Comedian Dana Carvey said in a new interview that he identifies himself politically as a "Bill Clinton liberal," which he said was akin to being called a "Nazi" in today's political climate.
During an appearance on Bill Maher's "Club Random" podcast posted Monday, Carvey, who was accompanied by fellow "Fly on the Wall" podcast host David Spade, asked Maher about how often his comedy specials are nominated for awards.
"I used to get nominated for everything, and then the wokeness came in, and then I was considered conservative, which was ridiculous," Maher said. "I was what I call soft canceled."
"Well, I'm a Bill Clinton liberal, which is from the '90s, which is now called a Nazi," Carvey quipped.
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Spade added that it was the equivalent of being "far-right," today and joked, "You're a White supremacist."
Maher agreed and explained that the Golden Globe nomination for his special, "Is Anyone Else Seeing This?" was the first nod he had gotten in years. The podcast episode was recorded ahead of the awards show that took place last week.
"So this is the first time in a while I've been nominated for something, which I think shows a little bit that we are coming out of the wokeness… I take it as a victory that they were not able to ignore how good that special was," Maher said.
Ricky Gervais ended up winning the category for best stand-up comedy on TV.
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"But, you know, it's not one that the woke can watch and not throw up because I call their s--- out. And the fact that people are laughing shows that it's funny," Maher said. "When you do stupid things, it's funny. And the left did a lot more stupid things in the last five to ten years. And I'm a comedian. I go where the gold is. And it's hitting the side of a barn to make fun of some of this s---."
Carvey later explained a bit he does in which he imitates former President Barack Obama reciting nursery rhymes.
Imitating Obama's voice, Carvey said, "Jack and Jill went up the hill, to fetch a pail of water. Jack looked at Jill, and Jill looked at Jack, and Jill said, 'I'd like to be a Jack, too.'"
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"So that's a double whammy of a trans joke," Carvey said, as Maher and Spade laughed. "And I tell the audience, it was just too good, right?"
Carvey and Spade are "Saturday Night Live" alumni. Carvey, known for his impersonations, returned to SNL in 2024 to portray President Joe Biden on the show.
