Overtime: Sen. Bernie Sanders, Russell Brand, John Heilemann | Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO)

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[@Sillypsybinista]

Russell is beyond the small talk. You can tell he’s holding back.

[@gordonshumway6128]

He bit his tongue hard when the "animal rights/wet market/virus" stuff came up

[@jaimhaas5170]

Absolutely. He could destroy 99% of the foolish topics we consider "news" in our culture. He is so far above the stupidity that we all like to wallow in.

[@allencollins6031]

Yep

[@jesusguerrero6385]

Yes! I wish Russell for more opportunities to talk… there always his YT ch!

[@billyb.7273]

😎

[@carpeimodiem]

Watching Russell Brand make Bernie laugh is oxygen 2.0

[@timothyeagan5930]

These questions are a wasted opportunity of a great panel.

[@Olsenator]

Not a fan of all of Bernie’s politics. What I can say is. I believe he actually cares about people. Unlike most politicians I believe he actually does care

[@carpeimodiem]

@@timothyeagan5930 brought to you by CNN. What a coincidence 😂 The Starbucks question was great tho

[@THEEArmoredSaint]

came to say that and they need to team up,

[@bobbafett1849]

​@@carpeimodiem cnn is now owned by a billionare republican Gump supporter

[@sidsin7538]

Russell Brand and Bernie best combo ever

[@alejandrogn4]

Russell’s point about the military industrial complex always needing a threat to scare us with was great

[@screwgoogle128]

Pfff, Americans don't need help being scared

[@Arcexey]

J yep. the USA creates terrorists by allying with Saudi. which gives us a reason to constantly be at war.

[@Mattybot3000]

@@screwgoogle128 Not anymore. Ukraine is proof America will give millions for nothing.

[@chamade166]

His Putin talking points are not impressive.

[@TR7NQY]

Right, cos you Americans have no enemies so it’s silly to spend money on defence.

[@edharkness]

Watching Russell visibly bite his tongue out of professional courtesy. A true pro

[@Rick_Cleland]

@@anitaheritage GET OUTTA' HERE!!

[@larrybethune3909]

He's brilliant but needs to learn to play nice, conversationally, with the other children. He makes a point like Cyrano, but there are some micro conversational tools that could help him slowly share his point now and then.

[@adamgcampbell98]

The CNN dude talking about the “wet markets” when Russel knows damn well covid leaked from a lab

[@grumpybandit]

agreed

[@MattRoadhouse]

@@adamgcampbell98 Leak is still debatable. Second-level counterintelligence imho. Lots of evidence around that the Rona was in SEA in 2017/2018 with the levels of pre-existing immunity . (and testing old waste water samples even in Italy etc) Solely using PCR cranked to 40 cycles, which can only prove existence of genetic debris and not a current infection, plus the extra months/year of exposure throughout the world, it was easy to crank up "case numbers" right out of the gate

[@jaymcclelland3074]

I can't remember the last time I saw 4 people sitting together and authentically debate on topics they feel passionate about.

[@jaymevogl4338]

Only 3 were doing that.. MSNBC bloke is highly misinformed

[@plo8monster113]

What a special treat Russel and Bernie together. The respect was blatant and in your face. Tell me I am not the only one who saw it.

[@marieycaron7725]

Love how Russells genius just makes any program he is on worth watching. At least with Russell we get honesty and real truth in a format that goes right over fools heads. We need a billion more of him.

[@gember1382]

I see Russell picks his battles. You can see on his face he has an opinion on all matters, but waits to attack when he has to. Good job Russell!!

[@03056932]

he is a man on a mission and understands you cannot go full Alex Jones and awaken the legacy masses. don't get me wrong, Jones has done a lot for red pilling but brand is playing a very very smart game with his approach.

[@mrit409proofnotfeelings7]

Brand has a long history of abuse and addiction. Throughout his life, his addictions and predilections have been varied, ranging from eating disorders to pornography addiction before resulting in excessive drug and alcohol use. He has also been diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder, two factors that likely contributed to the growing cycle of abuse. At the peak of his abuse, there were few drugs Brand wasn’t willing to take. Heroin was a personal favorite, but he also used crack, marijuana, meth, alcohol and hallucinogens.

[@hayleeturner7314]

​@@mrit409proofnotfeelings7and this matters why? What are suggesting at/ about russell brand?

[@silverlining6259]

@@mrit409proofnotfeelings7 yet,he makes more sense ☺️

[@Pandemomium4Life]

@@mrit409proofnotfeelings7fanboy

[@patrickgrooves3452]

Russel's face when John started talking about the "wet markets" is priceless lol

[@futurereflections4097]

He can’t believe it. Bill is pushing propaganda that his owners already ditched. I pointed this out a while ago. The democrats aren’t on the same page with lying. Some people, like Bill, push a lie that their owners already admitted is not true. It was the same thing with the Hunter laptop. The Democrats couldn’t coordinate when to change the story, so some were saying it was found to be true while others were late to the update, still pushing the lie that it’s Russian disinformation

[@aliengreeter]

John eats, sleeps, and breaths propaganda. It's all he knows.

[@jackeagleeye3453]

How did Russell Brand get on this show? I thought you had to have some sort of level of intelligence.

[@BatmanHQYT]

Looks just like that Daenerys meme

[@geng8667]

Yup, he held back.😁

[@fourwheelsandaheartbeat6163]

Russell Brand is the most educated person on the panel and he has the best answers to every question. He really has a great perspective

[@richardlopez4318]

He’s not lol. He is just a good talker. The British accent helps.

[@Ribcut]

@@richardlopez4318 Someone who tries to be a "good talker" eventually fumbles if they're not educated and intelligent. You're more than welcome to imitate an intelligent person, but the fact you're not actually intelligent becomes clear over time. He's incredibly consistently brilliant, and people who call him a pseudointellecutal are ironically suffering from pseudo intellectualism.

