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dem4decades

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3. Maher gets his award behind a tarp, perfect.

Reply to senseandsensibility (Original post)

Sun Jun 28, 2026, 08:29 PM

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Bill Maher received the Mark Twain Award at the Kennedy Center today [View all] senseandsensibility Sunday OP

🤮🤮🤮 Tim S Sunday #1

Ewww... wcmagumba Sunday #2

Maher gets his award behind a tarp, perfect. dem4decades Sunday #3

"It is by the goodness of God that in our country we have those three unspeakably precious things: freedom of speech, struggle4progress Sunday #4

Fuck Bill Maher Prairie Gates Sunday #5

This is sad-Maher ceased being funny a very long time ago LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #6

Maher was never funny. mwmisses4289 Sunday #29

I agree LetMyPeopleVote Sunday #34

What a Faux pas Sunday #7

I hope Mark Twain would appreciate the irony. mr715 Sunday #8

If that doesn't prove how much TACO intercedes on the Kennedy Center programing. Nothing does. marble falls Sunday #9

I thought the Kennedy Center was closed for renovations newdeal2 Sunday #10

OK, now he can retire. Ocelot II Sunday #11

That's a shame... 2naSalit Sunday #12

The Mark Twain Prize for American Humor is presented annually by the John F. Kennedy Center. sop Sunday #13

Well then Maher earned it, he's a first-class ass kisser. dem4decades Sunday #20

TY for that.. Maher should be so proud of him Cha Sunday #21

Thought Twain prided himself as a satirist. cachukis Sunday #14

Mark Twain v Natalie Harp LessAspin Sunday #15

This can't be true, can it? Bluetus Sunday #23

Has the look of one of those teachers that has sex with Klarkashton Sunday #28

She does resemble Mary Kay Letourneau... sop Yesterday #35

Disappointed to hear Mellencamp participated in this. Wiz Imp Sunday #16

Johnny Cougar is still alive? Wow. eom SalamanderSleeps Sunday #27

Actor Woody Harrelson, businesswoman Arianna Huffington, sports analyst Stephen A. Smith and comedian Jay Leno were Wiz Imp Sunday #17

Funny or not I think Leno is a decent guy HappyH Sunday #18

Decent? Maybe. Cowardly? Definitely. Happy Hoosier Yesterday #38

Folks that showed up for the award ceremony may have had contractual obligations HappyH Yesterday #43

Arianna used to do a skit with Al Franken on Politically Incorrect underpants Yesterday #40

Only Comedians Willing to Honor Bill Maher Revealed Wiz Imp Sunday #19

Take Down the Tarp, you Stupid Fascists. nt. Cha Sunday #22

Twain wrote the "War Prayer." SalamanderSleeps Sunday #24

Oh, and while were at it Samuel Longhorn Clemens AKA Mark Twain... SalamanderSleeps Sunday #26

Didn't the MAGA schoolmarms ban 'Huck Finn'? sop Yesterday #36

Ah. Now it makes sense. Baitball Blogger Sunday #25

Fucking waste of a good award. What's next, a medal of freedom? yaesu Sunday #30

U know the TrumpenFuhrer wants to change the name of the award to the NoMoreRepugs Sunday #31

Mark Twain was woke. Uncle Joe Sunday #32

Recommended. H2O Man Sunday #33

Twain would roast his tiny little cojones JCMach1 Yesterday #37

He can be really funny OnionPatch Yesterday #39

An insult to the Mark Twain Award. niyad Yesterday #41

He can put it next to his MISOGYNIST PIG award. milestogo Yesterday #42

Centrist Republican wins Mark Twain Award, amazing. Emile Yesterday #44

I loathe Maher! BlueMTexpat 23 hrs ago #45