From Louis to Larry: Why Comics Keep Calling Trump ‘Hitler’

Give Louis C.K. some credit.

The comic called Donald Trump “Hitler” before most, if not all, of his peers. That was back in 2016, a time when Trump was still a neophyte on the political scene. 

“It was funny for a little while … But the guy is Hitler. And by that I mean that we are being Germany in the 30s.”

The country survived four years of C.K.’s “Hitler” just fine, thank you. C.K. wasn’t so fortunate. His sexual conduct went viral in 2017, drumming him out of Hollywood (likely for good). The comic forged a new career on his terms, but he stopped lecturing Americans on how to vote.

Days after C.K.’s “warning,” Sarah Silverman dressed up as Hitler to double down on the Trump comparison.

Far-Left comedians have been playing the Trump Is Hitler card ever since. Some have expanded that attack to taunt Trump voters, too. 

They’re still doing it a decade after the real estate mogul descended from a Trump Towers escalator to announce his presidential plans.

We’ve yet to see any Hitler-like actions over that time. That seems important. Heck, Israel has no greater friend than President Trump.

The latest Trump Is Hitler volley comes from Larry David. The “Curb Your Enthusiasm” alum, 77, penned a satirical op-ed in The New York Times attacking a fellow comedian for meeting President Trump.

Few satirists have been rougher on Trump than Bill Maher. The “Club Random” host decided to accept an invitation to dine with the Commander in Chief anyway.

Maher has been aggressively debating people on the Right in recent months. Think Kid Rock, Riley Gaines, Dave Rubin and more.

He’s done so with wit, intelligence and, best of all, respect. We can agree to disagree, he says, and that message couldn’t be more welcome in 2025. Trump even signed a printed-out list of insults he had hurled at Maher over the years.

Maher shared his thoughts on that Trump dinner via HBO’s “Real Time with Bill Maher.”

That didn’t sit well with David, who previously yelled at fellow liberal Alan Dershowitz in public for daring to defend Trump on select matters.

David’s satirical op-ed, “My Dinner with Adolf,” mocked Maher for saying Trump was a different person than the one we watch on TV.

Here I was, prepared to meet Hitler, the one I’d seen and heard − the public Hitler. But this private Hitler was a completely different animal. And oddly enough, this one seemed more authentic, like this was the real Hitler. The whole thing had my head spinning.

The piece lacks a single laugh line, but David gives away his hand early.

I knew I couldn’t change his views, but we need to talk to the other side — even if it has invaded and annexed other countries and committed unspeakable crimes against humanity.

For David, there is no “talking to the other side,” which helps explain his public attack on Dershowitz, a friend and fellow liberal. The “Curb” alum thinks Republicans aren’t deserving of time, empathy or consideration.

He’s not alone, sadly.

David fell into a trap many other comics still find themselves in. Even The Daily Beast called out chronic Trump critic Stephen Colbert for misplacing his funny bone in the Trump era. Try watching “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” without the host either crying or wagging his finger at the crowd over some perceived Trump atrocity.

Kimmel recently dubbed his late-night platform a “place to scream.” 

Satirists can make hard times palatable and speak Truth to Power in ways others can’t. A sober comic can find flaws in Trump’s second term, not to mention his outsized ego.

Instead, many fall back on the Trump Is Hitler card.

• It’s safe – no Hollywood insider will judge you on it.
• It’s easy – no punchline required!
• It’s lazy – the joke is pushing 10 years old and is as edgy as a used butter knife.

Worst of all? For all of Trump’s flaws, any comparison to Hitler is moronic, at best. X user Joel M. Petlin may have put David’s rant in the best context possible.

Larry David has a strong opinion on the now famous White House dinner, calling out @Billmaher for conspiring with his political enemy. They are both talented comedians and will figure out their issues.

But it’s repulsive to see a man who hasn’t publicly defended Jews or Israel… pic.twitter.com/K9khY75elC

— Joel M. Petlin (@Joelmpetlin) April 21, 2025

…it’s repulsive to see [David] who hasn’t publicly defended Jews or Israel since October 7th now use his large platform to minimize the Holocaust by casually referencing the man responsible for the extermination of Larry’s relatives, my own family, and millions more….

You can be critical of Trump without using a grossly inappropriate analogy – especially now, when Holocaust revisionists are hosts and guests on every other podcast, and Antisemitism is rampant on American streets and college campuses.

As they say at the great Instapundit … read the whole thing.

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