[@cyounger5716]

He's a fool with a good vocabulary

[@shellyseymore6249]

He's both intelligent and educated, and used to have a moral compass and integrity, he fuc*ed all that off when his "celebrity status" and capacity to earn huge paying gigs, and calls from his agent had become extremely infrequent. Then he realised that pandering to right-wingers, whilst pretending that he'd ALWAYS been that way, despite gaining a huge conservative audience/subscriber count, at the exact time he was accused of pandering to them..and he could now not only get his bank balance back up to former amount, but he could now get back in the spotlight and feed that massive ego of his. 🙄😒

[@sandrastevens4418]

​@shellyseymore6249 Totally agree with you on that. He is talking about a balloon with hot air. I think he means himself. People think he is smart because he has a London accent. That's pretty much the only thing he got. He will take the side that gives him the most green. Or Stirling in his case. Even though the British Pound Stirling is not actually backed by the amount of silver that is printed on the note.

[@universalpotentate8797]

I love how Bernie has NO pretense. When he doesn't know the topic or a definition of a word, he just says that. His knowledge is very practical.

[@josephwoods2293]

His knowledge is very limited

[@libertas5005]

@@josephwoods2293 Everyone's knowledge is limited. I assume you think of yourself as omniscient?

[@treali]

@@libertas5005 I mean being a politician that fights for equality, not knowing the definition of equity is pretty scary. That is probably why he and many others confuse both of them all the time and mostly implement equity programs instead of promoting equality.

[@hanumaniam]

Equity is definitely the side to come down on and that's said as someone who has the privilege of being able to Google nuanced definitions of similar words, rather than being in an interview situation.

[@jaysoniorg2950]

​@treali yeah, it's insane how willfully ignorant Bernie is.

[@josecezar7903]

The look on Russell's face when they bring up wet markets is priceless 🤣

[@tommysims4190]

Expected him to chime in a bit there though.

[@lamaj26]

@@tommysims4190 sadly when ur on shows like this, you gotta pick your battles

[@rocker4577]

@@tommysims4190 Wish he did, but he's gotta choose his moment.

[@John-dh1sd]

@@tommysims4190 Edited out. Here´s some: kzbin.info/www/bejne/qqOcZHpqZ5aFf80

[@banana_bread4542]

Bernie and Russell were the only reason I watched Bill Maher again. Thank you for inviting them to the show.

[@r.p.mcmurphy6623]

🥱

[@sinetteiversen9978]

Exactly my approach

[@Timeisright]

Same

[@imthewatchman]

same, stopped watching 6 ish years ago.

[@meegs699]

Yup he’s a grifter and a senile narcissist

[@nicolemarieanneeickhoff2522]

I just love Russell´s face as he looks admiringly at Bernie while he talks about unions.

[@bobbiewallace4008]

I love Bernie so much

[@ruthpicon2203]

Thanks for having Bernie and Russell on the same show!

[@Brett_S_420]

Right?! Bernie has spent his whole life promoting the proven policies to the public that help the most amount of people, work better than anything else known, and save the most amount of lives, while Russell has spent the last few years doing the opposite of all those things. It's good to see the difference, unfortunately for most people watching this who don't know this, they may both seem reasonable given the limited time to assess the good done vs the bad things they have each done. I myself would love to know exactly how many have of his fans & podcast listeners have died due to Russell's stupid conspiracy theories and misinformation.

[@PFA...]

I'd like to see a special with just the two!

[@jackeagleeye3453]

I'm amazed Russell was invited on the show. He's basically a gateway to the Qanon stuff lol. If you ever want a good laugh check out his channel.

[@frosty848]

@@Brett_S_420 Sorry to break it to you bud but he's a grifter. should never bowed TWICE in running.

[@Zed137]

please don't equate Bernie and that rambling idiot in the same breath..

[@LetsTalkAboutIt24-7]

I can't believe they let this episode air with Brand saying raw provocative topics lol I love it.

[@felipenunez2058]

It's HBO.

[@ForeverEngland76]

Cut to death , where's the vaccine funding talk from Russell

[@angelbogart539]

Bernie & Russell on the same stage is GOLDEN. I love them both, their minds are among the greatest of our lifetime

[@SavoyPrimeable]

Russell yes, Bernie no. Bernie, admittedly, doesn’t even know what equity means.

[@onenationunderground2360]

Bernie? Bwahahahahaha

[@lazylefthand]

Both were brought to you by the rothschilds.

[@paul_bellini]

Bernie is a bum.

[@jaysonsorensen594]

Are you serious? If these two are among the greatest we are fucked.

[@ryanmiller938]

Bernie Sanders seems so refreshed and happy being around Russell Brand I love it!

[@kasondaleigh]

I love that Bill loses control of the conversation and gets flustered, and Bernie and Russell just being themselves. 😂

[@rambleon2838]

This was a dope head vs. a cokehead episode.

[@bobbafett1849]

​@@rambleon2838 lol that sounds like a discussion between Don Jr and Ben Shapiro

[@JavierArveloCruzSantana]

I noticed that, but watch the last episode Russell was in. He didn't let anybody else talk. He was jacked up on Mt. Dew. Spider monkey.

[@christopheroswald3419]

@bobba fett - Stop being an idiot. The first guy said something about people who have a history of drug use. You say the same thing about people who do not use drugs. Get a life my guy.

[@ViFabulous]

@@bobbafett1849 😂😂😂

[@chiaka707]

I really like how Russell takes the patronizing questions and redirects the focus on important things.

[@Rhambo1953]

Right, he dodged every question because he has one standard response to everything.

[@chiaka707]

@@Rhambo1953 haha No

[@Rhambo1953]

@@chiaka707 He's dodging the questions and you can't even figure out why! LOL.

[@dancoburn1108]

I didn't expect him to be the one doing that but also, Bernie did it less than I WAS expecting!

[@Melkor54]

@@Rhambo1953 cope and seethe

[@AmunRa2024]

Russell Brand will totally Vote for Bernie Sanders

[@LostInChinada]

Russell is a rock star! Love him!!

