It’s not in sight because I have a contract I just signed for… I can’t remember how many more years. ![]() I sit down, I light up a joint and we just go.ĭo you ever see yourself giving up the show and just doing the podcast? Or is the end of “Real Time” not in sight? I don’t have any agenda when I come here, and I don’t work on the podcast the way I work on “Real Time.” I work on that all week. And HBO understands “Club Random” is such a different show. And it has been, because what I kept telling them was, “If you want to get new audience - and we always do - you have to fish somewhere where they’re not already.” There are people who watch the podcast who would never think to go to “Real Time,” especially younger people… but they get a little older, they get married, they have taxes and children and a mortgage and they care about politics a little more, and then they’re going to turn hopefully to “Real Time” to get the skinny on what’s going on in the world. I think it took a minute to convince them that this actually would be good for both of us. They were a little curious at first, I must say. What were the conversations like with HBO when you said you wanted to start a separate podcast? And if someone fails on that, they don’t care how big a star they are. They’re watching “Real Time” for good conversation. What I’ve learned doing this for all these years is that if you have a big famous name, it does pique the interest of the audience, but man, they will punish me for having someone - anyone - who doesn’t keep up with good conversation. In other words, the people who would not really shine on our show don’t want to do it, and we don’t want anyone who’s not going to shine. I think both parties know what’s best for them. How often do people decline invitations to come on “Real Time” because they either aren’t up to speed on politics or they just don’t want to wade into that discourse? I don’t know why I always use him as an example. You’re just not going to get that from Carrot Top. “Real Time” is a show that is intended to catch people up on the news of the week and give a perspective on it. That’s a good example of somebody who we have on “Real Time” who’s a celebrity, but the vast majority of people are just not really up to speed on the kind of things we’re going to talk about on that show. He’s a really bright guy who writes novels. David Duchovny is, I think, Yale and Princeton. I mean, for example, we had David Duchovny a few weeks ago. Do we have the occasional celebrity? Yeah, but not usually on the panel. Not because we don’t like them, just because you have to really know what’s going on in the world. “Real Time” does, but I would say we’re very sparing with them because “Real Time” is probably the hardest job for anyone to do, which is why I would say the vast majority of people in show business avoid it and, quite frankly, we avoid them. Bill Maher is the kind of guy I could have endless conversations with without ever being bored.Is the guest selection process different for “Club Random” than it is for “Real Time”? It’s not like the show doesn’t have on entertainment figures or athletes, people outside of politics. Maybe not his best stand-up comedy but certainly good enough for me. That said Bill Maher knows perfectly how to handle those disturbances, replying with funny anecdotes like he always does. I found that quite irritating as to me a performer on stage should never be interrupted unless he asks questions directly to members of the audience. However in this show there are a couple annoying people in the audience, looking for their second of fame, the kind of people that don't know when to shut up. Bill Maher is always funny, has a good clear view of what's going on in the world and knows how to bring it with a little touch of sarcasm. I'm an European, and like the vast majority of Europeans we also see what a bunch of idiots are voting for the Republicans. The Republican party is an endless source for funny material, a bottomless pit for easy mockery. For a stand-up comedian to make fun of Republicans isn't too difficult as they're quite dumb in general. Bill Maher doesn't like Republicans and that we will know. Bill Maher doesn't need that, his satirical speech is more than good enough to make us laugh. I Thought it was too long and not that funny. ![]() I'm not sure if the long introduction by Michael Moore and Keith Olbermann was really necessary for this show.
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