Tim Heidecker on Bill Maher and Club Random

[@BottleConcreteBlond]

Bill Maher has convinced himself that he's always the smartest person in the room.

[@Rebazar]

"As much as he's into it, he also isn't good at it" really summarizes Bill Maher in a nutshell

[@HusamSimaan]

He promotes it as a free forum medium....just as long as his guest talks about 10% of the time.

[@bobbylibby]

My favorite Club Random interaction forever is when he had Kris Jenner/Kardashian on the show and he had a lit blunt in his hand and he stares at her for a while and says "You really do look like Kim Kardashian" and she half laughs and says "well... yes... she's my daughter..." amazing to make yourself look so much dumber than Kris Jenner

[@redlightmax]

I had to see that interaction for myself and, you're right, it's amazing - "Kris Jenner | Club Random with Bill Maher" at 15:11.

[@fire.walk.with.me.430]

bill makes me want to never smoke weed again

[@ANTIStraussian]

There is a normal way to say that, You tell the person, "you know your daughter looks exactly like you I mean she is your spitting image." When phrase that way it's endearing and a compliment. But telling her she looks like her daughter is so goofy the guy's like an alien sometimes.

[@Jebediah1999]

​@@fire.walk.with.me.430 or mushrooms.

[@elduderino007]

Bill Maher saying Green Day is the only good punk band is the perfect example of how he's the epitome of the mainstream he claims to be against.

[@elduderino007]

@BestWorstMusicanEver It doesn't take balls to be a contrarian. It takes balls to stand for something and actually propose solutions instead of just pissing and moaning about everything. Maher "calling out both sides" is really just him opposing everything without having anything to stand for.

[@elduderino007]

​@BestWorstMusicanEver I can agree with you there, it's better to say something rather than nothing. I just think it's a false statement for Maher to say he's, "pushing back against his party," when he hardly aligns with the left anymore. Also Green Day is peak punk until 21st Century Breakdown and then they became irrelevant. I wasn't going to include American Idiot but I can't give that album up.

[@pikebishop8516]

​@@elduderino007not punk, but a great opera rock.

[@popefrancis1629]

You mean the trio of ageing woke-rock lesbians?

[@elduderino007]

@@popefrancis1629 ok grandpa. Go take your pills and take a nap.

[@Football__Junkie]

Reminds me of the old Norm joke about how Bill is giving away all the answers to our problems… and for free

[@billyconnelly3568]

sadly Norm's answers would prolly have been even worse

[@freem8son86]

@@billyconnelly3568 difference is that Norm knew that his role as a comedian was to be funny first and foremost, he didn't take himself too seriously and was largely private with his political beliefs and his faith. I have a huge amount of respect for Norm.

[@billyconnelly3568]

@@freem8son86 He was a comedic craftsman, far from a favorite but he earned his place among second-tier greats. That said, he was right-wing, you have to be a dummy not to see it.

[@freem8son86]

@@billyconnelly3568 where did I deny that he was conservative lol

[@madmaniac2552]

@@billyconnelly3568who gives a fuck if he was right wing

[@billdo4134]

Bill Maher is the physical manifestation of the word SMUG.

[@natewilson111]

Watching him will give you a smug overdoze

[@ptolemny]

He's a smuggler

[@jrzygurl]

Yes yes!!,,, that's it!!!,,, sooooo smug!!!

[@khloeknievel3874]

It's hilarious that Bill Maher still views himself as a cutting edge iconoclast but even my 70 year old mother refers to him as "that grumpy old man".

[@electric1522]

Sounds like Tim Heidecker

[@bartmix8994]

@@electric1522 Nope.

[@bigmonmagoomba9634]

Yeah. Somebody needs to tell the millions of people who watch him.

[@bartmix8994]

@@bigmonmagoomba9634 Last ratings on Real Time with Bill Maher was 607,000, so not millions or even million.

[@bigmonmagoomba9634]

@@bartmix8994 How many Youube views? Club Random views? Interviews on other shows? 2'6 million KZbin subscribers.

[@brianpaneral9572]

The line about Bill being in a halloween costume while complaining about VIP lines was so hilarious haha

[@georgeboole3836]

'He's closed shop' is the best expression I've heard in awhile. Perfectly put.