[@TBrizzle]

Russell was absolutely on fire on this appearance and I’m so thankful for people like him getting out on these mainstream shows saying what the majority of American people are sick of not hearing from a lot of these phony politicians

[@MikeHawkBurns208]

Lol people like you aren't the majority

[@brochacho.]

lol

[@smelltheglove1726]

Disagree, Brand gave several Master Class's in this appearance: Gish Galloping, Whataboutism, & False Equivalence, he was phony and disingenuous.

[@MattBooth]

Fucking LOL. Russell Brand's videos are all telling you what to think. Then he comes out and says this crap on mainstream TV and you're all "he's saying what I think!"

[@lucibjlb]

I think Russell Brand is a rude motor-mouth. He talks over people. No one can get a word in edgewise. I had to turn off the sound. I'm sick of guys like him.

[@cybermollusk]

"A perfect metaphor, for it is naught but hot air..." 😂 I love Russell Brand.

[@marydillon6593]

He's a genius. I love him too.

[@yudaman231]

Bernie's been putting in the work. We love to see it.

[@jono1761]

John Heilemann felt that zero applause for himself and I can't enjoy it enough.

[@1313sp]

Bernie and Russell together on the same show... that was awesome.

[@skamarfire]

Bernie is a clown

[@kylesanders8276]

Bernie Sanders isn't going to do anything for you, it's the act of a sociopath. The $14trillion to the Pentagon that Russell is talking about, Bernie voted for nearly all of it. "International cooperation" as he votes to arm/back/fund literal zeehile Notsees, expand Nato whilst saber-rattling with a nuclear power that is trying to SAVE its people from those Notsees that Bernie Sanders fully supports. Then also voted for the largest upward wealth transfer in human history at $5trillion in the C.A.R.E.S. Act that he _did not_ have to vote for, while Americans were starving and being evicted. Then shouted down his _own former campaign manager_ in a crowd who demanded accountability for pushing us closer to nuclear war. He just helped crush rail unions, which is committing actual fascism. He won't push for Medicare4All in the middle of a pandemic that the NIH and government started. Bernie is also 4th highest recipient in Congress of pharma lobbying. Biden is the first highest.

[@CIF369]

I love this panel. Also love how Russell & Bernie were not having it with the meaningless questions & only going for the important stuff. “Quality” is correct.

[@Tespri]

Bernie was basically destroyed with facts and logic here.

[@CPUReD]

I'm 2 minutes in and immediately noticed the complete lack of substance. Why does Bill have Bernie and Russell on and use the limited time we get to waste it on stupid non important topics.

[@TheHauntedKiwi]

@@Tespri There's zero chance you've ever had sex before. "destroyed by facts and logic" is a phrase only dumb virgins with no life experience say.

[@brycesmith2331]

Just Brand. Bernie been sold out.

[@curtiswise8364]

Yeah, who cares about some of the most frivolous issues in our world today.

[@mdarrenu]

Russell is amazingly articulate.

[@mrs.comeans6407]

Wait did they cut the most awesome part out completely or is there an extended version? Yes I’m talking about the part when Russell Brand called out both sides of the media, the government and more. He was brilliant!

[@johnnygeorgopoulos4072]

The way Russell was looking, glaring at Bill when Bill was talking about "farmers and animals and pandemics".....he was just glaring at him like "really......" 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@Spiritof_76]

CAFO farming is a problem, and is cruel.

[@jacksparrow3025]

@@Spiritof_76 Do you have a farming background? Have you been to an actual CAFO site or are you just talking about something you saw on the internet? Just curious because the photos you see on the internet are the extreme cases and not the norm.

[@Maya_Pinion]

Isn't Russell and family vegan?

[@ThatChrisMurphy]

You're reading too much into this. Bill Maher supports the lab leak theory in the full episode

[@Spiritof_76]

@@jacksparrow3025 To answer your 1st question, yes. To answer the second, yes. Raising animals in small stalls on urine and feces soaked concrete is not how we farmed. Small and medium sized family farms are on severe decline. Have you seen factory chicken or egg facilities? They're atrocious. Our chickens roamed around outdoors, as did our cattle and hogs.

[@anthonycortez4569]

Russell is so on point, Bill looks shocked at his responses.

[@daddyrabbit835]

the smartest guy in the room. He runs circles around the lefties.

[@apexnext]

That is stupid funny to me, by your context you think Russel Brand is conservative. 😂

[@ltinius1988]

@@daddyrabbit835 Brand is based AF, but he is HELLA left.

[@46sn29]

​@Lucas Tinius I'll take a based lefty over a lunatic lefty any day of the week.

[@kellenscott555]

He tried baiting them several times into contrived responses but all they did was poke fun at how trivial the topics were that Bill was trying to discuss

[@angelt8521]

Great to see Bernie and russel brand on a panel together. “They didn’t, I did.” POWERFUL BERNIE!!!!

[@yahwehraahtube]

Go Russell you are spot on 🫶🏽🙌🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

[@Lightning__Fox]

The way Russell looks at bill for talking about Covid the wet market and diseases coming from animals is absolutely priceless.

[@chelsea5533]

Bill must've missed the memo that covid came from a lab either that or he's just shilling for the establishment

[@jill3n]

It was just announced by prominent "acceptable" media that it more than likely came from a lab. Was this panel before that? lol

[@joshuabyram7485]

I liked that part. He should have maintained that look when Bernie was pushing for international governmental bodies

[@jeffreycharles4211]

Y'all are really hugging tight to Russel's nuts in these comments lol. I like him, but he can also be full of hot air himself. He doesn't provide any expertise or solutions, only complaints, and y'all are treating him like the pinnacle of truth just because he talks fast and grand stands in a comical manner.

[@zacnieprawisz9171]

​@@jill3n 80% of modern diseases come from the mass meat production, it's nit only about covid

[@lesbianlollipop]

Russell Brand, my god. Crushed every moment and held his ground. Masterful dance of calling out BS disguised as the lesser evil.

[@brocktoon8]

Maher is so right about the industrial abuse of animals. I'm so glad he speaks out about that.

[@craigm6097]

The way Bernie looked at Russell 😂 pure love

[@atlasfeynman1039]

and vice versa.

