Overview
- In a Jan. 27 interview with the California Post, the Real Time host said outspoken entertainers are damaging the party’s election prospects.
- Maher called Hollywood “the epicenter of the woke left” and said many celebrities come off as out of touch to most Americans.
- He criticized the Golden Globes for leaning into “super woke stuff” and for not nominating Joe Rogan in the new podcast category, which went to Amy Poehler’s Good Hang.
- Maher said he has been nominated for dozens of Emmys without a win and claimed the industry dislikes that he “speaks freely.”
- He has faced pushback from some progressives, highlighted by Wanda Sykes’ onstage jab at him during this month’s Golden Globes.