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Elisabeth Hasselbeck And Bill Maher Resume Their Entertaining Feud

Whitney Jefferson — Tue, 15 Nov 2011 18:15:00 EST

The battle between comedian Bill Maher and the View's overly-sensitive Republican talking head/target Elisabeth Hasselbeck wages on, as Maher appeared on the show today. The topic of discussion? A joke Maher made in February in which she happened to be the punchline. Hasselbeck asked if she could "bring something up" and proceeded recite the joke in question — roughly, that Mubarak had "released" Lara Logan after her rape, and she was sent home in exchange for Elisabeth Hasselbeck — and then said, "You can't sit here right now and tell me I'm wrong for saying that wasn't that funny." Cue mutual snippiness and, on Hasselbeck's part, borderline voice-raising. Great mid-morning television, actually. More »

Bill Maher Doesn't Hate Sarah Palin Because She Has Boobs, But Because She Is One

Lane Moore — Sat, 16 Jul 2011 18:25:00 EDT

Bill Maher addresses accusations that he's a misogynist by saying that he doesn't dislike Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann because they are women, but because they're "crazy people." More »

Ann Coulter Calls Bill Maher A "Misogynist" To His Face

Lane Moore — Sat, 09 Jul 2011 15:30:00 EDT

According to Tennessee Guerilla Women, Ann Coulter is the first woman to point out Bill Maher's "woman problem" during a recent appearance on his show. More »

Demi Moore Lashes Out On Paparazzi On Twitter

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:30:00 EDT

Today in Tweet Beat, Demi Moore doesn't like when her moments are stolen by photographers. Plus, The Situation reveals a still from his workout DVD. More »

Suddenly Fox News Is A Champion Of Women's Rights?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 18:00:00 EDT

Ever since meeting Sarah Palin—and especially now that conservative freakazoid Michele Bachmann is considering running in 2012—Fox News has taken a sudden interest in defending women from sexist, degrading remarks, developing a recent obsession with the comments Bill Maher has made about the two women. So is Fox News our knight in shining armor, saving us from the big comedians of the world? Hardly, as evidenced by this reel of comments made about women by their very own on-air personalities. It would seem that it's only "sexism" when unflattering remarks are made about conservative women. Also, it's not "sexism" if the remarks are actually compliments, like when referring to a congresswoman as "hot." More »

Elisabeth Hasselbeck Wages War On Bill Maher

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:12:00 EST

Celebs React To Being Roasted By Ricky Gervais

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 17 Jan 2011 19:30:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, some celebrities can take a joke, while others (Hugh Hefner) were personally offended by Ricky Gervais' hosting duties at last night's Golden Globes. More »

10 Things You May Have Missed On TV This Week

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 18:30:00 EST

In this week's compilation of pop culture crap, Anderson Cooper finally meets Real Housewives Nene, someone gave 81-year-old Barbara Walters boxing gear for Christmas, and Bill Maher calls Ryan Seacrest gay—to his face. More »

Lily Allen Has A Miscarriage

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 09:00:00 EDT

Tragic: Lily Allen has suffered a second miscarriage. She was six-months pregnant.

Taylor Swift Writes About Her Relationships Because It's Her Job, Okay?

Lauri Apple — Sun, 31 Oct 2010 10:30:00 EDT

"I want a guy who takes charge, but lets me have my say once in a while," Taylor Swift says. Only once in a while, though! Could this explain why she's been dating older men?

O'Donnell Lies About Her Education, Makes For Good Video Parodies

Irin Carmon — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 11:31:14 EDT

Number of schools Christine O'Donnell said she attended which never heard of her: Two. Also, two video parodies of her pronouncements on masturbation and pregnancy. More »

Can Christine O'Donnell Out-Palin Palin?

Irin Carmon — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 18:40:01 EDT

Christine O'Donnell may trail her Democratic opponent in the polls by 15 points, but she filled 30 percent of the newshole last week. And the "crazy" clips haven't even all been released yet. Does she have a shot? More »

Christine O'Donnell Once "Dabbled Into Witchcraft"

Hortense Smith — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 11:45:00 EDT

Bill Maher recently played another Christine O'Donnell clip from his Politically Incorrect archives, wherein O'Donnell admits that she "dabbled into witchcraft," and "one of my first dates with a witch was on a satanic altar, and I didn't know it." More »

Christine O'Donnell Told Ben Affleck To "Get On Your Knees"

Irin Carmon — Fri, 17 Sep 2010 15:26:38 EDT

On one of batshit family-values conservative Christine O'Donnell's Politically Incorrect appearances, she was confronted by none other than Ben Affleck. He said she had a little "Monica flair" to her, and then mocked and flirted with her. More »

Nailin' Palin

Anna Holmes — Fri, 30 Apr 2010 12:40:00 EDT

Twitter, via The Daily Dish. More »

—Bill Maher

Anna Holmes — Wed, 28 Apr 2010 11:40:00 EDT

on his greatest regret. [Vanity Fair] More »

Can Michele Bachmann Parodies Reach Palin-esque Heights?