[@aloknr2430]

Russel and Bernie need to show up together more often!

[@ctrudeau55]

Not Bernie, Russell is naive and wrong about Bernie Sanders loving American, Bernie is a socialist lover of Russia who want America to be like Russia where nobody owns anything and everyone makes same low wages while Bernie and others have all the money with no recourse against them cuz freedom doesn't exist in a socialist society!!! Facts!!

[@SteveM-gj2vy]

Russel will steer you right in the ditch. NO ONE with sense listens to this crackpot

[@MrSinister718]

Bernie is a total waste of hot bloated air. Typical do-nothing politician

[@outdoorminer5533]

“It had to be from China if it’s a Chinese balloon.” He’s truly smart and refreshing. The best of British humor right there.

[@JymVer]

Try the office

[@TheBenevolentDictatorship]

@@JymVer Ricky Gervais did too good of a job being hate-able, whereas Steve Carrel was more of a lovable baboon. It’s tough to like a show where the main character isn’t likeable.

[@TheBenevolentDictatorship]

@@JymVer P.S. Although I will admit that his interpretive dance for the charity is one of the funniest scenes in any show ever.

[@nevinkapi5766]

One thing I do respect about Bernie is that he doesn’t like to mess around, you can tell he was getting annoyed with the silly questions that ultimately aren’t important in the world

[@TheDivayenta]

EXACTLY. A Virgo!

[@DonleyDoesIt]

When Bernie said "no" on that daylight savings time 🤣💀

[@DS-fi4hf]

Russell Brand talks like a well written script. Would love to be able to possess those kinds of verbal skills.

[@melissadeloach8503]

Me too!

[@lostintranslation1957]

He is a wordsmith. He is a superb orator as most established comedians are. He wasn't always as controlled, that comes with experience.

[@erikbalanza]

So good, black belt in conversation

[@MRKNIGHT]

His KZbin show is amazing. He goes off like that often.

[@mrit409proofnotfeelings7]

Brand has a long history of abuse and addiction. Throughout his life, his addictions and predilections have been varied, ranging from eating disorders to pornography addiction before resulting in excessive drug and alcohol use. He has also been diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder, two factors that likely contributed to the growing cycle of abuse. At the peak of his abuse, there were few drugs Brand wasn’t willing to take. Heroin was a personal favorite, but he also used crack, marijuana, meth, alcohol and hallucinogens.

[@SimDowd66]

I love it that Bernie was genuinely enjoying Russel's slating of the Brit awards as 'meaningless'. I think they both agree that there are more important issues to discuss.

[@Kededian]

Sanders is a globalist and is pro Great reset.

[@randylltarlly7021]

Bernie is an establishment ghoul, a paid actor, part of the "controlled opposition"

[@chubbyjubjub3593]

I think that Sander's certainly enjoys a show where somebody is laughing and having a good time (the way a 3 year old enjoys cocomelon), but I don't think Bernie is capable of having a logical discussion about anything outside of advocating for a world government, preferably one that pays him money to talk about such things; like the WHO... or China.

[@ZedNebuloid]

​@@chubbyjubjub3593 Source?

[@annebritraaen2237]

​@@ZedNebuloid When someone starts a conversation with "I think" - you already have the source.

[@tarahill2193]

That was awesome!!!! Please have This panel 🙏 on more. 😊

[@saldipasqualeproductions5055]

As much as I enjoy Maher and RT, when you get past this softball clip, the rest of the show has Brand using his wit and comedic genius to eviscerate the panel. They are sophists among a philosopher.

[@DonnyWilmer]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️ Thank you for summarizing every intelligent viewer's take-away! ❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🔥

[@mikemaresca4999]

Russell's face during the "wet market" talk is priceless.

[@VirtualNLPCoach]

So was!! Thanks for pointing it out 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kellenscott555]

He knows that cultural values are not as much of a threat as pharmaceutical research labs

[@kelseyrae7622]

Lol I was thinking the same

[@Hmmmwhosentyouthis]

Lol. Legit. The silence speaks volumes.

[@MissKae_85]

Lol I had the same face in solidarity 😮

[@fsubulldog03]

Gotta love Russell's face when Bill is relating farming practices to virus transfer between animal and human

[@Ligmajohnson1989]

It’s a lie, viruses don’t transfer from animals to people on farms. It’s infuriating watching him spew these lies. Flat out lies

[@jakkals2039]

Was waiting for him to interrupt

[@rokko_hates_japan]

Yep. And Brands face clearly shows that he is disappointed in Maher spouting that nonsense. Also scary is Bernie Sanders outright endorsing the one world govt. finally, that msnbc guy was a complete idiot. He’s just a lying puppet head and too dumb to even realize it.

[@patrickgarvey146]

Yeah, and then him and bald guy repeat wet market lie FFS!

[@irritatedkitty7301]

Couldn't believe the one guy was still talking about the wet market. Was he the one that just scrolls and thinks he is intelligent?! Russell Brand ❤️ 💙 💜

[@jaytrue1137]

I wish we choose Bernie for President. They know he's a real change maker for regular people.

[@The_JohnnieWalker]

Instead Bernie sold out for a vacation home.

[@dustinthomas2723]

6:04 omg what a line never thought of it that way. Hilarious

[@mangos2888]

The apex of the show. Seriously. 🎉🎉🎉

[@scottkessel952]

“They didn’t. I did” love that response from Bernie

[@MartinaMcDonagh]

Ohhh America, you missed a great opportunity to improve lives for all Americans - by not voting Bernie Sanders for President.. It's frightening how the USA (and more Western countries, like some of us also here in Europe) are becoming more like so called '3rd world' countries, where the 1% are getting richer and richer. And the remaining 99% are finding it harder to manage.. ???? 🤔🤔

[@cg5648]

​@@MartinaMcDonagh he would have done nothing.

