Overview
- Sykes disclosed on Sunday that Bill Maher stopped her in the parking lot after the January Golden Globes to complain about a joke she made on stage.
- She says Maher told her the line “wasn’t even a joke” and that he had received texts calling the remark “stupid,” which she recounted on Vulture’s Good One podcast.
- Sykes says she declined Maher’s invite to appear on his Club Random podcast and answered his complaint by mocking his manner as an example of the behavior she was joking about.
- The Golden Globes broadcast showed Maher looking unamused when Sykes made the remark and he later lost the award in the stand‑up category to Ricky Gervais.
- News outlets have sought comment from Maher’s representatives but no public response has been reported and the exchange has reopened debate about comedian peer policing and how media and fan reactions amplify disputes.