W. Kamau Bell

One-on-One with Mahmoud Khalil  | American Civil Liberties Union

The Trump administration made Mahmoud Khalil miss the birth of his first child as punishment for his activism.

At Liberty host @wkamaubell.bsky.social spoke with Mahmoud about life as a new father, what he's been doing since he was released, and why he won't let the government silence him.

With all the surprising celebrity deaths recently, there has been a lot of talk about “complicated legacy”. But not all of legacies are as complicated to talk about as others.

Exhibit A: Hulk Hogan

Read it here: open.substack.com/pub/wkamaube...

Follow The Funny The Case of Stephen Colbert vs. Trump (& Stephen's own Bosses)

I didn’t realize I had thoughts about Stephen Colbert being canceled until I thought about it. And read about it. And I thought about my industry and the history of late night talk shows. Something I have personal experience with.😬

All due respect to Mehdi Hasan, but I couldn’t do it. Jubilee is to debate what rolling around in the dirt is to debate.

Follow The Funny The Case of Stephen Colbert vs. Trump (& Stephen's own Bosses)

I didn’t realize I had thoughts about Stephen Colbert being canceled until I thought about it. And read about it. And I thought about my industry and the history of late night talk shows. Something I have personal experience with.😬

Read my Substack while it’s hot! open.substack.com/pub/wkamaube...

The 12 Steps of Trumpaholics Anonymous Share this with a friend who needs it, but you can pretend that you just think it's funny.

Send this to your friend that you know needs this, but you can pretend it is a “joke”. 😬

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Rihanna fans: WE WANT A NEW RIHANNA ALBUM!

Rihanna: Did you say you wanted me to be the new voice of Smurfette and do one new song on the soundtrack?

Rihanna fans:

The 12 Steps of Trumpaholics Anonymous Share this with a friend who needs it, but you can pretend that you just think it's funny.

Send this to your friend that you know needs this, but you can pretend it is a “joke”. 😬

We are a failed state.

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Have you checked out my latest piece? It’s a good one! open.substack.com/pub/wkamaube...

Just had a fun, funny, and deep conversation with Mahmoud Khalil. I feel so honored everyday to work with the @aclu.org, but especially today.

Subscribe to the podcast and listen this Friday: aclu.org/libertybell

Skip Bayless Made My 88-Year-Old Mom Say The F-Word We have to stop the old and young yellers from drowning the rest of us out.

In his completely unnecessary review of Ryan Coogler’s film SINNERS, sports yeller Skip Bayless uses the phrase “bludgeoned by white guilt”😬, and he tells his story of having a Black nanny when he was a child. 😬
It all made my mom drop an f-bomb.🤬
Read my thoughts here.

Thank you!

I bring that up in the piece.

My mom watched his review and immediately said, “F*ck him.”🤣🤣🤣

Skip Bayless Made My 88-Year-Old Mom Say The F-Word We have to stop the old and young yellers from drowning the rest of us out.

In his completely unnecessary review of Ryan Coogler’s film SINNERS, sports yeller Skip Bayless uses the phrase “bludgeoned by white guilt”😬, and he tells his story of having a Black nanny when he was a child. 😬
It all made my mom drop an f-bomb.🤬
Read my thoughts here.

THIS SATURDAY, JULY 12!

I’m bringing my WHO’S WITH ME? stand-up comedy tour to Durham, NC at the Carolina Theatre of Durham! I’m bringing my friend Dwayne Kennedy and a VERY SPECIAL GUEST!

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It’s Sunday. Time for a new episode of Comic Tropes!

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Already did it twice back in the day. It ain’t a great place to have a back and forth conversation. It is his mancave.

Joe Rogan’s Trump “epiphanies” must be stopped. Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/wkamaube...

Joe Rogan’s Trump “epiphanies” must be stopped. Read more here: open.substack.com/pub/wkamaube...

Billionaires, Stay Out Of My Neighborhood and My Wallet And I certainly wouldn’t want a Billionaire marrying my daughter.

Billionaires are actually a separate racial group. Discuss!

UFC confirms Trump's plan to host a fight at White House in 2026 Trump said he wants the card to be held in front of more than 20,000 people as part of a celebration honoring America’s 250th birthday on July 4, 2026.

Dana White and the UFC managed to surpass boxing’s level of corruption in a tenth of the of the time. BRAVO! 👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿👏🏿 www.nbcnews.com/news/amp/rcn...

Billionaires, Stay Out Of My Neighborhood and My Wallet And I certainly wouldn’t want a Billionaire marrying my daughter.

Billionaires are actually a separate racial group. Discuss!

Never been my way. I don’t know why I would start now. I’m literally on a comedy tour now calling people out by name. Take care.

The Bill is the Big Billionaire Bill. It is not for poor folks, working class folks, middle class folks, or even most well off folks. It is for the oligarchs and their supplicants.

I’ll get to the jokes later.