Bill Maher
Bill Maher is an American comedian, television host, screenwriter, actor, journalist, and film and television producer born on January 20, 1956, in New York City.
Maher attended Pascack Hills High School before going on to study at Cornell University. His career in entertainment spans multiple roles, and he works primarily in the English language. Among his notable works as a writer are the books True Story: A Novel, When You Ride Alone You Ride with bin Laden, New Rules, and The New New Rules. As a film producer, he was associated with Religulous. His work in television began with the talk program Politically Incorrect, which brought him significant public attention, and he has continued in that format with Real Time with Bill Maher, a program he hosts and produces. More recently, he has been associated with the podcast Club Random.
Over the course of his career, Maher has received several notable recognitions. He received a Primetime Emmy Award and was honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. He also received the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor, one of the United States' most prominent awards in comedy.
Beyond his work in television and film, Maher is associated with the animal rights movement. His output across multiple formats — television hosting, stand-up comedy, book writing, screenwriting, and film production — reflects a career engaged with political and social commentary delivered through comedic frameworks. The combination of talk-format television programming and written works such as New Rules and The New New Rules represents the recurring intersection of humor and public affairs commentary that characterizes his body of work.
Quotes by Bill Maher
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New rule: someone has to explain to me why it's socially acceptable to drink vodka in the morning as long as you pour tomato juice and Worchestershire sauce in it.
They have done study after study on this issue of marijuana—every administration since, like, FDR. You know what they found out? It makes you want to eat SpaghettiOs right out of the saucepan. That's the worst thing.
You know… There is a name for people who are always wrong about everything all the time… Husband!
New Rule: Stop putting psychedelic screensavers on computers. I sit down to check my email, and the next thing I know it’s three days later, I'm in the desert, I'm banging on a drum, I'm naked, and somebody’s pierced my dick.
If I can't suck your milkshake through a straw, it's not a milkshake, it's a glass of ice cream.
You know there is a name for people who are always wrong about everything all the time… Husband!
Like it or not, we're still a primitive tribe ruled by fears, superstition and misinformation.
If you belonged to a political party or a social club that was tied to as much bigotry, misogyny, homophobia, violence, and sheer ignorance as religion is, you'd resign in protest.