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Wanda Sykes Roasts Bill Maher, He Confronts Post-Globes

6/14/2026

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Wanda Sykes Confronts Maher

Comedian Wanda Sykes was confronted by comedian Bill Maher after she mocked him at the Golden Globes.
Sykes presented the award and joked that a “queer Black woman” was doing the work of “two mediocre white guys.”
Maher stared with a slight smile, then after the ceremony stopped Sykes and asked what the joke meant.
Maher said he was receiving texts, invited Sykes to his podcast, and recorded her refusal.

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Wanda Sykes Declines

Wanda Sykes declined Kevin Hart’s invitation to appear on his Netflix roast, preferring a Los Angeles Sparks basketball game.
She said the roast format relies on recycled sexist, racist and gay jokes, citing the Tom Brady roast as another example.
During the Kia Forum roast, Chelsea Handler, Sheryl Underwood and Pete Davidson challenged Tony Hinchcliffe’s lynching and slavery jokes.
While promoting “Legacy,” Sykes discussed the roast controversy on Vulture’s Good One podcast.

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Wanda Sykes Accepts

Ricky Gervais won the 2026 Golden Globe for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television for Mortality but did not attend.
Wanda Sykes accepted the award for Gervais, dedicated it to God and the trans community, and presented the category at the 83rd Golden Globes.
Bill Maher was also nominated for Is Anyone Else Seeing This?.
Sykes reported Maher’s comment that he was receiving many texts questioning the joke.

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Wanda Sykes Confronts Maher

Comedian Wanda Sykes was confronted by comedian Bill Maher after she mocked him at the Golden Globes.
Sykes presented the award and joked that a “queer Black woman” was doing the work of “two mediocre white guys.”
Maher stared with a slight smile, then after the ceremony stopped Sykes and asked what the joke meant.
Maher said he was receiving texts, invited Sykes to his podcast, and recorded her refusal.

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