I like Maher's show but he isn't that funny. There are so many past and present and they all have their moments.

Bill Maher is perhaps better classified as a satirist rather than a comic or comedian; his wit is sometimes sacrificed for the sake of ridicule, humour for criticism and his intellect for a cheap laugh.
My problem with him is his inconsistency he wants to be George Carlin, will settle for being Jack Benny but use childish shock when all else fails and bawls like Bernard Manning.

No way, he is just the richest

As a theist, one of my favourite comedians would be David Mitchell, (proclaimed agnostic). 'The watermelon miracle' is brilliant

Lewis Black

I like Bill, but I like Jon Stewart better. I don't see him on the air anymore.

I do appreciate his humor and candor. He seems to be quite arrogant. That's not funny at all. Thankful he did "Religulous".

Or Jeff Jeffries. Funny as shit. Favorite bit (not related to atheism) is about why he doesn't like having sex with Australian girls. Or Ricky Gervais.

I did see Maher live last time he was in town. Definitely still funny (and live, he's not just centered on politics) but there is funnier out there.

Meh. His age is starting to show... Having a hard time keeping up with the times, and starting to bitch about "the way things used to be". I think Sarah Silverman has him beat.

I like Maher, but sometimes he's a big arrogant. It's kind of annoying when he has a guest on, and if/when that guest espouses a viewpoint opposed to Maher's, he talks over them, much like a Hannity, or Limbaugh type does. Why bother hosting opposing viewpoints if you're not going to allow the person to speak?

Is he the best at what he does? That's totally subjective, isn't it?

I like Doug Stanhope. He does some beautiful bits, like proving you don't really believe. He has a way of taking the bit just a bit over the line, bringing you home so that you redraw the line. I see bits of George Carlin-ish brilliance in his stuff.

Jimmy Dore, Ricky Gervais or Bill Burr. Bill Maher reveals he lives in "the bubble" every now and then.

Ricky Gervais is good. As are all those mentioned below.

Most of the best stand up comedians are atheist ... and even the ones who aren't are pretty shaky when it comes to religion. I would still say Jeselnik and Bo Burnam are among the most intelligent along with Jeff Ross and Lewis Black. Bill Burr claims to be catholic but only because his family would murder him if he said otherwise. He may as well be an atheist. Patton Oswalt too.

Eddie Izzard is my favorite.

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No. I wouldn’t really classify his humor as intelligent. Mike Birbiglia is 1,000 times more funny. Patton Oswalt is incredibly funny. Louis CK has some bits about religion as well.

Maher has always struck me as an elitist, condescending, douche. He reminds me of the guy that reads the back or inside cover of a book and pretends he’s now an expert on that book’s subject.

No.