sex with chickens is actually something pretty common.

    • @cardhutt
      @cardhutt Před 9 lety +2

      Verliebt hmm

    • @CyeOutsider
      @CyeOutsider Před 9 lety +1

      card hutt​ Not consenting, not an adult human. So no.

    • @glutinousmaximus
      @glutinousmaximus Před 8 lety

      card hutt
      I think sex with an egg came first...

  • @RaviNayyar
    @RaviNayyar Před 2 lety +2

    Bill Maher's a bloody legend.

  • @drtalkboxsa9412
    @drtalkboxsa9412 Před 3 lety +10

    I always criticize myself for continuously talking crap and poking fun.... but then remind myself that much older , amazing and smart people like Bill do it all the time.... so I m not gonna stop

  • @alanramirez472
    @alanramirez472 Před 4 lety +151

    As an American I’m sad this is what my country is actually like. As an American I’m glad that he’s at least telling the truth.

    • @westsidegranny6100
      @westsidegranny6100 Před 4 lety +7

      Telling the truth but we who know are the only ones who listen. To get the others to listen we'd have to go on Fox but they would change the channel so bad thought. No way to get the news to them....lost battle..

    • @GR8APE69
      @GR8APE69 Před 3 lety +4

      @@westsidegranny6100 That's exactly it. A lot of those people do not at all listen to opinions that differ from their own. They see someone with a different point of view, and instead of hearing what they have to say, considering it, and at the very least disagreeing, they see them as evil, morally devoid people, and won't even listen to them. They get angry and change the channel and demonize them to the point that even listening to what they have to say is immoral because they're lending an ear to an evil person. So then they're stuck in an echo chamber of Fox News and Facebook politics pages and only hear little sound bites made to stir up more anger and more vitriol. It's a never ending cycle. It's just continuously doubling down.

    • @kathryndavidson2873
      @kathryndavidson2873 Před 3 lety

      @@GR8APE69 I appreciate your summation.

    • @davidbriggs8863
      @davidbriggs8863 Před 3 lety

      I’ve watched Bill since politically incorrect. He tells what he is told and actually believes is the truth by his network. He’s not doing any actual research himself unfortunately.

    • @uverpro3598
      @uverpro3598 Před 2 lety +1

      Dude, don't proselytize yourself to foreigners. Have some self-respect, it's pathetic. No one will respect you more for deprecating your country.

  • @juicer67
    @juicer67 Před 7 lety +110

    Bill is a wonderful ambassador for the US.

  • @antonnurwald5700
    @antonnurwald5700 Před 3 lety +10

    There is really some stuff on which i don't agree with Bill, but he is an independent mind, and he sticks it to all sides and I respect him very much for that. He is spot-on about the drug thing.

  • @vlamidir4238
    @vlamidir4238 Před 2 lety +5

    My battery is draining but I can't stop listening to him, I mean this guy is a perfect modern Mgtow ❤️

  • @musicsunhappy
    @musicsunhappy Před 8 lety +17

    People who do not have a sense of humor, will always have a problem with anything said that they do not like. Comedians are NOT (i.e Don Rickles) saying things out of malice. They do not discriminate, they make fun of EVERYONE, every race, every religion, its just in light of making a joke about life's hardships. People, stop taking everything so seriously. Life is too short not to laugh at all the non sense around us. Lighen up do not get offended by comedy.

  • @albertrogers2506
    @albertrogers2506 Před 4 lety +8

    I reckon that the Oxford Union distinguished itself, AND conferred a considerable honour upon this man. In the first 30 minutes, which in what 'I've seen so far he has deserved it.

  • @LanceDobson
    @LanceDobson Před 3 lety +7

    "it was like she farted in his face" I'm dead.

  • @stephaniepruett2488
    @stephaniepruett2488 Před 3 lety +2

    No boundaries based on fear... LOVE it! Speak the truth people are gonna hate you ...LOVE it!

  • @northafricanlad9540
    @northafricanlad9540 Před 5 lety +8

    Silly me !!
    I used to think bill Maher was a bigot oh dear oh dear !!
    He’s so smart and articulate now I’m a new fan

  • @nicholaswildman2782
    @nicholaswildman2782 Před 8 lety +133

    The more I see of Bill Maher the more I like him. Couldn't agree with him more when he says no one should be called "Your Highness" just because they were lucky enough to be born into the royal family (I'm English btw). Personally I think the royal family has no use other than as a tourist attraction.

