‘Not Everybody Puts Syrup On Their Genitals!’ William Shatner And Bill Maher Go To A Very Weird Place

Legendary Star Trek actor and author William Shatner and comic Bill Maher went to a weird place that ended up with Shatner observing “Not everybody puts syrup on their genitals — or cake!” on this week’s edition of Maher’s Club Random Podcast.

The pair spent a good chunk of time  during the episode discussing Trump’s surprisingly decisive victory in the presidential election.

But when Shatner talked about trying to escape omnipresent political programming, things took a turn, to say the least, that led to Maher crooning out that well-known Vic Damone standard “Syrup On My Balls”:

WILLIAM SHATNER: Especially this whole last several months with all that was on television was politics and dire things are happening.

BILL MAHER: Well, no, not if you not if you flip through the movie channels, you’d see 50 movies.

WILLIAM SHATNER: So what my point is, what if you like seeing, get away from all the things that are because you’ve got to stay abreast of the news. You’re your part of the life, so you have to watch what’s happening in your life–.

BILL MAHER: I certainly do. For my living.

WILLIAM SHATNER: Well, of course, — And I do for my.

BILL MAHER: You’re a citizen.

WILLIAM SHATNER: Exactly. Well, yes. And–.

BILL MAHER: Not not of this country.

WILLIAM SHATNER: But but in looking for something to escape that– The last thing I want to see is that ugliness. So I find myself looking at these stupid– five heroes saving the world.

BILL MAHER: But there’s a million things in between. Yes. I mean,.

WILLIAM SHATNER: Cooking shows.

BILL MAHER: You don’t have to go all the way to cooking shows to get away from the news. Just watch. I mean.

WILLIAM SHATNER: What.

WILLIAM SHATNER: Any movie that’s ever been made, any television show that’s ever been made. I mean, this is just this like, everything that’s ever been made can be seen. So why do you have to watch a cooking show?

WILLIAM SHATNER: Well, because some of those cook. I’ve wondered that myself.

BILL MAHER: Because it soothes you.

WILLIAM SHATNER: It’s soothing. But also.

BILL MAHER: Well, you’re a foodie.

WILLIAM SHATNER: But it’s of interest, what’s going into how is it being made? What is it being done? Where? Or redoing a house.

BILL MAHER: Remember at dinner? You were mad at me because I ordered the same thing as you. And you’re like, What are you doing? We need variety. You know, Like, I think you wanted to eat off my plate so you could have another type of food to sample. I was like, You idiot.

WILLIAM SHATNER: Well, you know, multiple sensations. That’s important.

BILL MAHER: Well, but not at the same time. I mean, you don’t want to mix food and sex. That’s always a big mistake, don’t you think?

WILLIAM SHATNER: I’ve never understood that. Have you?

BILL MAHER: No, it’s stupid.

WILLIAM SHATNER: Have you. Have you ever–.

BILL MAHER: We all do everything when we’re young–.

WILLIAM SHATNER: No, no, no. Not everybody puts syrup on their genitals– or cake!

BILL MAHER: Well, you know, if it’s on your genitals, you’re not the one licking it off. So, you know, it’s not. It doesn’t bother me that much. But I don’t. I don’t remember ever having syrup on my genitals, but I do– I do remember the song by Vic Damone (sings) Syrup on my genitals! Yeah. What? What? What a crooner! My God!

WILLIAM SHATNER: It was a syrupy–.

BILL MAHER: And I think Mel Torme also did it in later years with Velvet Fog, he was terriff- (sings) Syrup on My Balls.

Are we the only ones who would remember Mel Torme?

And Vic Damone!

Watch above via Bill Maher’s Club Random Podcast.