[@debbiedoodiedandi]

​@@MartinaMcDonaghI'm not saying it wouldn't have been great, but Bernie would've had a hard time getting anything through, and any Executive Order he signed would've been challenged before the ink dried. Look at the fight over student loan debt forgiveness. It was only 10K, which is nowhere near what Bernie wanted to do,, but there are two lawsuits are sitting with the SCOTUS right now.

[@robgronotte1]

@@MartinaMcDonagh If you think that 99% of Americans are finding it harder to manage things now than they did in the past, you haven't lived long enough to know what things were like in the past. There is no point in the past in which even the average low income American was as well off as they are now. When I was a kid in the 1970s, thousands of Americans were dying in an overseas war, inflation was far higher than it has been recently, along with a recession where many were out of work, and you had to wait in line for an hour to put gas in your car. There was no Obamacare to help people get health insurance, and there was tons of crime in the cities, far worse than now. The only reason anything has gotten worse in the very last few years is because of Covid's effects on the economy (and some of the mistaken attempts to fix it). But things are still better than they were then, and even very poor Americans have many more consumer products and conveniences than at any time in the past.

[@anael55]

@@MartinaMcDonagh They did vote for Bernie. Did you miss the Wikileaks revelations? Clinton cheated Bernie, that is why Trump won.

[@deeannakim9306]

At least Bill invites guests with different views and opinions. Showing that people who disagree with you are not enemies and you don’t have to hate them. It is nice to see Russell .

[@loulfw2513]

Really? Where is Jimmy Dore? Lee Camp? Briahana Joy grey? Sabby Sabs? Ron Placone? Aaron Mate? Max Blumenthal? Richard Medhurst? Hell, ebven Krystal Ball won't be asked back. Bill can't stand being attacked FROM THE LEFT. Neither can Bernie, which is why you will NEVER see him on independent media any more.

[@christianwagschal7969]

@@loulfw2513 yeah he literally moved on the second he felt challenged on any issue

[@christopherdouglas512]

You thought it was nice to see him”?? Then you are just as stupid and old as Bill.

[@maddog1011]

Really, all the guests were lefty’s

[@christianwagschal7969]

@@maddog1011 different from who he usually invites

[@blondiek35]

Equality of opportunity is not the equality of OUTCOME.

[@ozzyalvarez2548]

Russell looks at bill as if he was talking to a child lol this is epic

[@DonnyWilmer]

And how completely appropriate, too! 😐

[@tammyclough3430]

Thanks for having Russell on. One of the few voices I trust in media today.

[@DonnyWilmer]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@DonnyWilmer]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@jadenventura8283]

Russel is the only reason I watched this and I truly enjoyed how informed he is and fun at the same time. 👌

[@bender9222222222]

Least informed one on this panel, and it's not even close. Do better

[@beck943]

@@bender9222222222 But enough about John from MSDNC.

[@brooksb519]

He is an idiots idea of a smart person. He kind of sounds eloquent, by using a few big words (usually incorrectly). He also peddles ridiculous conspiracy theories and is not informed about anything.

[@beck943]

@@brooksb519 Yeah, Russell's plan to SECRETLY undermine leftist media by (checks notes) SHOWING VIDEOS OF THEIR OWN WORDS is soooo underhanded 😜😜

[@somethingginterestingg4275]

​@@brooksb519 i don't agree with everything he says or all the content he pushes (especially the titles) but you cannot say he's a idiot. It's good to have other voices and whether you like it or not, journalists and media are actually supposed to question the narrative that the establishment (government, corporations, etc) give us.

[@sparfarkel1266]

I love Russel ❤❤❤ nails it every time

[@macandrews9548]

If Russell was a game character his charisma would be game breaking.

[@JW-qr5wd]

Love Russell. Love how he is able to have open conversations and agree to disagree with respect.

[@daveinindy]

... and, FWIW, he drives me nuts. He is clearly hyper-intelligent. But - and it didn't really happen on this show - he SO often works his way down into an admittedly inventive rabbit hole - relishing its inventiveness and thoroughly enjoying ridiculing anyone who dare think otherwise. The anachronistic thing? He grotesquely overplays it, to my taste - beyond any notion of productive paradigm-breaking and well into the realm of pure self-promotion. Here, he demonstrated the quality of respectful disagreement that I relish - on his own blogs? Nahh.

[@royhobbs5167]

I would love to watch Bernie and Russell have a three hour conversation about things that matter!!

[@chrisheist652]

This is the next best thing: kzbin.info/www/bejne/bXfUiXeAoNCilas It's Bernie and an even better UK comic (who is much lesser known).

[@michaelrg3836]

Absolutely! Genius idea!

[@graymalkin26]

Ole Bernie the war monger.

[@ralphpal]

What is Bernie going to do? Say something and do the opposite while taking money

[@jeffdeprey6279]

I like Russell and think he makes great points, but I think he tends to filibuster a little too long and that makes it hard to have a great conversation sometimes. It can make for some very funny and entertaining conversation though and I think people do expect that from him, but if you had just him and Bernie for instance I would hope he would get a little more serious.

[@No_OneV]

Russell had his game face on right from the start, you knew this was gonna be entertaining :D

[@Mad_fly48]

Russel is a real hero

[@RikusNel]

Watching how Russel brand contains himself in the beginning is just legendary

[@garrymcfadden4105]

Cunts a fuckin legend

[@springday9418]

Russel had so much restraint when they were talking about the wet market. I would have immediately started arguing with their bs

[@bryanjk]

He has a point about antibiotic resistance (if that's what he's referring too) However, covid is more than likely from a lab. (Intentional or accidental)

[@Tyshkevich]

@@bryanjk Let's be real here.. it was 100% intentional. Look at the response to it... there have been plenty of much more deadly viruses around, NONE of them got even close to the reaction covid got. None of them got trillions of dollars in funding, none of them got mandatory anything, none of them basically shut the whole country down for almost a year... It was a huge wealth redistribution, and as a added bonus, they got to take down trump with it.

[@ashleyunderwood4855]

Russell is like one of those rare people that talks with everyone and doesn’t get banned for doing so. You have to be a special kind of person for that and he nailed it.