    • @immasurvivor
      @immasurvivor Před 4 lety +3

      If you stop and think about it, ''Your Highness'' has lost all off its historical power, we dont view Royal's as inherently special in any way, so I wouldnt have a problem calling her ''Your Highness/Majesty'', just like I wouldnt have a problem with calling a Judge ''Your Honor'' its the traditional title for someone in that station, and you could look at the queen as a sort of mascot, her job is playing the part of what we think a Queen should be without having any actual power, and without that power, the title of Your Highness means nothing.

    • @altrefrontiere2354
      @altrefrontiere2354 Před 4 lety +3

      @@immasurvivor lol. You're basically saying to call the Royal's as "Your Highness" is sort of a joke. I agree with that, of course. What I can't understand is why your mascots still pretend not understand that they are mascots. After centuries they are still there, not ashamed of being called and honored as "your highness". This, to me, sounds ridicolous from their part. To the point that the British will need a referendum one day to abolish that rotten legacy of the past.

    • @hrh4961
      @hrh4961 Před 4 lety +1

      And how many tens of millions of pounds does that "tourist attraction" bring into the country each year?

    • @westsidegranny6100
      @westsidegranny6100 Před 4 lety

      Personally.....times are changing.....maybe you'll be free of your tax burdens. Good luck.

    • @melvinlang7936
      @melvinlang7936 Před 4 lety

      Lol, the comment of the decade....LOL

  • @dukekuo
    @dukekuo Před rokem +11

    7 years later, I still love the wit and brightness Bill brought to me in this interview

  • @jackmichaelpeter
    @jackmichaelpeter Před 2 lety +8

    You’re allowed to have a gun, you’re allowed to drink as much booze as you like, but get a bit relaxed smoking a particular plant and you get locked up in prison

  • @ezrasky3761
    @ezrasky3761 Před 7 lety +268

    "If everyone likes you..you have never said anything true."

    • @lepetitchat123
      @lepetitchat123 Před 4 lety +4

      Ezra Sky so true. I have all these annoying normie friends around me

    • @yannatoko9898
      @yannatoko9898 Před 3 lety +1

      Surely "ie" only ends words, or more commonly, when you are pluralising them? (ie bury and buries). Thus, your spelling of a made-up word is wrong, etymologically.

    • @williammasuda2709
      @williammasuda2709 Před 3 lety

      @@lepetitchat123 A 2, LaCresta A

    • @HansGustav2
      @HansGustav2 Před 3 lety +2

      @@yannatoko9898 It's called slang...dipstick.

    • @brentfairbanks583
      @brentfairbanks583 Před 3 lety +1

      @@lepetitchat123 probably would

  • @matbroomfield
    @matbroomfield Před 9 lety +13

    Self conscious laughter there when Bill said that nobody should be elevated just because of their bloodline. And then silence whilst he suggest that we should treat animals ethically. Beginning to think that even the liberal students of Oxford are pretty far removed from mainstream Britain.

    • @matbroomfield
      @matbroomfield Před 9 lety +4

      ***** Because you can cite countries that have worse attitudes towards humanity is in now way convincing. We are all members of the human race, and through NO personal effort of yours, you had the good fortune to be born in a decent country. That's a reason to be MORE compassionate not less.

    • @matbroomfield
      @matbroomfield Před 9 lety +1

      ***** I absolutely agree that the other member states of the EU should share their burden in supporting migrants from other nations (proportional to their ability to do so - would be no point flooding Greece for instance!). As for non-EU nations, we have no control over their policies, so it's fruitless to become irritated by their unwillingness to share the check. Personally, I would simply ensure that in return, those nations are not recipients of OUR goodwill when they need it.
      Of course all cultures are not created equal, nor do all nations have the same attitudes towards human rights. Does that mean that we should follow their template? Clearly not. We rightly pride ourselves on being better than say Turkey, or Russia, or Bosnia, or perhaps even Japan, and in my opinion, we should continue to be the beacon for decency on the planet.

    • @edwardbernayse6665
      @edwardbernayse6665 Před 9 lety

      ***** that has nothing to do with the topic.

    • @kvinlo1
      @kvinlo1 Před 9 lety

      Graeme Green Christianity didn't get to where it is now through waiting peacefully. What I can see happening though, with Western democracies is a regression towards religious tyranny with the way so called 'liberals' are running things.

