
Of Course Bill Maher Didn’t Understand ‘The Substance’

As infuriating as Bill Maher is as a comedian, talk show host and belligerent drunken YouTuber, he’s somehow even more annoying when he attempts to discuss films.
As we’ve mentioned before, Maher’s baffling cinematic taste has previously prompted him to shit all over Martin Scorsese’s iconic Raging Bull, and heap praise on Jerry Seinfeld’s not-so-iconic Bee Movie. Now the star of Pizza Man is weighing in on one of the most talked-about movies of last year: Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance.
On the most recent episode of Dana Carvey and David Spade’s Fly on the Wall podcast, the hosts and guest Maher discussed the Golden Globes, specifically, Demi Moore’s win for her work as Elisabeth Sparkle in The Substance. This led Maher to offer up his reaction to the film. “I couldn’t handle it. I was literally watching it through my fingers,...
As we’ve mentioned before, Maher’s baffling cinematic taste has previously prompted him to shit all over Martin Scorsese’s iconic Raging Bull, and heap praise on Jerry Seinfeld’s not-so-iconic Bee Movie. Now the star of Pizza Man is weighing in on one of the most talked-about movies of last year: Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance.
On the most recent episode of Dana Carvey and David Spade’s Fly on the Wall podcast, the hosts and guest Maher discussed the Golden Globes, specifically, Demi Moore’s win for her work as Elisabeth Sparkle in The Substance. This led Maher to offer up his reaction to the film. “I couldn’t handle it. I was literally watching it through my fingers,...
- 1/10/2025
- Cracked
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