[@eazyrat]

2 week old comment aged extremely poorly😅

[@eemoogee160]

​@@eazyratThe irony is that, regardless of his alleged unethical behavior, the only reason he's being hounded like this is precisely because of how many people he talks to and what he says.

[@claudiacochran9770]

Bernie was actually funny regarding ufo's 😂

[@MrEjd167]

Russell speaks when he’s not speaking - anyone who watches Russell a lot understands…I am laughing out loud every time he pops up

[@blaizelough93]

3:02 is a perfect example 😂

[@albertcantu2572]

He’s knows the bullshit that is being spewed.

[@jaysgotjokesofficial]

His face dont lie

[@look9005]

Maher has cut out a lot of Russell Brand’s really great answers on the military industrial complex, Blackrock, etc

[@Tespri]

@@albertcantu2572 he screwed his brain with drug abuse. He doesn't know what he is talking about and believes in literally every conspiracy theory out there. Even Alex Jones is more sane than this guy.

[@samb123078]

It’s really unfair how charming Brand is compared to everyone else.

[@llamaz.mommaz1944]

And awake, honest and dropping truth bombs. All the others have very tight bottom holes and strings!

[@MikeHawkBurns208]

​@@llamaz.mommaz1944 LoL tRuTh bOmBs

[@zootsoot2006]

Really? Everything he says is totally affected. Why can't he speak like a normal person?

[@sheit69420]

@@MikeHawkBurns208 Yea. he was calling out the military industrial complex while you speak like a 5 year old in the comments.

[@healthylifestyle3427]

@@zootsoot2006 He is a highly sensitive, easily overwhelmed guy. That persona is the best he can currently do to stay on his seat. When he is alone, that side of him is turned waaaay down kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZnKTlYKLeJZnb68

[@here5D]

✨Russell brand is tru news and it’s so refreshing- love it and thank you! 👽💞✨

[@tryingtobeunbiased4847]

Bernie and Russell are pure gold!

[@ralphsimpson5230]

That filthy piece of garbage, Russell Brand left disgusting messages on Andrew Sachs' answerphone about his granddaughter.

[@scarletbegonias2359]

Bill's shallow attempt to compromise Russel Brand in 5 seconds or less over the origins of SARS-COV-2 was a cheap shot and really offended his guest. There's a reason Russel Brand has three times the viewership that Bill Maher has. People like to have two sided conversations, not just one guy's opinion on a fast moving format.

[@r32guy10]

California, known as the Golden State, once gave us Ronald Reagan and was the envy of the states. Today, California has the highest concentration of homelessness and welfare of any state in the country with Democrats in full control of every major political office as well as every major city including Los Angeles and San Francisco. Republicans are ignored as Democrats force policies that create more poverty and homelessness including: Rent Control: In theory it sounds good to prevent rent from increasing on poor; but multiple studies show it causes housing shortages that reduce the number of low-income people who can live in a city while raising the demand for housing. Further, it deters new housing construction and worsens the homelessness problem creating more homelessness than homes avaliable. And the highest drug use and crime and so on.

[@alexatedw]

@@scarletbegonias2359 it’s funny, the only reason I’m here is for brand. Mahr is a meat head

[@A_Stereotypical_Guy]

Bernie is like slag...just crummy useless slag. Russell however is gold

[@andonialmeida]

Having Bernie and Russel made for a spectacular show. Finally something real on real time

[@kylesanders8276]

Bernie Sanders isn't going to do anything for you, it's the act of a sociopath. The $14trillion to the Pentagon that Russell is talking about, Bernie voted for nearly all of it. "International cooperation" as he votes to arm/back/fund literal zeehile Notsees, expand Nato whilst saber-rattling with a nuclear power that is trying to SAVE its people from those Notsees that Bernie Sanders fully supports. Then also voted for the largest upward wealth transfer in human history at $5trillion in the C.A.R.E.S. Act that he _did not_ have to vote for, while Americans were starving and being evicted. Then shouted down his _own former campaign manager_ in a crowd who demanded accountability for pushing us closer to nuclear war. He won't push for Medicare4All in the middle of a pandemic that the NIH and government started.

[@JM16714]

Bernie disavowed equity. Like that's his whole thing. Socialism 101.

[@flyinphoenician7477]

​@@JM16714 Justice > Equity

[@mrit409proofnotfeelings7]

By the way the really rich can MOVE anywhere in the world and take their businesses the jobs they create etc. with them / Bernie Sanders et al have a hard time understanding those FACTS there is a thing called the "inter web" which allows you to work from anywhere in the world ... there is also something new called a "plane" that travels pretty quickly and allows rich people to go to face to face meetings if they must ...SHOCKING TO SOME I KNOW!!!

[@mrit409proofnotfeelings7]

The founders of the labor movement viewed unions as a vehicle to get workers more of the profits they help create. Government workers, however, don’t generate profits. They merely negotiate for more tax money. When government unions strike, they strike against taxpayers. F.D.R. considered this “unthinkable and intolerable.” Government collective bargaining means voters do not have the final say on public policy. Instead their elected representatives must negotiate spending and policy decisions with unions. That is not exactly democratic - a fact that unions once recognized.

[@bonnieclark8069]

My go to for real material. Thank you Russel

[@Blufox14]

One of the best shows and overtime in a long time. Please have more people like Russell and Bernie Sanders

[@JuanGarcia-tb7ph]

Watching Russell and Bernie laugh at each other’s jokes warms me up. Love these two!

[@paulboccuti1141]

If you love Bernie, idk what to say to you.

[@everybodysMaster1]

​@@paulboccuti1141 If you don't love bernie, I know what to say about you

[@SohamSMore]

@@everybodysMaster1 not liking people who fight for civil rights (of others) is not new to them

[@aaronburn1992]

He is such a warm hearted communist. How cute.

[@satiricgames2129]

@@aaronburn1992 name one core tennent of Communisim cuck bet ya cant

[@seanimac7759]

Russell's face when Bill brings up the wet market...worth the entire episode.