[@supermovietimebros6770]

Really how so? Examples? Evidence?

[@razmatazz9310]

@@supermovietimebros6770 Coffee? Tea? Me?

[@TigerGreene]

He should start calling it Old Rules. He hasn't had a new idea in years.

[@0228christian]

I never knew I needed to hear Mr. Universe and Tim Heidecker shitting on Bill Maher but now that I’ve experienced I don’t know how I lived without it.

[@scottwilliams2903]

I didn't hear what you said. I was shuffling beverage coasters on my coffee table and stacking old TV Guides.

[@Ellen-il6dk]

“… Stacking old TV guides.” 😅😅😅😅😅

[@UberNeuman]

Still, the Richard Dreyfuss episode is a hoot. Like a parody of itself. lol.

[@java4653]

He went on Firing Line and complained he couldn't do Othello.

[@CB-ke7eq]

"Is Richard now sitting on a small, invisible stool??"

[@jayvegas3748]

imagine being the guy who averages 16K views bashing the podcast with over a hundred thousand views😂

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

I hope I can limbo that good when I'm 200.

[@patteraj]

@@jayvegas3748what do view counts have to do with Maher’s podcast being complete boomer dreck?

[@downrodeo2112]

It's great that Tim caught on to the magic of Club Random

[@ryanand154]

New Rule. Tim Heidecker has to get his own show.

[@carolinafine8050]

@@ryanand154please Lord, no

[@mofojones1]

Bill Mahers next move, Fox News

[@BlueBeetle1939]

Politically Correct with Bill Maher

[@soyborne.bornmadeandundone1342]

@@BlueBeetle1939 ayyy I'm new here and recognized you bluebeetle! Kavs recent vid on gaza was perfect : )

[@tombailey1059]

Here's a secret: Fox News isn't wrong about every single thing. Jon Stewart basically smirked and eye-rolled the common sense out of an entire generation. "Nice bowtie, dummy" isn't an argument. Leftists give people the option of feeling stupid and guilty, or playing along and making others feel stupid and guilty. Persuasion plays no part, which makes it all but impossible for you guys to put two and two together. You've literally been trained to attack people who make too much sense. Bill Maher was your guy until he noticed this dynamic and started talking about it just a little bit.

[@tombailey1059]

Here's a secret: Fox News isn't wrong about every single thing. Jon Stewart basically smirked and eye-rolled the common sense out of an entire generation. Laughing at a person for wearing a bowtie or button down shirt isn't an argument. Leftists give people the option of feeling stupid and guilty, or playing along and making others feel stupid and guilty. Persuasion plays no part, which makes it all but impossible for you guys to put two and two together. You've literally been trained to attack people who make too much sense. Bill Maher was your guy until he noticed this dynamic and started talking about it just a little bit.

[@WerewolfKweef]

And he’ll blame everyone else for it

[@frenchdonut22]

Club random is the worst name I’ve ever heard for a podcast

[@tpc3062]

It really is unbelievably bad

[@MrZook1992]

It's so incredibly stupid. "Hey, what should we call our podcast where we talk about movies?" "Oh, I don't know, what about 'Club Movie'?" "Works for me!"

[@Ellen-il6dk]

@@RenataKleinRK😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@tommylakindasorta3068]

Bill Maher as Dracula yelling at a bouncer: "I vant to cut ze line!"

[@davidbush131]

Sad trombone

[@kevinw712]

It's been several years since I considered myself anything even close to "a fan" of Bill Maher, and I'm embarrassed that gap of time isn't even far, far longer. even back when I semi-regularly paid attention to him and watched Real Time, I'd somehow compartmentalized how lame it was that he'd routinely get genuinely angry at the audience for not laughing at every single joke that it was the most golden thing they'd ever heard. Barking that they just had a stick too far up their ass or something.

[@pjmccall]

Same. As the years go by, it's become harder and harder for him to hide his disdain for nearly everyone. For a while, the comedy outweighed the douchiness, but those days are long gone.

[@drewfleming5584]

Most embarrassing figure I've liked a bit in the past. I will say he's seemingly gotten far worse than 10 years ago, but still very embarrassing. And you're exactly right about the crowd thing; and what really makes that funny/pathetic is his crowds are the biggest bunch of clapping morons I've ever come across. I legit hate him lol

[@drewfleming5584]

​@pjmccall I dunno I think the comedy has always been C Level at best. I just agreed with him that the world burning is bad and Republicans are extremely dumb so 20s me dug Real Time.

