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UTUSN

(76,996 posts)
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 01:17 AM 4 hrs ago

Video: "Wanda Sykes insults Bill Maher to his face at Golden Gobes"

Video inside the link, him seething. And is his date the one who was linked to PACINO?

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https://www.msn.com/en-us/tv/news/wanda-sykes-insults-bill-maher-to-his-face-at-golden-globes/ar-AA1U1pVC?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=6964894aecb14e0fb55f5e63c8948c55&ei=13&cvpid=69648b53fd5c4c1ca554e120284ee760
.... The comedian offered a word of advice for the Real Time host on Sunday when she took the Golden Globes stage to present the award for Best Performance in Stand‑Up Comedy on Television. In the category, Maher was up against Brett Goldstein, Kevin Hart, Kumail Nanjiani, Ricky Gervais, and Sarah Silverman. Sykes had brutal jokes about each.

There’s some people pissed off that a queer black woman is up here doing the job of two mediocre white guys,” Sykes said, just after praising Golden Globes host Nikki Glaser, “but first I want to give them some love,” she continued.

“Bill Maher—you give us so much,” she said, on the heels of HBO’s two-season renewal of Maher’s both-sides show, just in time for the Trump administration to review Netflix’s acquisition of the brand. “But I would love a little less,” Sykes said, as the camera caught Maher’s less-than-pleased facial expression. “Just try less.” ....

Maher did not seem amused by Sykes' shout-out....

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Video: "Wanda Sykes insults Bill Maher to his face at Golden Gobes" (Original Post) UTUSN 4 hrs ago OP
This makes me smile LetMyPeopleVote 4 hrs ago #1
Good for her! He is such an ass. sheshe2 3 hrs ago #2
Too bad, for that piece of crap. (Maher) Buddyzbuddy 3 hrs ago #3
Not really misanthrope 3 hrs ago #4
It was not excoriating, but it was definitely a ribbing, and most important she was funny. SunSeeker 2 hrs ago #7
So sorry that Gervais won, but glad that Wanda skewered him and well. GoneOffShore 3 hrs ago #5
Wanda was hilarious! She ribbed humorless Maher well, and really poked Gervais for his anti-trans jokes. SunSeeker 2 hrs ago #6
New Rule Aviation Pro 1 hr ago #8
Rule of engagement The Grand Illuminist 1 hr ago #9

sheshe2

(95,977 posts)
2. Good for her! He is such an ass.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:17 AM
3 hrs ago

I used to love his show a few decades ago.... not anymore.

misanthrope

(9,383 posts)
4. Not really
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:26 AM
3 hrs ago

She took shots at all the comedians in the category. She didn't single out Maher and what she said wasn't so excoriating.

SunSeeker

(57,597 posts)
7. It was not excoriating, but it was definitely a ribbing, and most important she was funny.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 03:49 AM
2 hrs ago

So she had the whole audience laughing at Maher. And that is brutal.


If it had been too vicious a ribbing, it might not have been funny, and maybe there wouldn't have been as much laughter at Maher's expense.

GoneOffShore

(17,981 posts)
5. So sorry that Gervais won, but glad that Wanda skewered him and well.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 02:30 AM
3 hrs ago

He and Maher are both scum.

SunSeeker

(57,597 posts)
6. Wanda was hilarious! She ribbed humorless Maher well, and really poked Gervais for his anti-trans jokes.
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 03:42 AM
2 hrs ago

First, she thanks Gervais for not being there, because if he wins, she can accept on his behalf and say, "Thank God and the trans community."

Then, sure enough, he wins, so she does as she said she would do, she says, "thank God and the trans community."



The Grand Illuminist

(1,989 posts)
9. Rule of engagement
Mon Jan 12, 2026, 04:29 AM
1 hr ago

Never give an opposing celebrity who unconditionally runs his/her own platform the ratings/viewership after the fact.

And that is what Wanda did. Now people will want to tune in to see what he does to retaliate.

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