Comedian/all the related attributes of doing comedy Steve Hernandez joined the show to talk about Real Time season 2, episode 3, literally one day before the 2024 presidential election, which barely even comes up. Steve talks about his love of blowhards, realizing qualities he once thought were good might actually be not as good, and then finally a…

Pat's laptop got stolen so we're wheeling the VCR into the classroom for another roundup of recent tales of liars, frauds, thieves, and bullshitters.

Folks, on this week's episode we hear about a bat at a zoo that hid in someone’s jacket, how a council of clams get to decide who gets water in Poland, why the Catholic church has a new anime mascot, how a one hundred lb boar broke into a bathroom, and Russia suing Google for $20 decillion Become a patron for weekly bonus eps and more stuff! :⁠www.…

Comedian/long time friend Jane Harrison joined the show talk about Real Time season 2, episode 2. I know this episode is very late, but I have several excuses, all of which vary in quality. What's important is that this episode features the single best panelist the show has had so far, and also God damned David Frum. Fuckin' Canadians, man... This …

Pat tells Kath about the Besa Mafia, an organization purporting to offer kill-for-hire services on the dark web, who were discovered by tech journalist Carl Miller of "The Kill List" podcast. check out The Kill List for more in depth reporting on this story.

Folks, on this week's episode we hear about a pet cockatoo that lived in a grocery store for a month, A New Zealand airport that limits hugging in airports, how a man's koi fish were murdered in an otter massacre, a guy who drove a zamboni while drunk, and how Python's in Florida are going after increasingly bigger prey Become a patron for weekly b…

Once upon a time, Bill Maher was an "actor/comedian", as opposed to "breaker of new ways to think about stories/comedian", and his first starring role was 1985's Sara, which also stars Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard (which is insane, by the way.) Writer Ella Dawson returns to talk about the show generally, Bill Maher's performance specifically, and …

Kath tells Pat about Dave Pelzer, author of a Child Called It, and his potentially dubious history. This episode is unusual because we're not quite sure what Pelzer has lied about, but we know at least a few things seem off.

New year, new Maher (but not actually). Season 2 of Real Time with Bill Maher has begun, at least as far as this podcast is concerned, and I was joined by comedian and journalist Francesca Fiorentini. She gives us some insight on doing panels not unlike the ones they do on Real Time, and then we recap an incomplete Real Time that was incomplete due…

Folks, Carey O'Donnell joins on this week's episode where we hear about the dog that climbed to the top of the pyramids, Russell Brand selling a healing amulet, how people hacked into robot vacuums to make them say slurs, why breakdancers are rubbing their hair off, and the zoo in China who had a robotic whale in their tankCheck out Carey's podcast…

Kath tells Pat about a miracle gadget that piqued the interest of crowdfunding investors on kickstarter and indiegogo, despite no evidence that a single prototype was ever produced.

Listen, I'm very sorry to any listeners who are infuriated and/or disappointed by this episode, but like, I gotta be honest with this thing. This week, comedian Adam Christie joins me to give an insider's look into the practical reality of writing a weekly topical late night comedy show, and is obstinate with me in the way that only people who've b…

Folks, Jeremy Kaplowitz joins on this week's episode where we hear about why a woman was rejected from a job 48 years later, why King Charles is afraid of plastic cling wrap, Argentina's president plagiarizing a speech from the West Wing, 100 raccoons taking over a woman's home, and the $150k CyberTruck purchased by some cops Check out Jeremy's pod…

Pat tells Kath about one of the messiest people we've ever discussed - Robert Konashewych, a Toronto cop who resorted to drastic measures to get out of debt while trying to hide an affair.

Watch out ladies, it's... some incredibly misogynist television that we watched! Kath Barbadoro joined the show to watch Real Time season one, episode nineteen with me, and after I found out she was teaching a stand-up comedy class I was annoying about it and really made at her pick at some of the jokes in this episode. In my defense, they were FUC…

Folks, on this week's episode we hear about why a large baby statue is freaking people out in England, how Will Smith shut the Men in Black set down with a giant fart, the Crumbl cookie pop up scam, how cat brain waves are measured with little hats, and the AI artist losing money from people stealing his work Become a patron for weekly bonus eps an…

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Comedian Sam Wiles joined the show to talk about whether or not he has, like me, concerns about having your creative works too associated with a guy you hate, then it's on to Real Time, season one, episode 18. It's not the smartest panel in the world, but they make up for it by being.... well, not very smart. Here's Sam being a man he hates as much…

Folks, on this week's episode we hear about why the New York Times is proclaiming Strega Nona September, the 5D memory crystal that can allegedly store the human genome, how a cops gun was sucked into an MRI machine, how a cobbler made special shoes for a camel, and how pollen drove wooly mammoths to extinction Become a patron for weekly bonus eps …

I watched Real Time season 1, episode 17 all on my own, and man oh man, do I ever hate Bill Kristol. Lots of clips in this one; I get into the weeds on the quality and craftsmanship of the monologues jokes. Also, I changed my mind and did not include the clip from the DL Hughley Show, if you really want to you can watch it here. Join the Patreon he…

Kath tells Pat about Albert Rosenberg, a man who had many of Toronto's elite fooled into believing he was a fellow power broker in the city's wealthiest neighborhood. Be sure to check out the documentary, The Talented Mr Rosenberg, produced by Courtney Shea, who wrote the Toronto Life article from which much of this story comes.…

Folks, on this week's episode we hear about how the governor forgot his ID in Pennsylvania and couldn't buy booze, how squirrels took over a train, the Swedish Marvel character with a bad name translation, the guy who drove his lawnmower into an empty pool, and why we haven't evolved to have stronger knees Become a patron for weekly bonus eps and m…

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Kath tells Pat about coaching, an industry undergoing a surge of popularity, and the pyramid scheme-like ways that opportunistic "coaches" take advantage of it. Listen to the full episode at patreon.com/liecheatandsteal!

Man, what a bad panel this was. Comedian Rachele Friedland joins me to, you know, talk Bill Maher. She's a former fan, and I was so exhausted from watching like six hours of Bill Maher content over a few days that I made her psychoanalyze me to find out why I am doing this. The answer? I'm fucked up, dewd. We talked about Real Time season 1 episode…

Folks, Jason Sheridan of 'Podcast The Ride' fame joins us on this week's episode where we hear about people paying for mule runners on the Strava running app, an otter that was trained to sniff out underwater evidence, Merlin the wizard's grave being unearthed, a dog that was rescued after being loose at the Newark airport, and the anti Stefani Ger…

Pat tells Kath about a crematory operator in the rural south who offered deep discounts to funeral homes to burn their bodies - how'd he do it so cheaply? he never burned them at all.

Comedian and ~*COMEDY HISTORIAN*~ Mike Bridenstine joins the show, and he's bringing with him a familiarity with Bill Maher that dwarfs probably anybody else who's been on the show. He tells us about the experience of attending a Real Time taping AND the after party afterwards, then we really get into the weeds when it comes to Real time season 1, …

Last week, Club Random with Bill Maher posted a "best of" compilation, and I watched it, and uh interesting definition of "best"... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.