Burt died in 2018.

Sucks we won’t get to see his Burt Reynolds in an Afterlife Celebrity Jeopardy sketch.

How many levels of deep down are there?

I’m not so sure about the idea that he’s overcompensating. That seems to me like more of a Trump thing, and I think Maher’s smugness has more of an offhand quality that makes me think he really believes deep down he’s just that awesome.

He lost his job for saying the terrorists aren’t cowards, not for criticizing American foreign policy.

Do you mean “wasn’t”? Back when I still watched him sometimes I remember him saying Obama wasn’t aggressive enough in dealing with Republicans.

“If I wanted to hear the same jokes endlessly I’d get married” - Bill Maher, probably

Why would ridicule succeed in making them feel that way?

That last sentence sounds to me like “own the libs” logic.

I wonder why Scott McGregor never made it as a filmmaker.

As dumb as it is that some conservatives believed The Colbert Report was unironically on their side, at least they were being consistent with their beliefs. What I think really boggles the mind is the conservatives who acted like the show was an offensive stereotype of conservatives but went on to support Trump.

What makes you think more ridicule would be more likely to sway them?

What free speech restrictions do you suggest?

From what I remember many if not most people were more sympathetic to Clinton than to the Republicans by the end of the scandal, so I dunno if that’s really evidence that Americans are puritanical.

1972

We do allow Nazis and the KKK the freedom to spew their hatred as long as it doesn’t directly incite violence, which could be considered a compromise.

I think marginalized people have the ability to shout back.

Which comment are you replying to?

Does “most visually striking” mean most beautiful?

Is gaining weight for a role just as bad as wearing a fat suit?