BILL MAHER ROASTS TRUMP AT KENNEDY CENTER MARK TWAIN PRIZE CEREMONY
The late-night king took home comedy's highest honor and didn't hold back—even with the president's drama hanging over the celebration.
Bill Maher walked away with the Kennedy Center's Mark Twain Prize on Sunday, and boy, did he make the most of his moment! According to Deadline, the comedic firecracker celebrated his ability to needle BOTH the right AND the left, firing off a message to anyone who hates being the butt of the joke: "You want to not get mocked? Stop being funny." Translation: stop being ridiculous!
The real fireworks? Maher took direct aim at Donald Trump, the Kennedy Center's chairman, who was nowhere to be found. The late-night legend didn't shy away from Trump's legal battles over the arts institution either, with one quip about a certain tarp that had Maher cracking up: "Only he could think of that," Deadline reports.
The comedy celebration drew a star-studded crowd—Louis C.K. and Jay Leno showed up to pay their respects, and political heavy-hitters like Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick and Sen. John Fetterman (D-PA) were in the room too. It was pure Maher: irreverent, fearless, and 100% on-brand!
The Mark Twain Prize is comedy's crown jewel, and Maher proved Sunday night why he earned it—by staying true to his motto: everyone's fair game!
Sources · Deadline