[@JDCTheater]

Haha Bill has never been angry at the audience for not laughing. How delusional are you?

[@drewfleming5584]

@JDCTheater huh? Whenever they groan he ALWAYS says something along the lines of "oh come on!" Nothing worse than a dummy who is sure they are smart

[@Cloudwalker2011]

Bill Maher is the Piers Morgan of comedy.

[@supervegeta101]

Nah, Piers at least platforms people he actually disagrees with and has it out with them.

[@bernlin2000]

It's just hard to understand how someone can be so far up their own ass while making a career of engaging in dialog with other people of wildly different viewpoints...it's almost an art in a of itself, really.

[@nickstadler1906]

When they mentioned Bill Maher at the Halloween party, I'd like to imagine that he still just dresses up as Dead Steve Irwin every year.

[@pjbrown4736]

Maher essentially is like the man child stoner friend from high school but with deep pockets. 😅😅😅

[@fire.walk.with.me.430]

the guy at the party who starts trying to talk to you about philosophy while you're trying to have fun

[@invisibleadversary]

"T-shirt underneath the button down shirt" and then cut to Tim and that's exactly what he's wearing 😂

[@JimmyNuisance]

Tim is like half his age and grew up in the era when that look was basically a uniform. Bill adopted the style out of a "this is hip right?" mindset. For bill it was a choice, for tim’s generation it was "the style at the time". It’s the equivalent of Tim showing up in a full Emo outfit trying to seem down with the kids… Bill is old enough to wear a hawaii shirt with parrots on it. It looks odd when an ancient guy adops the style of people half their age. Calling it out makes sense.

[@mikehemens9359]

Holy fuck thank you for putting this into context. Tim is still VERY cool and his reputation is NOT sullied by this shirt combo incident. @@JimmyNuisance

[@invisibleadversary]

@@JimmyNuisance Hope you didn't pull a muscle reaching for that one.

[@VonnegutRosewater-yi4rk]

I didn't even think he was insulting his fashion sensibility so much as just contrasting it with the button-up suit on HBO. All of a sudden someone's expecting one thing and gets another... I don't think he's mocking the idea of wearing a shirt and a button-down but I guess it's not unreasonable for someone to point out the optics of it.

[@BlazinAzn86]

I can't tell if people are hating on Bill now because he's making more conservative talking points or if it's because people are finally calling him out for being the obnoxious know-it-all he always was...I think Norm Macdonald said it best..comedians are supposed to be funny...Bill always cared about being seen as smart.

[@lcchristensen9322]

Lol...I was thinking the same thing....trust me it's his obnoxiousness. It's not his views left or right

[@SuzakuX]

Apart from being vocally athiest he's always been pretty conservative.

[@advisorywarning]

why not both💜

[@abstractdaddy1384]

​@@SuzakuX He's definitely not conservative

[@can72287]

I mean most political commentators that are comedians are a mix of both. Jon Stewart, Colbert, Carlin….they all would rather be seen as smart than funny but who cares….comedians have always been philosophers; albeit deeply flawed and insecure but that’s part of the package.

[@botz77]

I just remember Bill being so drunk that Quentin Tarantino looked concerned, or just annoyed by him. I doubt Quentin will be back for another episode in the future.

[@jamesoakes1819]

this comment didn't age well 😂😂😂

[@severalwolves]

In terms of the guests driving up to Bill’s house instead of to the HBO studio - Bill actually lives in a bungalow ON THE SET of his HBO show haha

[@JimmyNuisance]

That’s the wisest thing he’s ever done. Roll out of bed at 12:30 and just reading jokes from the prompter… explains so much.

[@christophergarrett7082]

Bill Maher club random is just him yelling at people to get them to see his way of thinking

[@nitad001]

If you guys haven’t already, check out Kyle Dunnigan’s Bill Maher impressions 😂😂

[@MrZook1992]

He did it on JRE, then in a later episode Rogan has Bill Maher on as a guest and Bill said he doesn't mind people doing impressions of him but thinks that Kyle's was a bad impression. In fact Kyle Dunnigan does a PERFECT impression of Bill Maher.

