Wanda Sykes has revealed that Bill Maher confronted her in the car park after she roasted him at the Golden Globe Awards in January. Sykes, 62, presented the award for Best Performance in Stand-Up Comedy on Television, which Ricky Gervais won.
During her presentation, Sykes took aim at Maher, saying: “Bill Maher, you give us so much, but I would love a little less. Just try less.” The camera showed an unamused Maher tilting his head.
On Vulture’s Good One podcast, Sykes said Maher approached her in the parking lot after the ceremony. “He was like, ‘What was that about?’ I was like, ‘It’s a joke, Bill.’ He said, ‘Well, I mean, it wasn’t even a joke.’ I replied, ‘Oh, no, I heard laughter. It was clearly a joke.’”
Sykes said Maher complained that his fans were texting him, calling the joke “stupid.” She responded, “Well, I got a lot of texts telling me how great it was and how they don’t like you.” She added that Maher then asked her to appear on his podcast, but she refused.