Irin Carmon — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 17:30:08 EDT

"You hear that my lefty friends?" said an emcee at a recent Sarah Palin event. "Conservative women — they're smarter than you and they're hotter than you." Sure. They're also so fun to imitate! Just ask Sara Benincasa. More »

Celebs Tweet About The Oscars

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 19:20:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, celebs weigh in on last night's Academy Awards ceremony and the after-parties. Plus, Joan Rivers reviews the gowns, and Dog the Bounty Hunter's wife Beth shows us her nails. More »

Five Rules For Being A Hollywood Conservative

Irin Carmon — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:00:00 EST

Since so much of the current "conservative" moment involves performance (and not much else), it's apt that a handful of showbiz types have been along for the ride. But how do you qualify to be such a luminary? More »

Bill Maher Celebrates Fashion Week, Muslim World With Disgusting "Dior" Show

LatoyaPeterson — Mon, 15 Feb 2010 12:30:00 EST

Bill Maher's amusingly titled comedy show But I'm Not Wrong aired Saturday night on HBO. Unfortunately, Maher's encore performance - which featured a fashion show for "Muslim Dior" - was full of fail. More »

Lindsay Lohan Is Hangin' With Jersey Shore Cast

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST

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Today in Tweet Beat, the Jersey Shore cast is in L.A. and paling around with Lindsay Lohan and Simon Rex, Jill Zarin visits Gawker Media, and, for some reason, Paramount has asked Danielle Staub to host The Lovely Bones premiere. More »

Suze Orman Is A Lady Gaga Fan

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 20:00:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, Suze Orman is psyched for the Monster Ball tour, Lindsay Lohan loves gangsta rap, and Kelsey Grammer is trying to figure out this thing called Twitter. More »

Ice-T's Wife's Butt Is A Sight To Behold

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Wed, 16 Dec 2009 20:00:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, Ice-T's wife Coco posts a picture of her rear, Jessica Simpson is pissed that Star dragged her into Tiger Woods' mess, and Real Housewives of New Jersey's Danielle Staub has written a book of her own. More »

Lindsay Lohan Tries To Start Dramz With Samantha Ronson

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 19:20:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, Lindsay catches Sam in a lie, Sarah Palin is finally about to shut down her Governor of Alaska Twitter account, Solange is out-fashioned Beyoncé, and Rivers Cuomo is having a baby (with his wife). More »

Kirstie Alley's Weight Loss Goal Is Awfully Ambitious

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 19:00:00 EST

Today in Tweet Beat, Kirstie Alley is still hung up on publicly losing weight, Holly Madison learns a lesson, and Kathy Najimy learns to spin fire. More »

Bill Maher Brings Us Sarah Palin's Going Rogue: The Jane Austen Edition

Hortense Smith — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 13:50:00 EDT

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On last night's Real Time With Bill Maher, Maher took on Sarah Palin's memoir, Going Rogue, showcasing "auditions" by a few famous ghostwriters, including Are You There Russia? It's Me, Dipshit, by Judy Blume. Clip above/at left. More »

Lily Cries On Stage; Brad Joins Sherlock Cast

Dodai Stewart — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 09:00:00 EDT

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Lily Allen was performing in Helsinki, Finland when she burst into tears. Before the show, she Tweeted:

On The Mark: Bill Maher Compares Mark Sanford's, Mark Foley's Love Letters

Hortense Smith — Sat, 18 Jul 2009 14:30:00 EDT

On last night's Real Time With Bill Maher, Maher decided to compare and contrast the mash notes sent by Gov. Mark Sanford to his mistress with texts sent by former Congressman Mark Foley to male Congressional pages. Clip at left. More »

Bill Maher: "Usually Girls Are Haters"

Sadie Stein — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:40:00 EDT

"I'm guessing you have more male friends than female," Bill Maher says to Cameron Diaz, apropos of nothing, during last Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher. Causing Cameron to assert that she's not gay. More »

Bill Maher Takes On Susan Boyle

Hortense Smith — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 13:30:00 EDT

Calling her "the troll with the voice of an angel," Bill Maher took on the Susan Boyle phenomenon, imagining what her celebrity trajectory will be, now that she's an internet sensation. How true is it? More »

Bill Maher, Dave Chappelle: A Pair Of Punchlines

Anna Holmes — Thu, 04 Dec 2008 12:10:00 EST

Did Bill Maher Get Kicked Off The View After Telling Sherri To Go To Bellevue?