[@someguy2135]

Bill did a final New Rule about factory farming and the threat of pandemics, epidemics, and antibiotic resistance. Here is the link- kzbin.info/www/bejne/Y4DShWWFj7x2has

[@Carol-wo3jo]

Yes, because he knows it is a lie. Russell is very involved in Covid 19 and studies it thoroughly, Unlike Bill Maher.

[@richl2501]

Yes, we all know Covid came from a LAB in China. The whole animals statement is part of the propagansda machine. Climate change is just an excuse to tax you and control you. It's an evil.

[@bimfred]

@@Carol-wo3jo The origins of Covid might be disputed but the ‘torturing of animals before we eat them’ IS THE POINT

[@lilamayoral1031]

Unbelievable Bill still on that bullshit

[@josephbrown5274]

Russell the freedom fighter salute brotha… God Bless the Truth Tellers 🙏🏾

[@patrickferren3182]

I can't remember the last time I heard a politician say, "I don't know." Sometimes "I don't know" is the best answer.

[@gecblack]

Bernie and Bill are hysterical together! Couldn't get enough!

[@loulfw2513]

@@RussellEdwardBrand926 flagged as spam

[@rhwf]

Matching hats

[@turbonerd3075]

@@rhwf idk dude. At one point bill said he pays about 60% in taxes between fed and state, and Bernie said it should be more. I don’t really think bill and Bernie are on the same page

[@xAJxo]

@@turbonerd3075 he didn't say Bill should pay more he said the others, Elon, Bill Gates and Bezos should be paying much more.

[@turbonerd3075]

@@xAJxo whatever you want to tell yourself. When bill said he pays 60%, bernie said taxes should be increased.

[@SugaryPhoenixxx]

Russel Brand is truly a national treasure. I dare say it doesnt matter what side of the political aisle you are on, it seems impossible to hate this guy because he is so authentic & kind.

[@HolyCanoley]

What I don't get is the juxtaposition of Russell on shows like this....totally entertaining, covering a wide range of topics, etc.....compared to his KZbin channel, which is literally just COVID outrage porn/clickbait.

[@sawyerrice3244]

he's British lol

[@fleshanthos]

He is ludicrously wrong on some Science, however...

[@genuengine]

I hate him tho

[@montrelouisebohon-harris7023]

He is!!!! he’s absolutely hilarious and I love his KZbin Joe, and we talk about how main stream media socks and their bought out because their corporate. I will admit that I watch Tucker, Carlson and Greg Gutfeld, because they are funny.. Greg Gutfeld on Fox News, which is conservative, but he thinks drugs should be legal! You would’ve never ever heard that come out of somebody on Fox News is now 15 years or so ago and that’s only been maybe in the past seven years they’ve come out to be more moderate in the past 7 to 10 years and I’m thankful for that. I’m conservative about a few things, but I am moderate conservative about others and a moderate about other things, and open till about 10 years ago I didn’t think that any media sat with my personality style.. I woke up in the middle of the night around 2007 and it was two in the morning and I was watching Red Eye on Fox News of all channels and that was the first time I saw Greg Gutfeld and I understood why he was on late night and now he’s got an 11 PM show and he’s hilarious

[@lennybob2602]

Lol it feels like the rest of the panel is rolling their eyes a little at Bill Maher's topics

[@Marina-vx5sx]

Russell is way too quick for them. They can’t keep up. Maybe Russell himself can’t keep up with his own mind, and that says a lot coming from such an eloquent and articulate man

[@sunnypeace4948]

Russel Brand and Bernie Sanders together is AMAZING!!!

[@lindadeal3344]

They should run as Independents in 2024...could you see Russell Brand as vice president and he is intelligent and would" flabbergast the stupid Republicans and McCarthy wouldn't stand a chance in a debate against Russell Brand!!

[@MR-jd1yo]

id be there for it

[@pepesilvia3776]

@@lindadeal3344 😂 mate, brand is BRITISH, not everyone can be president. Plus they have completely opposing views.

[@josephpeeler5434]

When did Bernie become a neo-con?

[@scottkeller8890]

@@lindadeal3344 Except Bernie is a slave to the DNC. His job is to sheep-herd uninformed leftists into voting against their own interests by perpetuating the lie that there's a difference between the two parties. Bernie doesn't have 1/100th the honesty, integrity and truthfulness that Russel speaks with. Bernie like all the other 70+ year olds in Congress need to retire, they've done enough damage to this country.

[@anaess]

The wildest episode so far. Loved Brand and Bernie

[@kmng3207]

Farm raised is the best way. Buy local shop local is the healthiest meat and eggs you will ever have.

[@DocProcRealm]

The two of them going in on Bill about the Chinese balloon's and UFO's was pure gold¡👽🇨🇳🎈🛸

[@joka5345]

Bernie is a war mongering fraud

[@BryonLetterman]

I think when Milo was on here years ago, that was WAY wilder

[@gabrielsandoval7331]

Yea, the way Bernie suddenly plays stupid with the concept of Equity versus Equality. What a POSER.

[@Baja5280]

Where is the rest of it Bill!?

[@SavedbyGraceAlone84]

I love Russell's face when he started talking about COVID and the animals ha ha. It was a "Meeeehhhhh, should I jump in here"

[@mediablindspots]

Russell Brand has always been funny, and insightful on some points, but I’ve found his discourse so much more valuable in recent years. He has done a lot of work on himself. It’s an inspiring character arc.

[@seguefischlin]

I agree. His young self I find intolerable. He seems to have emotionally matured immensely in the past few years.

[@danielbruwer3728]

Love Russel Brands realness. Thanks for staying after all the drugs and healing and becoming a light that we can look up to Russel. 💫

[@brejaie]

Would love to see a podcast just between Bernie and Russell.

[@TheDivayenta]

Tell Russell to get Bernie on!

[@dandlugolecki3408]

These 11 min told me everything I ever need to know about Bill….

[@srilankanguy8737]

I'd love to have seen Russell and Bernie given some time to talk to each other

[@markdansky]

We can expect to see Bernie on Russell's show(s) sometime in the near future...

