# 12 minutes of happiness in your day - Jiminy glick(Martin Short) ripping Bill Maher right to his face **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 22, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-minutes-of-happiness-in-your-day-jiminy-glick-martin-short-ripping-bill-maher-right-to-his-face/1003206 "2024-06-22T17:36:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 5:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-minutes-of-happiness-in-your-day-jiminy-glick-martin-short-ripping-bill-maher-right-to-his-face/1003206/1 "2024-06-22T17:36:47Z")
Martin Short is a international treasure and Bill Maher had him on his show so Bill could promote his own book. Martin Short, as Jiminy, came prepared. Please to enjoy! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/_kjqZHrDUlU/maxresdefault.jpg "Jiminy Glick Interviews Bill Maher | Real Time (HBO)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_kjqZHrDUlU) ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 5:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-minutes-of-happiness-in-your-day-jiminy-glick-martin-short-ripping-bill-maher-right-to-his-face/1003206/2 "2024-06-22T17:37:55Z")
If you have not seen, Martin spent most of his time on Conan O’brien’s shows ripping him as well, which was also much fun. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/vn83oe789XU/maxresdefault.jpg "No one roasts Conan O'Brien like Martin Short") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vn83oe789XU) ---
**Author:** ![SuntanLotion](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/suntanlotion/32/16165_2.png) [@SuntanLotion](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SuntanLotion)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 5:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-minutes-of-happiness-in-your-day-jiminy-glick-martin-short-ripping-bill-maher-right-to-his-face/1003206/3 "2024-06-22T17:40:55Z")
I recommend his book too! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 7:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-minutes-of-happiness-in-your-day-jiminy-glick-martin-short-ripping-bill-maher-right-to-his-face/1003206/4 "2024-06-22T19:01:48Z")
> [@SuntanLotion](#): > > I recommend his book too I have not seen that, but I will give him credit for asking Mel Brooks the best possible interview question. “Mel, what’s your big beef with the Nazis?” ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 11:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-minutes-of-happiness-in-your-day-jiminy-glick-martin-short-ripping-bill-maher-right-to-his-face/1003206/5 "2024-06-22T23:21:01Z")
I’ve never seen Maher or any other host break up like that. He was practically crying with laughter. And I don’t know why. Short did his standard stuff as Glick, probably “ad libs” that he had thrown out dozens of times. I thought he was remarkably unfunny. But I didn’t have five pounds of makeup being shoved in my face. ---
**Author:** ![wolfpup](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolfpup/32/10618_2.png) [@wolfpup](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolfpup)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2024, 11:33pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-minutes-of-happiness-in-your-day-jiminy-glick-martin-short-ripping-bill-maher-right-to-his-face/1003206/6 "2024-06-22T23:33:55Z")
> [@Exapno\_Mapcase](#): > > I’ve never seen Maher or any other host break up like that. He was practically crying with laughter. > > And I don’t know why. Short did his standard stuff as Glick, probably “ad libs” that he had thrown out dozens of times. I thought he was remarkably unfunny. Things are generally much funnier when they’re about **you**! I didn’t think Glick was “remarkably unfunny”, I just thought it was a lot less funny than Maher’s convulsions made it out to be. I often defend Maher, but in this case I think he was rather shamelessly promoting both himself and his book. But after hosting an incredibly successful show for 22 years, I think he’s entitled to have some fun with it. ---
**Author:** ![Exapno\_Mapcase](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/exapno_mapcase/32/1051_2.png) [@Exapno\_Mapcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Exapno_Mapcase)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2024, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/12-minutes-of-happiness-in-your-day-jiminy-glick-martin-short-ripping-bill-maher-right-to-his-face/1003206/7 "2024-06-23T00:59:24Z")
This will be Maher’s sixth book. His first was a novel, _True Story_, a roman a clef about the 80s sudden boom in comedy. The characters are certainly based on or composites of his real-life contemporaries. I liked back in the day but he doesn’t talk about it now. Considering that the five white male characters were nicknamed Dick, Shit, Fat, Chink, and Buck, you can understand why. I’m totally prepared to believe they were truly representative of the times and anyone who wants a sociological deep dive into why women and minorities had - reputedly still have - such a tough time in comedy will have tons of material to work with. I love this line from the _Times_ review. > "when _True Story_ works, it works because of Mr. Maher’s energetic intelligence and his creation of characters whose prolonged sophomorism has distinct qualities Maher at least is honest about not being a nice guy. Many - most? - standup comics aren’t but try to hide it.