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 13:20:00 EDT

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Bill Maher was on The View this morning to promote his controversial new documentary Religulous, in which the comedian/provocateur/atheist poses questions about religion and spirituality. Maher called Sherri Shepherd irrational because she believes in the story of Noah's Ark - as in, a 900-year old man and a pair of every species on earth in a boat - word for word. In response, Sherri suggested that Maher talk to God (she says that God talks to her), after which Maher said that she needs to go to Bellevue, because if she's really hearing voices, she's nuts. Right after he said that, Whoopi got the cue from producers to cut Maher off and go to commercial break. Clip above. Earlier: Bill Maher Rages On The 21st Century's Real Welfare Queens More »

Bill Maher Rages On The 21st Century's Real Welfare Queens

Megan Carpentier — Mon, 29 Sep 2008 13:00:00 EDT

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Bill Maher wants you to know that it's time to stop discriminating against John McCain and the Captains of Failed Industry for their race! I mean, just because McCain has sucked at the government teat for most of his adult life, and just because the white dudes that used to run the financial services industry and running around asking for handouts doesn't mean all old white dudes are like that. The clip above, from Friday's Real Time with Bill Maher, sounds like a complete over-the-top parody, but then you have Ann Coulter, Neil Cavuto and Congresswoman Michelle Bachmann blaming the entire financial crisis on minorities and you realize that there are actually people who believe this shit. More »

Loose Lips

Jessica G. — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 17:40:00 EDT

Today was Heidi Montag's 22nd birthday. Apparently she received a cake that said "Happy Birthday Princess Heidi" and remarked on Ryan Seacrest's radio show recently, "I want, like, four [kids]. Maybe I'll adopt 10. I want to have my own orphanage like Mother Teresa." 22? She sounds closer to 12 with this princess, Mother Teresa nonsense. • Comedic superstars unite! Jon Stewart, Margaret Cho and Bill Maher will pay tribute to George Carlin at the Kennedy Center for this year's Mark Twain Prize for American Humor on November 10th. • Oh man, Frances Bean Cobain's blogging is completely awesome and perceptive, and more than a little sad. "No one should be judging a kid who has yet to fuck up, or telling me I'm going to fuck up. It's unfortunate that my parents are addicts, it's unfortunate that I'm growing up in a time and a society where drugs and alcohol are a constant factor in everyday life, but I'm above that mindless imbecility," Frances wrote. [Us, USA Today, ONTD] More »

Politically Incorrect: A Look Back On Feminism In 2001

Tracie Egan Morrissey — Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:00:00 EDT

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I happened upon this old episode of Politically Incorrect that originally aired in July 2001, in which the panel—Sandra Bernhard, Michael Moore, The War Against Boys author Christina Hoff Sommers, and actress Yancy Butler—discussed the evolution of the feminist movement. It's super interesting, because Bill Maher is talking (out of his butt) about how the new face of feminism is the unrealistic idea that women are ass-kickers. Hoff Sommers disagrees, saying that the new face of feminism being taught on college campuses is that women are victims and men are predators, and Michael Moore is surprisingly annoying in his assessment that men are evil and women are gentle, as though women aren't capable of blood lust and war. Whatever the case, my love for Sandra B. seems to grow in leaps and bounds whenever I watch her talk…or dance (that link is kinda NSFW). Clip above. More »

Six Out Of Seven Black Women Don't Like Republicans

Anna Holmes — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 13:00:00 EST

Another Monday, another clip from Real Time With Bill Maher. On Friday night's episode, Bill invited conservative commentator and CNN contributor Amy Holmes onto his show, where she aired footage of an interview with a group of African-American women regarding race, gender, politics and Republicans. Although Holmes' segment itself was fairly interesting, it did raise an important question in my mind: Are TV news producers and journalists so unimaginative with regards to the lives of black women that they think they don't exist outside of hair salons? Do black women not grocery shop? Rent movies? Buy clothes? Work? Walk down the street? Clip above. More »

Black Women Choose Barack Over Billary

Anna Holmes — Tue, 22 Jan 2008 13:00:00 EST

Last week, cable-ready rabblerouser Bill Maher of HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher ventured to Culver City, California's Fox Hills Mall, where he questioned mallgoers and employees about what is shaping up to be the Sophie's Choice* for black women in the Democratic primaries: Do you back the black man because he's black, or the white woman because she's a woman? (Albeit a woman married to a "black" man.) The black women Bill spoke to are mostly in Barack Obama's favor, and, as for the three men, well, they could care less about the political process, seemingly more interested in "terrorizing" and the price of highly-caffeinated soft drinks. Clip above. *Yeah, bad analogy. More »

Bill Maher Agrees With 'Facebook': Breasts Are For Fondling, Not Feeding

Anna Holmes — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 16:00:00 EDT

Author Karrine "Supahead" Steffans Reverses Position On Usher's Cock

Moe — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 15:30:54 EDT

[UPDATE: This exerpt is apparently fake. Having actually read 'Confessions of a Video Vixen', we simply assumed Karrine had experienced a falling-out with her ghostwriter, possibly after finding him in bed with another women after experiencing simultaneous orgasms with him just moments before. We kind of still believe it's real, but if someone made this up, we would totally do him.] More »

New Rules Of The Week

Jennifer — Fri, 08 Jun 2007 19:16:35 EDT

In honor of New Rules author/pothead/Friday night political rabblerouser Bill Maher (and the fact that Maher and his HBO late-night colleagues have gone on hiatus for the season), we've decided to present our own edicts, as seen through some of the more memorable items we came across (and blogged about) this week.

People who get pregnant don't always have to have abortions.