In a bizarre twist of media fate, two personalities from opposite ends of the political spectrum—Greg Gutfeld and Bill Maher—found rare common ground: their mutual disdain for The View. What began as casual jabs turned into a relentless roast session that torched the daytime talk show’s format, cast, and credibility. The result? A blistering spectacle where sarcasm, satire, and hard truths collided.
Gutfeld, the sardonic host of Fox’s late-night talk show, didn’t pull punches. Never known for subtlety, he eviscerated The View‘s format, likening it to a group project gone wrong—where no one did the homework, yet everyone insists they’re the genius. He scoffed at its supposed diversity of opinion, calling it “five people yelling in sync,” each convinced they are the lone voice of reason in a sea of chaos.
One of his most direct targets was Sunny Hostin. “She’s not very bright,” he said bluntly, before accusing her of parroting her husband’s opinions and injecting race into every issue. He especially took offense at her interpretation of behavior in Austin as racially motivated, calling it a “generic situation” needlessly racialized.
But it wasn’t just Hostin. Joy Behar got her fair share of fire. Gutfeld mocked her absence from the show—claiming she was out “feeding in the pasture”—and slammed her history of racially questionable decisions, like her infamous Diana Ross Halloween costume. “The same Joy that paraded around in blackface,” he said, “shouldn’t be lecturing anyone about racism.”
He didn’t spare Whoopi Goldberg either, questioning her flip-flopping moderator role and accusing her of becoming a caricature of herself. According to Gutfeld, The View is no longer a place for discussion—it’s a “verbal mosh pit” where facts go to die, and feelings lead the charge.
Then came Bill Maher.
The liberal provocateur and host of Real Time with Bill Maher has built his reputation challenging sacred cows from both sides. So when Maher joined Gutfeld in dragging The View, heads turned. Maher focused less on personal insults and more on the show’s erosion of dialogue and critical thought.
“The term ‘woke’ used to mean awareness of injustice,” Maher noted, pushing back against the hosts who accused him of weaponizing the word. “Now it’s a catch-all for moral superiority without nuance.” He wasn’t dismissing social awareness—he was calling out the way it’s been exploited into a tool for silencing dissent.
He argued that The View doesn’t tolerate different views—it punishes them. It has evolved from a space for discussion into a “tribunal,” where disagreement leads to character assassination. “Say something slightly off-narrative,” Maher said, “and you’re the villain.”
Together, Gutfeld and Maher delivered a tag-team takedown that turned what might have been routine commentary into a full-blown cultural moment. One was firing snarky one-liners from the conservative trenches; the other, sipping wine on the liberal balcony, dropped truth bombs wrapped in irony. And the target? A daytime talk show that’s become more shout-fest than salon.
Their joint criticism revealed something deeper than just disdain for The View. It exposed how polarizing political talk shows have become—not because of who they offend, but because of how little they tolerate being offended themselves. Gutfeld and Maher, despite all their differences, agreed on one thing: The View doesn’t want conversation. It wants compliance.
That’s not to say either man is immune from controversy. Gutfeld’s barbs often cross the line into mean-spiritedness. Maher’s takes frequently spark backlash for being too cynical or dismissive. But when both say the same thing about the same target, maybe it’s time to ask: Is The View reflecting the culture, or just amplifying its worst instincts?
Their satire hit so hard it left no need for commercial breaks. “Call a cleanup crew for that studio carpet,” one commentator joked, “because that roast left a mark.” And just when you thought it couldn’t get any more intense, Gutfeld quipped that Joy Behar’s denial of knowing him was as believable as her red hair—drawing laughs and gasps in equal measure.
In the end, both critics walked away from the segment having accomplished something rare: making both liberals and conservatives laugh at the same target. Not because it was easy, but because it was overdue.