[@ciaranryan7303]

I think Bernie would have a very positive impact on Russell.

[@MrDanielSolano007]

@@ciaranryan7303 LOL I think its the other way around. Russell is the best.

[@daveruda]

@@MrDanielSolano007 Russel has gotten into the anti vaxxine rightwing grift so Its not a good fit

[@iris5227]

Follow russels channel and he's likely gonna have him on.

[@Pogo2244]

Gotta love keeping the “wet market” theory alive😂

[@danielcastro7104]

For Real 😂

[@michaelkhan7012]

It's perfect irony cause it plays on xenophobic ideas that Chinese eat bat soup to try to stop people from the xenophobic "china virus" rhetoric

[@CoolHandLuke196]

9 departments came out with reports, 3 said they came from a lab, 5 said wet market, 2 inconclusive. All were made with low confidence. So to imply that the lab leak idea is 100% correct is just as ignorant as people that say it's 100% wet market

[@christremblay1848]

Jeez. I don't know how Russell kept his mouth shut.

[@terri6854]

People who love logic, rational thinking, and keeping all options on the table until proper proof and evidence has arisen will also love keeping all theories alive. Those who gullibly commit themselves to the most sensational sounding theory right from the get-go will continue to be pretentiously condescending.

[@paolovallejo8022]

I would not expect a Joy Division t-shirt on a show like this, great!

[@DM-lw6qx]

So this is the cut version where they didn't include Russell talking about phizer.

[@SubnetMaskedMan]

Russell Brant made this episode the best Bill Maher episode is years!!!! What a refreshing perspective with a comedic delivery.

[@timweaver7826]

I thought it was one of the worst of all time. Brand had to hijack every conversation and scream over everyone because he knows he's full of crap. Anyone crying, "MSNBC is just as bad as Faux" is a complete idiot.

[@tomace4898]

Ball cancer is funnier than Russell Brand.

[@timweaver7826]

@@gutenbird He's a flat-out moron.

[@SubnetMaskedMan]

@@timweaver7826 Excuse me anyone that thinks MSNBC is much better is the idiot. MSNBC, FOX, CNN are ALL evil, which one is the worst is a futile rabbit hole. Dylan Ratigan exposed the corruption at MSNBC & got fired. Phil Donahue spoke against the war & got fired. Cenk from TyT just released revealed how MSNBC would not let him speak against corporations. Even an Obama appointed judge declared Rachel Maddow not a real news show & not to be considered serious, same as that idiot Tucker Carlson. All these media giants are all bought!!!

[@timweaver7826]

@@SubnetMaskedMan Is CNN and MSNBC perfect? Of course not. But only complete in-bred idiots think they flat-out lie non-stop like Faux does. Your hero Russell was asked for just one example and couldn't do it.

[@Rasouer]

You should have more of Bernie and Russell on the show!!!This is one of your best segments!!!

[@athilima2934]

Bernie is a corporate soldout

[@tbone35453]

UPDATE: There was a section of this episode in which the economic effects of Brexit on the UK's recovery from covid was discussed, showing that the UK's recovery, due to Brexit, was the worst in the G7. It turns out that the forecasts were way off. John Burn-Murdoch of the Financial Times (which has been highly critical of Brexit) tweeted a few days ago: “Vibe shift, economic data edition: After the latest GDP revisions, turns out the UK economy had recovered to its pre-pandemic size by the end of 2021, has recovered more strongly than Germany, and roughly as strongly as France.' Heilemann and Maher were WRONG!!!

[@RetroGaming_07]

I only watched this clip because of Russel Brand. Russel speaks the truth and he has a great podcast on Rumble and on other platforms as well. Bernie and Bill Mahr are sellouts while Russel through out the years got sober and stayed true to his values and beliefs and I'm proud of Russel Brands growth too. Keep on speaking truth Russel and keep educating people in the process.

[@DonnyWilmer]

❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@stylespopping]

Russel’s clarity is insane. Wow. Sharp. Present. Spot on. 👏👏👏

[@tobynsaunders]

I can't stand him. His raised-voice rambling about utopianism just irks me. You might be onto something with the word "insane" there though.

[@GreenFalcon926]

​@@tobynsaunders You cant stand him because of his energy? Or you just dont like him in general? If you dont like his energy, fair enough. Hes very eccentric, but he's also very educated and intelligent. So what he said, isn't wrong.

[@Mugdorna]

He is a great speaker. But his viewpoint has embraced unsubstabtiated beliefs

[@tobynsaunders]

@@GreenFalcon926 I disagree with his utopian preacher approach to life, and that loud-mouthed lecturing is intolerable to me. I'm fine to disagree with people respectfully, but I would go out of my way to avoid the kind of court-holding that he does. EXCUSE ME, BUT WIV ALL DUE RESPECT TO YOU AS A PERSON WITH WHAT I BELIEVE IS A HOLY SOUL AND SACRED SPIRIT WHICH WE SHOULD ALL SEEK TO EMBRACE AND PUT AT THE FOREFRONT OF OUR EXPERIENCE, TOGETHER, BECAUSE LET'S FACE IT, WE'RE ALL IN HIS TOGETHER, BUT WHEN YOU SAY THAT YOU DISAGREE WITH ME, I FINK THAT YOU MAY HAVE, WIV ALL DUE RESPECT MY DEAR FRIEND, HAD THE PROVERBIAL WOOL PULLED OVER YOUR EYES BY A CAPITALISTIC, MATERIALISTIC, SELF-SERVING, SELF-INDULGENT, SELF-AGGRANDIZING, CORPORATE-CONTROLLED, AND HEAVILY MONEYED SYSTEM THAT HAS REMOVED YOUR HUMANITY BEFORE YOUR VERY EYES, AND THAT'S INCLUDIN' YOUR THIRD EYE, AND I BELIEVE THAT IT IS INCUMBENT UPON US, IF I MAY BE SO BOLD, TO BUILD A BETTER SOCIETY... and I'm just like, get me the fuck out of here; this guy is bonkers.