[@SPRfresh]

I think Maher only said he liked Green Day because they recorded Real Time's newest intro music. He probably couldn't name an album or another song of theirs.

[@billyconnelly3568]

Yea, but maybe he could. And it wouldn't matter

[@ericv7720]

He'd name only Dookie or American Idiot.

[@NeverDauntedRadioNetwork]

Burying Bill is literally one of my favorite forms of entertainment.

[@burtlancaster5867]

Cant wait for the 48 hour special Tom! You got this!

[@tonyb6007]

@1:20 seems like Bill and Jimmy Dore have something in common. Closed minded everything they say is right. And everyone else with a different view or opinion are wrong....amazing.

[@michaelccozens]

I mean, it's not wrong to think that... *if* you can back it up. Maher and Dore just *assume* it, because that's easier.

[@Viper-g6g]

Hahahaha what a ridiculous statement. They’re nothing alike. Jimmy backs his stuff up with facts and questions authority. Bill is a cheerleader for the authority BIG DIFFERENCE. Jim is THE MAN

[@Did-You-Hear-About-This]

I like when his guests have no idea they're being recorded in the beginning, and do things like give away their address. Right, Weird Al?

[@michaelccozens]

Wait, and Mahr *broadcasts* that? Dear God.

[@toast_busters]

I remember there was a story about how Bill Maher used to expose himself to women he would meet, after usually inviting them back to his place, and then brag about what a big dick he had as he whips it out in front of them. I lost a lot of respect for him before hearing that story, considering he's compromised so much of what he said he stood for, but that was kind of the icing on the cake for me

[@itsROMPERS...]

Back when people still resources Bill's takes it was very clear that personally he was a total prick, that was part of what made him funny. But at a certain point a prick is only a prick.

[@sporer_]

looooooooool why is Maher as Dracula SOOO accurate??!?!

[@vincebagadonis8016]

Ever since Bill Maher went on Rogan, he discovered the harsh reality that he's a media dinosaur so as a result, made his own Rogan wannabe show that no one watches. These old media guys like Bill and Howard Stern are no longer relevant in today's podcast environment. Time to throw in the towel!

[@JohnnyAppleseed-tn9sq]

sorry, but rogan stopped being relevant when his show stopped airing live. it's all staged now, nothing real can ever happen again. it went from being different - real and risky, where one blunt could tank your stock overnight into just more of the same edited garbage being put out. a lot like hot ones, once they started booking A list guests, it just became another live advert for whatever garbage these clowns are hawking. boring af

[@Viper-g6g]

Exactly the only thing is all the things we love about Rogan he doesn’t do. Joes show is interesting. Bills isn’t.

[@billyconnelly3568]

I predicted Maher'd say Green Day.

[@FindTheFun]

I continued to watch Bill Maher because he has a large roster of diverse guests who usually give a wide spectrum of ideas. That hasn't been the case in a long while though, now it's the same 10 talking heads that appear on MSNBC.

[@severalwolves]

a wide spectrum of all the dumbest ideas lol

[@jaguarvssnake]

Yeah he basically stopped having anyone genuinely progressive on because they started making him look so bad. Charles Blow is the last one I can remember.

[@NucularRobit]

I remember he used to say, "You're so brave for coming on my show as a conservative." Then he would just spend the entire interview praising them. Ann Coulter comes to mind. It was really weird. I guess it's that idea I've heard a few times where if you aren't nice to your guests they will stop coming on your show and you won't have guests anymore.

[@MrZook1992]

@@NucularRobit I think I've also heard that he is legitimately friends with Ann Coulter.

[@gforce9596]

I've watched Maher for more than 25 years, and still consider myself a "fan" in some sense, and this was hilarious and spot on

[@jonzaremba]

Redbar's initial investigation of Club Random was so poignant. Tim did well a year later though.

[@lukecasio9810]

I was so happy when I got on Office Hours and was able to bring up Redbar. Tim got reaaalll defensive. But I love both shows

[@superfarful]

Was it 16 hours long lol

[@Teeveepicksures]

​@@lukecasio9810 When were you on Office Hiurs

[@lukecasio9810]

​@@TeeveepicksuresThe week of the Dreyfuss episode

[@raindaresmusic]

@@lukecasio9810 the less defensive show is always the cool one. aww tim lol, he's doing his best!

