Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher discusses topical events with guests from various backgrounds.Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher discusses topical events with guests from various backgrounds.Comedian and political satirist Bill Maher discusses topical events with guests from various backgrounds.
- Nominated for 22 Primetime Emmys
- 2 wins & 74 nominations total
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- TriviaMaher originally wanted the series to be titled "True Dat" or "The Truth Hurts" but HBO rejected both. Maher settled for "Real Time" but does not like the title.
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George Carlin: Jim, Jim, calm down, calm down. You began a sentence a little while ago with 'It shouldn't be a surprise'. It shouldn't be a surprise that rich, white men don't care about poor, black people, period. So they're not high on the list.
Jim Glassman: George, I love you, George, but that's nonsense.
George Carlin: I don't care if you love me or not. They're not high on the conscious or the subconscious list of those people how are in charge of things in this country, the owners. Forget these foolish elections. The owners of this country don't care about the poor, in general.
Jim Glassman: The owners of this country? What is this, Karl Marx talking to me? The owners of this country are the voters of this country.
George Carlin: No, you're wrong about that, my friend. You're absolutely wrong.
Jim Glassman: Aren't the owners of this country are the voters of this country who elected George Bush?
George Carlin: No, no, they're not. Listen, these elections are a charade, they're a charade...
Jim Glassman: [sarcastically] Oh, okay.
George Carlin: I'll tell you, listen, just listen for a minute and learn a little something! Elections and politicians are in place in order to give Americans the ILLUSION that they have freedom of choice. You don't really have choice in this country.
- ConnectionsFeatured in A/k/a Tommy Chong (2006)
Speaking of clapping, about 25% of the show's runtime (not an exaggeration, it's probably a higher percentage actually) is a studio audience laughing and clapping on cue. It's very obviously dictated by an applause and laughter sign. I really don't understand why show's like this still do that, it's so fake that it actually takes away from Maher's "punchlines". If you need to tell people to laugh and clap at your material that probably means you and/or your writers suck at there jobs.
No matter what your political disposition is, this show has gone downhill from a real debate comedy show to a faux debate "comedy" show. And I'm not the only one who stopped tuning in... 2014 = 4.5 million/episode.... 2020 = 1.4 million/episode. I wouldn't be shocked if this show doesn't make it past 2022 or 23.
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