{"id":830823,"date":"2026-08-30T12:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-08-30T12:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/830823\/"},"modified":"2026-08-30T12:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-08-30T12:12:19","slug":"bill-maher-makes-sour-comment-about-dolly-partons-death","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/830823\/","title":{"rendered":"Bill Maher makes sour comment about Dolly Parton\u2019s death"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Bill Maher<\/a> complained about the reaction to Dolly Parton\u2019s death,<\/a> aged 80, during a monologue on his show Real Time. <\/p>\n

The comedian and talk-show host began the episode on Friday (28 August) by discussing current events, in particular the United State\u2019s trade war with Canada<\/a>. <\/p>\n

\u201cAll this is going on, and all America could really talk about this week was how sad it is we lost Dolly Parton<\/a>,\u201d he said in a clip shared to X on Friday night.<\/p>\n

Parton died on 25 August <\/a>following a \u201cbrief battle\u201d with cancer, her family announced this week. <\/p>\n

News of her death has prompted an outpouring of grief and tributes from around the world, as fans remember her musical legacy but also her many acts of generosity, from supporting LGBT+ charities and medical research programmes to donating millions to children\u2019s literacy.<\/p>\n

Stars including her goddaughter Miley Cyrus<\/a>, pop stars Taylor Swift, Beyonce and Sabrina Carpenter, US president Donald Trump<\/a> and former president Barack Obama<\/a> have been among those to pay tribute. <\/p>\n

\"BillBill Maher complained about the coverage of Dolly Parton\u2019s death (HBO)<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone around the country, even around the world,\u201d has been honouring Parton, Maher said, throwing in an obvious joke about the singer\u2019s famous chest. <\/p>\n

\u201cLondon, they\u2019re doing things. The Santa Monica ferris wheel is lit up with hearts. The Empire State Building was put up in pink. The Sphere in Las Vegas added a nipple.\u201d<\/p>\n

The media has also been extensively covering the US\u2019s trade war with Canada, including Trump\u2019s signed order directing the federal government to call New York\u2019s Lake Ontario \u201cLake America\u201d. <\/a><\/p>\n

The two countries have been exchanging retaliatory measures over failed trade negotiations, with Trump reportedly considering additional tariffs or other actions in response to Canada taxing approximately $20bn in American products.<\/a><\/p>\n

Maher follows Ricky Schroder as one of the few figures to cast a sour note<\/a> on the response to Parton\u2019s death. <\/p>\n

\"CountryCountry superstar Dolly Parton died this week aged 80 (PA Archive)<\/p>\n

Schroder, who played Parton\u2019s father, Robert Lee Parton, in two biopic films based on her childhood, said he loved the \u201c9-5\u201d star in spite of \u201cher advocating for Transgender & Covid Vaccine support\u201d. <\/p>\n

Fox Sports South Florida co-host Josh Cohen wrote in response to Schroder\u2019s post on X: \u201cCongratulations to former child TV actor Ricky Schroder on becoming the first person to disrespect Dolly Parton in her passing. What an absolute douche.\u201d<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Parton\u2019s music has returned to the Official Singles Chart <\/a>in the UK following her death, including her hit single \u201cJolene\u201d, at number nine, and \u201c9-5\u201d at number 12.<\/p>\n

Close behind is \u201cIslands In The Stream\u201d, Parton\u2019s 1983 duet with Kenny Rogers at number 13, with consumption up 276 per cent week-on-week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":830824,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[33],"tags":[88],"class_list":["post-830823","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830823","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=830823"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/830823\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/830824"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=830823"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=830823"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=830823"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}