While Howard Stern and Bill Maher made amends, the two grew apart during the COVID-19 pandemic, as Stern preferred to isolate. “I have a long, storied history, ups and downs with that man, and I find it so sad these days that I can’t see him because of the pandemic. We don’t agree on that,” Maher said on a 2023 episode of his “Club Random Podcast.” While Maher said the two were on good terms, he believed Stern’s fear of getting sick had made the radio host a recluse.
Stern’s handling of the pandemic was not the only behavior that rubbed Maher the wrong way. On another episode of his “Club Random Podcast” that aired later in the same year, Maher took issue with what he believed was moral grandstanding from Stern. “We know Howard had this other wife before Beth [Stern], so he’s trying to make me seem like I’m the slightly immoral one because I won’t settle down,” Maher said. The stand-up comic thought Stern gushing over his current wife on-air was inconsiderate to the former Mrs. Stern.
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Those comments made their way back to Stern, who had strong words for Maher. “He ought to shut his mouth!” the radio host said on “The Howard Stern Show.” Stern said he sent Maher an email but heard no word back. “I think I’m no longer friends with him,” he added. However, the two soon reached a ceasefire.
