{"id":7976,"date":"2015-12-03T14:31:51","date_gmt":"2015-12-03T19:31:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=7976"},"modified":"2015-12-03T14:31:51","modified_gmt":"2015-12-03T19:31:51","slug":"top-50-stand-up-comedians-bill-maher-zach-galifianakis","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/12\/03\/top-50-stand-up-comedians-bill-maher-zach-galifianakis\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Bill Maher, Zach Galifianakis"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"zachg\"<\/a>44. Bill Maher<\/span><\/p>\n

Unlike most of the comedians on this list, Bill Maher is someone I don\u2019t try to sell to friends. At this point, most Americans who are aware of any of these stand-ups have decided one way or the other on Maher. I don\u2019t fault anyone who finds him off-putting or abrasive and understand that most of what he says is going to split audiences down political lines.<\/span><\/p>\n

But even if everything he says enrages you (and a few things he says enrage me), he is still going strong on a 20-plus year career for a reason. He reminds me of the proverbial athlete that one loves if he is on their team and hates if he is on the other team.\u00a0<\/span>He is one of the few comedians in today’s overly sensitive environment who still doesn’t care about political correctness.<\/p>\n

Bill Maher crosses the line – which helps us know where it is – but for people who are frustrated by the same things he is, Maher is a one-of-a-kind outlet for being able to laugh at our pain.<\/p>\n