    • @AbnoCreations
      @AbnoCreations Před 9 lety

      Graeme Green Kinda makes you loose hope for humans' ability to see beyond their own conditioned bullshit, don't it? Like the bullshit we are raised in as kids. Unless you're wrong. But I don't think you are. This whole thing about "parents raising children" pisses me off. Because every parent wants to pass on their own brand of bullshit on to their kids, so the kids turn out to be full of shit too as grown ups.
      If the reason you and I are liberal, is because our parents allowed us to be, or raised us to be, then we're no better. We're just luckier. Which is not impressive. We all have a thing or two to learn about critical thinking.
      I think the number 1 priority for child raising should be safety, and giving them all the chances they need to learn all they can, from as many differing perspectives and environments as possible, with a huge emphasis on logic and fairness to other people.
      Kids already come with extreme curiosity and energy to learn. "Teachers" should be called "learning facilitators". because it's really kids doing the work. Teachers just point the way. Not all too well either, sadly.

  • @mickplayingaroundfl
    @mickplayingaroundfl Před 2 lety +1

    I like your brutal honesty, no matter the topic

  • @colinwhitby8219
    @colinwhitby8219 Před rokem +1

    Islam should have a reformation and renaissance! I have said this for decades and finally really brilliant man like this has said the same thing! I fell really great after this!

  • @davidwand8046
    @davidwand8046 Před 3 lety +17

    'Purposeful suspension of critical thinking' = faith, brilliant

    • @sheldonberg125
      @sheldonberg125 Před 3 lety +2

      What a bunch of intellectual garbage. I am tired of religious bigots masquerading as sophisticated thinkers. Bill Maher is not a sophisticated thinker. I’ve never heard him make a good argument against the concept of God or justify his atheist position other than to spew insults and make sweeping unlearned generalizations. This isn’t a personal attack. I don’t know Bill except from television, the internet, and his public life.
      A serious atheist like Bertrand Russell, who I like, had arguments for atheism and against Christianity. Bill Maher has no arguments. Bill is also being dishonest when he criticizes people for their “attacks” on him and then he goes on to attack conservatives or people of faith etc. I think he knows that this stuff sells and that is a big reason why he does it. My main criticism of Bill is that he is anti-intellectual. He hides behind a thin veil of popularized intellectualism that would not stand up to any serious academic scrutiny. He runs fast and loose with definitions and words and is a product of fashionable progressive philosophies that are popular amongst actors, celebrities, and politicians.
      I like to go after this guy because I am hoping that giving him and his sort a bit of his own medicine might be good for honest dialogue. But I’ve come to learn that reason and rationality only works with reasonable and rational people and Bill Maher is neither of those things.

  • @shobalmani1
    @shobalmani1 Před 3 lety +16

    I apologize ahead of time for this comment; it has nothing to do with the show. I JUST LOVE THE GLASS WINDOWS in the backdrop! Gorgeous architecture.

  • @christinamerklin2166
    @christinamerklin2166 Před 2 lety +2

    I love your work and soooo! I appreciate ALL of your work. You bring such true points to the table with a common SENSE view that I love the fact you bring to light! And I am a conservative.

  • @mtalhaawais
    @mtalhaawais Před 2 lety +2

    Watching this in 2021 and it's amazing how much Bill Maher has moved to the right in the last six years.

  • @rippygirl423
    @rippygirl423 Před 9 lety +7

    Bill Maher for president!!!!

    • @rippygirl423
      @rippygirl423 Před 9 lety

      perhaps today Can't top Coke or Pepsi

  • @lukemilton1964
    @lukemilton1964 Před 8 lety +21

    Huge fan of Bill Maher! Love Real Time! Always great to listen to Bill Maher speak! I've seen him live in NYC before and it was amazing! Awesome interview!

  • @rendorwilliams9116
    @rendorwilliams9116 Před 3 lety +2

    It's so easy for people to throw crap at you when all they can do is type little sentences and they are 3000 miles away.

  • @DenisCarbonaro
    @DenisCarbonaro Před 3 lety +2

    3:53 But with the anonymity of Twitter, everyone is a critic. They're so brave on Twitter. Well said Bill... you're definitely brave, smart and you don't need to be anonymous. You're a hero!

  • @roshniramnani4539
    @roshniramnani4539 Před 8 lety +27

    Bill maher is an icon . Respect !

  • @omnipitous4648
    @omnipitous4648 Před 7 lety +5

    Love Bill Maher. Saw him the other day in Honolulu with Eddie Vetter, and Margaret Chung. AWESOME.

  • @MultiCII
    @MultiCII Před rokem +1

    I don’t always agree with you Bill…but I like you and your humor!

  • @alansmith6610
    @alansmith6610 Před 2 lety +2

    Bill seems very relaxed.

