he s essentially saying comediennes are weird people. they re going for laughs at any expense and he went too far. why he thought it might be funny is a separate matter. my point is the context is crucial. he wasn t scripting this. it wasn t something he was doing, he says, intentionally. marco hill made the distinction between somebody like bill maher and michael richards going after somebody in the crowd. michael richards has not record after that incident. right. do you think bill maher can move forward from this in a way he keeps his presence? his fans love him. you could hear it on the program. the cheering from the audience, you could almost hear people saying we forgive you, we re on your side. he s not in any long term trouble, i don t think. he s intentionally controversial on purpose. it brings up this issue of how do comedians perform. stretch the envelope. we had the kathdy griffin