Overview
- Maher received his first Golden Globe nomination for Best Performance in Stand‑Up Comedy on Television but lost to Ricky Gervais’ Mortality.
- Wanda Sykes mocked Maher onstage while accepting the award on Gervais’ behalf, telling him to “try less” as cameras cut to his reaction.
- The Club Random episode with nominee Joel Edgerton was recorded before the ceremony, where Maher said the “woke” town hates that he speaks freely and predicted he would be shocked to win.
- Maher cited 33 Emmy nominations, while reporting counts 41 across his shows and specials; he previously earned a 2014 Emmy as an executive producer for HBO’s Vice.
- He criticized current views on cultural appropriation on the podcast, arguing cultural mixing reflects sharing rather than theft.