What This Comedian Said Will Shock You

A Razor-Sharp, Hilarious Look at America from One of Its Most Outspoken Comedians

The outspoken host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher delivers his funniest, most unfiltered, and most necessary book yet—an incisive, no-holds-barred takedown of American life, politics, and culture.

Some of the sharpest, most thought-provoking commentary on what’s wrong with America today doesn’t come from politicians or pundits—it comes from a comedian. Bill Maher, known for his biting wit and fearless opinions, has spent years dissecting the absurdities of modern society, and now he’s put it all in one book.

Inspired by his signature “editorials” that close each episode of Real Time, this book revisits and reimagines over a decade’s worth of Maher’s best rants—updating them, expanding on them, and adding fresh takes on the issues defining our era. From free speech and cancel culture to politics, religion, media, romance, health, and beyond, Maher takes a brutally honest and wickedly funny look at the world we live in.

Bold, irreverent, and undeniably entertaining, this book cements Maher’s place in the tradition of great American satirists like Mark Twain, Will Rogers, and H. L. Mencken.