• What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

  • By: Bill Maher
  • Narrated by: Bill Maher
  • Length: 12 hrs and 50 mins
  • 4.8 out of 5 stars (122 ratings)

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What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

By: Bill Maher
Narrated by: Bill Maher
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The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, most opinionated, and most necessary book ever—a brilliantly astute and acerbically funny vivisection of American life, politics, and culture.

Some of the smartest commentary about what’s happening in America is coming from a comedian—this comedian being Bill Maher. If you want to understand what’s wrong with this country, it turns out that one of the best informed and most thought-provoking analysts is this very funny pothead.

The book was inspired by the “editorial” Bill delivers at the end of each episode of Real Time. These editorials are direct-to-camera sermons about culture, politics, and what’s happening in the world. To put this book together, Maher reviewed more than a decade of his editorials, rewriting, reimagining, and updating them, and adding new material to speak exactly to the moment we’re in. Free speech, cops, drugs, race, religion, the generations, cancel culture, the parties, the media, show biz, romance, health—Maher covers it all. The result is a hugely entertaining work of commentary about American culture in the tradition of Mark Twain, Will Rogers, and H. L. Mencken.

©2024 Bill Maher (P)2024 Simon & Schuster Audio

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the eye-opening worldview inside

it appears he's not a believer in the higher power of the most high he mentioned about once

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So Bill

I loved it. I be been a fan for years. I hate when he takes time off from his show. The book was an excellent pool of his thoughts and humor. It’ll be one that I’ll listen to over and over, just like I watch his reruns.

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Fan

I think I’ve seen every show that has been available. I’m not sure
I think maybe 25+ years maybe more. I’m a very big fan of Bill Maher
It is always great more or less
But always good and to the point

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A Read That Takes No Prisoners

Bill Maher managers to juxtapose humor and politics seamlessly. This is a page turner with every page filled with meticulously researched facts and irony. There is no living political satirist like Bill Maher and this book proves it.

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A Breath of Fresh Air

Just great ! The best of Bill Mahr in one place. Highly entertaining and enlightening and a breath of fresh air.

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Most entertaining thought provoking excellent read! Thanks Brother Bill!

It was very funny informative thought provoking. Bill does an excellent job of reading it. I do a lot of books and highly recommend this one!

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This Conservative found it hilarious!

Many of the subjects Bill hit on in this book struck a cord with me. No matter if you're conservative or liberal you will find this book speaks to you.

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Informative book

Bill as always presents logical, important ideas. It’s nice to have them all in one place.

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The very wise bottom line I got is that Americans need to shut up and get along.

I watch or read the news, think stuff, then watch or read Bill Maher to hear him (and his writers) articulate the same basic thoughts far better (and funnier) than I ever could. I think there are a lot of us. It's hard to believe that someone whose messages generally boil down to don't be crazy and don't be an a**h**e could be so controversial. We should all be listening to him and similar voices of reason much more often!

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Brutally honest and on point with humor

Out of the 298 Audible books I’ve listened too, I’ve never left a review. Bill nails every topic with insight and humor..his show IS fair and balanced. I never miss Real Time..this book literally makes me laugh out loud. Many of the topics are painful, but he is spot on! You will not be disappointed…buy or listen to this book.

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