Bill Maher Quotes

I never wanted to do political satire because it seems too surface to me.

It's easy being a humorist when you've got the whole government working for you.

I don't really have funny things to say about politics. I wish I did, but I don't.

I'm glad Reagan is president. Of course, I'm a professional comedian.

I've always been interested in socially political, or overtly political, comedy.

We all joke about Bush. You go to a meeting and just say “Bush” and everyone will laugh.

People go, 'Oh, Trump must be good for comedy,' and I go, 'Ehhh.'

Wit puts politicians at risk.

The president already has a Nobel Prize for peace. I think he's shooting for one in fiction.

Satire is fascinating stuff. It's deadly serious, and when politics begin to break down, there is a drift towards satire, because it's the only thing that makes any sense.

Ross Perot. I could have had a ball with him.

For me, my party views don't advance my narrative. Until I can find a way to write political satire like my idols Christopher Buckley or P.J. O'Rourke, I'll simply say what team I play for and leave it at that.

From my experience, politicians are much more uncomfortable being made fun of than they are being preached at and screeched at - you know, and the soapbox routine. They're much more uneasy knowing they're a target of ridicule.

I'm not the guy to ask about politics. I'm a gag writer.

President Bush says he needs a month off to unwind. Unwind? When the hell does this guy wind?

British politics, as the world knows, is a joke. Yet it's rarely funny.

You know, I'm a comedian the same as Bill Maher and Jon Stewart. We all came up the same way. The three of us have interest in politics; I call us fundits, we're fundits! We're not pundits!

I don't make jokes. I just watch the government and report the facts.

Whoever's president I'm not going to be short on material.

I never met a politician that I couldn’t take a poke at.

There is nothing more frightening to a political satirist than an honest administration.

My whole career has been an Ann Coulter roast.

We should all laugh more at our elected officials - it's good for us and good for them.

I've been making fun of Donald Trump - we all have - for 10 years, and just bringing up his name... I mean, even if you're supportive of Donald Trump, there's still a lot to make fun of.