Bill Maheris reigniting his feud with Larry David.
The comedian took a swipe at the "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star during the latest episode of "Real Time" on Nov. 21, seven months after the comics sparred overMaher's meeting with President Donald Trump.
USA TODAY has reached out to a representative for David for comment.
During a segment where Maher argued against cutting off contact with people because of political disagreements, Maher slammed his "childish" and "purely emotional" critics who were upset "because I had dinner with" Trump at the White House earlier this year.
"You know, because he's Hitler," Maher said. "Except he's not. So unhelpful and dumb."
While Maher said this, he showed the headline of an essay David wrote for The New York Times in April titled "My Dinner With Adolf." The satirical piece was written from the perspective of a fictional person who had dinner with Adolf Hitler in 1939 and came away impressed, a parody of comments Maher made about his dinner with Trump.
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Maher then went a step further, calling out David by name.
"Every year, I used to ask Larry David to do 'Real Time,' and he'd always say, 'Bill, I can't. I'm not smart enough about politics to do your show.' Yeah, I get that now," Maher said.
He went on to add, "What exactly is the argument? That by talking to Trump, I'll elevate him? Oh, my God, don't tell me he could become president!"
Maher confirmed in April that he dined with Trump at the White House, and he describedwhat it was like during an episodeof "Real Time." The comedian, who has frequently criticized Trump on his show, said he was surprised to find the president was personable in private.
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"Look, I get it. It doesn't matter who he is at a private dinner with a comedian; it matters who he is on the world stage," Maher said. "I'm just taking it as a positive that this person exists, because everything I've ever not liked about him was, I swear to God, absent, at least on this night with this guy."
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", will resume production after it was pulled off the air Sept. 17, following comments he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing. Kimmel, a frequent critic of Donald Trump, often earned the ire of the president.After the announcement, Trump urged other networks to do the same. Scroll to see the other late-night talk show hosts that have feuded with the president over the years." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
In 2016, Jimmy Fallon interviewed Trump ahead of the election, ruffling the then-candidate's signature orange hair. After the interview received backlash, Fallon said he regretted parts of the interview. In response, Trump took to social media to criticize the "Tonight Show" host, writing: "@jimmyfallon is now whimpering to all that he did the famous 'hair show' with me (where he seriously messed up my hair), & that he would have now done it differently because it is said to have 'humanized' me-he is taking heat. He called & said 'monster ratings.' Be a man Jimmy!" Fallon is pictured here at the Met Gala on May 5, 2025, in New York City." style="max-width:100%; height:auto; border-radius:6px; margin:10px 0;" loading="lazy" />
"The Daily Show" host Jon Stewart has a history of heated exchanges with Trump. In 2013, Trump tweeted, "I promise you that I'm much smarter than Jonathan Leibowitz - I mean Jon Stewart @TheDailyShow. Who, by the way, is totally overrated." Stewart is a sharp critic of Trump, often taking aim at the political movement he has created.
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John Oliver, a "Daily Show" alum who now hosts "Last Week Tonight" is also a frequent Trump critic, and feuded publicly with the president over a potential show appearance in 2015. Oliver said he wasn't interested in having Trump on his show, which Trump responded to on X, writing: "John Oliver had his people call to ask me to be on his very boring and low-rated show, I said 'NO THANKS' Waste of time & energy!" Oliver refuted that report.
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When CBS announced the network was terminating "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" after the 2025-2026 season, Trump took to social media to celebrate. "I absolutely love that Colbert got fired, his talent was even less than his ratings," the president wrote. Among his late-night peers, Colbert was among Trump's sharpest critics.
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Seth Meyers, the host of "Late Night" on NBC is a frequent critic of Trump and his administration.The ire, it seems, is mutual, with the president writing previously on social media: "How bad is Seth Meyers on NBC, a 'network' run by a truly bad group of people - Remember, they also run MSDNC. I got stuck watching Marble Mouth Meyers the other night, the first time in months, and every time I watch this moron I feel an obligation to say how dumb and untalented he is, merely a slot filler for the Scum that runs Comcast."
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Jimmy Kimmel, Jon Stewart, see late-night hosts who have beefed with President Trump
Comedian Jimmy Kimmel's late-night talk show, "Jimmy Kimmel Live!", willresume production after it was pulled off the airSept. 17, following comments he made in the wake of Charlie Kirk's killing. Kimmel, a frequent critic of Donald Trump, often earned the ire of the president.After the announcement, Trump urged other networks to do the same. Scroll to see the other late-night talk show hosts that have feuded with the president over the years.
David echoed Maher's words, without ever mentioning his name, in his "My Dinner With Adolf" essay, writing, "Here I was, prepared to meet Hitler, the one I'd seen and heard − the public Hitler. But this private Hitler was a completely different animal."
Maherhit back at David's essayat the time, saying on "Piers Morgan Uncensored" that it "wasn't my favorite moment of our friendship" and that the Hitler comparison is "kind of insulting to 6 million dead Jews."
Contributing: Edward Segarra
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