[@UserSomeOne]

Bill Maher is like many people in that he believes witty retort and sarcasm passes for intellect and experience.

[@riccarrasquilla379]

thanks for the video

[@guyvizard549]

Nah, Bill would wear some tacky, shock-value Halloween costume, tying back to some famous celebrity death... and then get angry when local media or paparazzi say that his costume is "in bad taste." But, he'd get REALLY angry when no one notices or cares at all.

[@LT-kt4jo]

Bill Maher is totally the celebrity death costume guy. Spot on.

[@billyconnelly3568]

Glad to know this show exists. Subscribed.

[@sirgilmour]

Ok, but I hope you say yes if he invites you. That would be some good watching.

[@sirgilmour]

By the way Bill can be quite edgy for his Halloween costumes, he dressed as Steve Irwin with a sting ray through his heart right after he died. Google it.

[@JohnGeorgeHill]

On his regular HBO show he gets mad at the audience when they don't laugh at his awful jokes. Jimmy Kimmel doesn't wait for the audience to stop applauding, he gets right into it. Bill just stands there forever, hoping the applause never stops.

[@advisorywarning]

bill Maher is the old man yells at clouds meme

[@marijumanji]

What episode does Maher discuss punk rock on?

[@reconscout7565]

Jeff Ross episode

[@marijumanji]

Bless you, sir@@reconscout7565

[@biggeneral1628]

We need another episode!!

[@jackievegas6987]

Real Time is Bill laughing at his own jokes; on Club Random he wheezes at his own jokes.

[@lahaza6515]

The fact that he thinks Green Day is a punk band says it all. And it would be fine, but it's the smug assurance that just does it for me. Btw, Tom Sharpling WFMU? I just found this channel & I'm thinking; same guy? Granted it's been awhile. From the Kaz, Chris, Irwid, Mr. Finewine days, but I'm so thrilled to have found this! And the fact that it's going in on Maher, just makes it everything I needed at this moment.

[@Gr8Layks]

So funny and smart 👍🏻 Subscribed!

[@mkc1rrc]

More parodies of Club Random please!

[@BuddyBoo123]

REDBAR is the OG on this topic

[@raindaresmusic]

"faaacts" -hey big mike

[@seth4954]

I like the Club Random podcast

[@patticriss2238]

I cannot stomach Maher these days.

[@garrettgravley]

Omg I cringed so hard at the Green Day thing lmao

[@Saffronelle]

martin short took bill maher's ice with his bare hands.

[@archcurlspiral]

Spot on!

[@thesubstitute]

Bill Maher on Barbie movie was like... this is all just a performance at this point, right? Like, no one is this stupidly contrarian.

[@JasonNumber]

Will we get another club room episode?

[@rahrahrobbbieee]

Tim is so good.

[@CR4ZYeyes]

Could Tim wear a shirtless fat suit and laugh hysterically for 57 minutes?

[@tmamone83]

Was Bill Maher ever funny? I remember him always being just a grown-up Eric Cartman.

[@Patrick11223]

Pitzmans Mustard is the best

[@gussygoro2469]

I predicted Greenday and have once again won the internet. There’s always one great band per genre.

[@NickCageRage1]

Tim needs to do review episode of every club random

[@TheLokiBiz]

Does anyone know what clip it is where Bill Maher talks about punk? I need to see this. Is it the Henry Rolins interview? I don't know if I have the stomach to watch the whole thing...

[@antti3608]

Jeff Ross episode, I don't have the time code though

[@thewhitedread7572]

Maher loooves impressions just ask kyle dunnigan😂😂

[@DodongoManoof]

BILL MAHER SAID GREEN DAY IS THE ONLY GOOD PUNK BAND??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

[@Viper-g6g]

You know all the reasons we like the Rogan podcast? Bill does NONE of those things 😂

[@paulflores7322]

The worst episode that is cringe the entire time is the Julian Lennon. So unnecessary the comments he had

[@raindaresmusic]

i watch it wondering, "is this going to be the show when he gets too drunk and high around the wrong guest and says or does something that finally goes too far?" At this rate, Club Random is going to get Bill arrested or beat up eventually (god forbid!).

