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Bill Maher can't understand what has happened to the world he once knew, as he lamented during Friday's Real Time on HBO. Several times during the show, an exasperated Maher threw up his hands and questioned the craziness of life in these United States. Cases in point: "It used to be a liberal thing to be suspicious…

Abortion is certainly no laughing matter, which makes it a delicate dance for a topical comedian to broach. Bill Maher worked both sides of the street on Friday night's Real Time on HBO, starting with a few quips and then embarking on a serious discussion on the ultra-sensitive issue. Starting with a riff on Cinco de…

Elon Musk has an agreement to buy Twitter. But no one can agree on what that means, and Bill Maher’s HBO show Real Time spent a good portion of Friday’s run trying to make sense of it. Maher stated in his monologue that Musk has promised to get rid of bots on the social media service. That allegedly prompted…

It was old school week on Bill Maher’s Friday Real Time. Fresh off a week away while his Adulting special ran in his regular HBO time slot, Maher celebrated his return by bringing in an old friend from the comedy circuit. Bob Odenkirk, the Better Call Saul actor, comedian, producer, and author of the new memoir, Comedy…

A couple of veteran comics with long-running TV talk shows traded remembrances about “the comedian’s comedian” on Wednesday night. Real Time host Bill Maher was on ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! to talk about his upcoming HBO special when the host asked him about Gilbert Gottfried, who died Tuesday at 67. Hollywood & Media D…

Bill Maher used a pointer to illustrate his lecture Friday night on HBO’s Real Time, as he gave a “Zapruder-ized” analysis of the Oscars moment that everyone can’t let go. Maher called the segment, “Explaining Jokes to Idiots” and said he would break down jokes for the humor-impaired (a Will Smith shot accompanying).…

UPDATED, 9:10 AM: HBO has released the official trailer for Bill Maher’s upcoming comedy special #Adulting, in which he takes on topics such as “the what were you thinking generation,” Trump and more. The one-hour special premieres April 15 at 10 PM on HBO and will stream on HBO Max. You can watch the trailer above. PR…

“It was not a good look for Will,” said Bill Maher today of Will Smith’s reaction to Chris Rock’s joke at the Oscars. “I could make a case that we’ve all be under a lot of pressure and a lot of emotion — and I understand a lot of emotion running through him, but that was just out of line and it re-enforced the idea…

Bill Maher has Oscar fever, as he admitted at the top of his HBO Real Time on Friday. The malady always makes him think of his mortgage. That’s because “it seems to last 30 years and I have a very low interest rate.” There are a lot of remakes in this year’s field for Best Picture, Maher noted. That includes Nightmare…

The Walt Disney Co. and CEO Bob Chapek are under fire for their perceived slow reaction to the “Don’t Say Gay” bill that recently passed the Florida Senate. It now heads to Gov. Ron DeSantis, who is likely to sign it into law. The fallout from that legislation touched Hollywood this week, as Disney employees lashed…

Bill Maher was back Friday night from a brief hiatus, but he was also happy to enjoy his first maskless studio audience in two years. “It’s great to see you, and I can finally see you,” Maher said at the top of his HBO show, Real Time. “I don’t want to see another mask unless it’s on a surgeon or a Michael Jackson…

EXCLUSIVE: Bill Maher is getting into the podcasting game. The host of HBO's Real Time is launching Club Random, a series that will see him host hourlong, one-on-one interviews with a range of eclectic guests, where they talk about anything and everything, except politics. The series will launch March 21 with episodes…