  • @102xxScorpionxx102
    @102xxScorpionxx102 Před 8 lety +205

    *Contains Strong Language* I'm pretty sure the name Bill Maher should immediately imply that on its own.

  • @neuroscram
    @neuroscram Před 9 lety +21

    Smart guy.

  • @horacemorgan8479
    @horacemorgan8479 Před 2 lety

    Bill Maher is someone I respect as an intelligent humorous man of the world! I really enjoyed this interview recorded in 2015.

  • @RobGordon35
    @RobGordon35 Před 2 lety +2

    'Unless something we cant forsee happens..." lol!

  • @holysmokes4259
    @holysmokes4259 Před 3 lety +14

    "Facts don't get inside the bubble. Inside the bubble we're number one, always and in everything. "
    Bill Maher

    • @cooldudecs
      @cooldudecs Před 3 lety

      True but are values a bubble?

  • @gungy_vt
    @gungy_vt Před 7 lety +208

    13:48 "Unless something we can't foresee happens"
    This was uploaded right at the end of May, right before the Era of Trump. Damn.

    • @FrancescoBosco12
      @FrancescoBosco12 Před 7 lety +5

      He did take it.

    • @glossygloss472
      @glossygloss472 Před 6 lety +15

      phillyslasher Oh how you were wrong.

    • @markpolaco6135
      @markpolaco6135 Před 5 lety +5

      Wow how alot of us were wrong. Some did say don't dismiss him and that % was right.

    • @michaelangeloright704
      @michaelangeloright704 Před 5 lety +2

      What happened Hillary she collapsed in September at the Memorial in NY OF SEPTEMBER 11TH. That's obama fault or the Russians

    • @michaelangeloright704
      @michaelangeloright704 Před 5 lety +2

      Hillary developed coughing fits during the campaign. That's obama fault. Or the Russians.

  • @richardcontant4659
    @richardcontant4659 Před 10 měsíci

    Bill for president !

  • @dennis6278
    @dennis6278 Před 2 lety

    That was fucking awesome. Bill Maher is a real one.

  • @tomaspianist
    @tomaspianist Před 9 lety +21

    it is so refreshing to see someone intelligent on youtube, thanks for the upload!

  • @beccamarie9782
    @beccamarie9782 Před 3 lety +8

    I love you Bill! I am a a conservative, and disagree with a lot of what you say, but the fact that you are willing to invite anyone on your show regardless of what party they support is +A in my book! I respect you for having an open mind. I will continue to watch your show!

    • @philipclock
      @philipclock Před 2 lety +1

      Maher? Open mind?
      At least he lets people on his show speak their mind.

    • @martinko4086
      @martinko4086 Před 2 lety

      Becca Marie, You are conservative like i am a brother of Jesus Christ. if you smoke a lot of POT , you also will have "open mind " like BILL Maher , just do not drive a car .

  • @Damon_Roach
    @Damon_Roach Před 2 lety +1

    Legend

  • @jonathanau8735
    @jonathanau8735 Před 2 lety

    I think Bill should run for president! I, He will get my vote..

  • @heribertoperez3753
    @heribertoperez3753 Před 4 lety +4

    I have to give to him , he knows his shit. Keep it up .

  • @wilsonm.d6923
    @wilsonm.d6923 Před 3 lety +7

    2021, 6 years changed so much.

  • @ocikon05
    @ocikon05 Před 2 lety

    Bill Maher you are right I'm with you lest keep working on truth

  • @drtalkboxsa9412
    @drtalkboxsa9412 Před 3 lety

    Bill Maher is a beast!!!!! I m such a big fan. He is the reason I poke fun at my patients and we ll laugh so much in the consulting room

  • @christastempel5577
    @christastempel5577 Před 8 lety +28

    Bill Maher is one of my favourite people on earth - I agree with him on most points.

  • @jimmywilson6505
    @jimmywilson6505 Před 4 lety +5

    Crystal clear Bill..the right combination of intelligence and comedy..love you bill..

  • @backtobasics4267
    @backtobasics4267 Před rokem +1

    Such an amazing comedian and thinker. Also I love how the host keeps trying and failing to make subtle digs towards Bill throughout the interview and Bill either not noticing them or not taking them seriously. He's and immovable force!

    • @lilmoe4364
      @lilmoe4364 Před rokem

      He's certainly immovable when it comes to growing and evolving lol

  • @anniemain7670
    @anniemain7670 Před rokem

    It is wonderful to listen to an intelligent man answering intellectually to a diverse number of questions