Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, July 31, 2020

[Rhiannon12866]

Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 18th season Friday, July 31 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), with a replay at 11:30 p.m., exclusively on HBO.

This week features one-on-one virtual interviews with Emmy® nominated actress Kerry Washington, who recently produced the ACLU documentary The Fight; and actor, comedian, and co-author of the New York Times bestselling novel Memoirs and Misinformation, Jim Carrey. This week will also feature a virtual panel with columnist and author of Self-Portrait in Black and White: Unlearning Race, Thomas Chatterton Williams; and journalist and author of How to Fight Anti-Semitism, Bari Weiss.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

1. Bari Weiss?

Here comes another disingenuous "cancel culture" rant from Bill Maher. He sucks.

[Blecht]

4. He does suck in many ways

But he has some good writers whose material he can deliver very well. I can just shake my head when he starts his stupid rants by himself -- I cannot stand it when he's doing it with somebody who agrees with his bullshit.

Therefore, I won't be watching the segment with Bari Weiss.

[ForgoTheConsequence]

6. After he started giving air time to Jordan Peterson and other alt-right figures I lost interest.

Not to mention his anti-vaxxer and aids denialism. He's a huckster and not a progressive.

[Blecht]

8. I understand completely how somebody would not want to watch him

I will never defend him other than to say that he can deliver lines somebody else wrote for him that are quite funny.

I do like to see some of his guests speak, too.

I like the COVID format of his show (where the "panel" is separated) because it allows me to easily skip over the crap I don't wanna see.

[Blecht]

2. Of course he has that dipshit Bari Weiss on

That'll be a segment to skip.

[Hoyt]

3. Thanks for reminder. I would have forgotten it tomorrow.

[DTomlinson]

5. Bari Whines. Great. *rolls eyes*

[smirkymonkey]

7. Thanks for posting Rhiannon!

I can't believe July is over already! Looks like a pretty good lineup except for the dreaded Bari Weiss. Is she really that good for his ratings? I can't imagine that she is, but she is on his show way too often.

Anyway, I will still plan to watch on YouTube or catch your re-cap later since I don't get HBO.

Hope your summer is going well!

[Rhiannon12866]

9. I know, time sure flies when you're "sheltering in place." *sigh*

And it's probably more difficult for Bill to get guests these days, he's had Jay Leno twice since it looks like he's a neighbor. And you know that I'll post all the segments that are available, seems unlikely they'll leave anyone out this week since they're leading with Kerry Washington, Jim Carrey is a big draw, and his "panel" is probably the longest segment.

[flamingdem]

10. He's baaack! And with Jim Carrey

I need this

[Trumpocalypse]

11. Bari Weiss??

Another conservative victimization segment?

I wonder if Maher is going to keep pushing for reopening so he can make money?