[@raindaresmusic]

club random is the best haha but i can only watch it (and 90% of stuff on the internet) through redbar, who have been covering bill for a while now :)

[@awesomedog01]

Bill Maher has no idea how close the cameras are on KZbin.

[@randombutler]

Kinda into Maher w/the Frankenbolts a lil you can go anywhere with that hilarious (by-inference)

[@OwenHooper-mv4fm]

Tim Heidecker has turned into the actual LA Guyz

[@refoliation]

Don't see it.

[@mikehemens9359]

come on!@@refoliation

[@jodyb1095]

Tim looks like he's 40 going on 25.

[@winklestiltskin]

Bill needed to retire 5 years ago.

[@gummiewormproduction]

I can agree with everything they're saying but still watch the Real TIme show. There's no other show like it.

[@tonybeluga2796]

Yup

[@BlueBeetle1939]

I used to enjoy it but he no longer brings on any real leftist voices only far right goons and centrists to spread their hatemongering or mindlessly cheer him on. Gone are the days of rutger bregman or cornel west its only people who will agree with him

[@TheHonoredMadman]

I watch it cuz maher is a lolcow

[@pjmathison9787]

Most shows on Fox News or the daily wire is pretty similar

[@mkatepaski9947]

​@@pjmathison9787he started the format 25 years ago on abc

[@arpeggi2999]

Bill's show and his view on politics seems to have changed to fit Zaslov's narrative.

[@bluebellbeatnik4945]

I don't think there's anything wrong with doing the show itself. He's not the problem. Bill is weird. It's never a bad thing to do for the guest.

[@theCommentDevil]

Tom Goes to the Maher

[@colirino]

In which episode did Maher get mad because someone didn't get high?

[@josepollo9326]

It didn’t happen he’s full of shit

[@bacarandii]

To Tim Heidecker: Thank you from the bottom of my heart for the Maher/Armisen "Office Hours" interview, which I belatedly discovered today. Bill Maher, Chris Rock, Dave Chappelle, Donald Trump and lots of other popular comics all have the same act. They all play the character of the grumpy old man, the put-upon victim of "these kids these days," who works himself up to high dudgeon and presents himself as the Oracle of Truth -- keeping it real, giving it to you straight, telling it "like it is." Trump and Maher even pretend to be martyrs in the culture war battle for Truth, Justice, and the American Way: "I'm being indicted [or criticized] for you!" Trump says. Maher defends dumb racist jokes as edgy -- just part of his job as a pioneer of comedy. The premise is, "It's funny because it's true," but what they're putting out is neither. We should probably remember that Maher and Ann Coulter used to boast that they were once disco "dancing buddies." Their reasoning is in lock-step step, too, though Coulter's is arguably funnier...

[@Biffer28]

Some of this is accurate but then again Bill Maher is funny!

[@DonaldMcLemore-n6d]

Bill isn't a lightweight. He gets a head start.

[@bigiedieot]

Can someone link me to the Green Day comments

[@emic621]

That shit was a hoot 😂😂

[@zainisdabomb]

"my source is i made it the fuck up"

[@VoodooV1]

he's become the conservative he used to criticize.

[@Samrothstein87]

Maher is nothing more than a slower burn Dennis Miller transition.

[@durrutti]

He has writers who gives him his views

[@michaelccozens]

Who hires his writers?

[@durrutti]

@@michaelccozens ??

[@jrzygurl]

He has zero self awareness....

[@Roisinblacm]

I hate the patronising little laugh he does before making a point

[@williamgregory1848]

Bill Maher looks like Anderson Cooper with lupus.

[@DavidRexGlenn]

It's Bill's fans in the audience that make me cringe

[@aolwarez]

Tim rules now becaude he respects Redbar.

[@cousineerie9604]

He's on HBO and you are doing this so there's that.

[@refoliation]

Only ridicule those with a more humble lot than your own, that way you can't be accused of coveting their job!

[@bernlin2000]

6:59 I suspect Bill wasn't amused but it was more of a "that's just dumb" sort of response...you'd have to be unusually idiotic to take offense to Tim's parodies, they're as harmless as they get, albeit still incisive.

[@jasonmelo1974]

Has Kyle dunnigan been on office hours?