Bill Maher - Much Needed Sarcasm

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Bill Maher, born 1956, an American comedian is the star of "Real Time with Bill Maher". Maher got his start as an actor and comedian in the late 70's.

In 1993 Maher became the host of Comedy Central's Politically Incorrect, which was canceled in 2002 after controversial remarks of the U.S six days after the 9/11 attacks. 

After Politically Incorrect being canceled, HBO created a new show in 2003 called Real Time with Bill Maher. Like his previous show, Politically Incorrect, Real Time focuses on political commentary using sarcasm.

Maher is also an executive producer of HBO's Vice, that does political commentary and journalism around the world.

HBO's series Vice is a part of Vice Media, a company that started out as a magazine, transitioned to a company that focuses on digital media and broadcasting in the 2000's, and has created award winning documentaries.

Maher has also created a documentary himself called "Religious," and is coming out with a new documentary with Michael Moore.


Along with his other adventures he has also has been coming out with a series of books starting with his first. True Story: A Novel."

Maher's use of comedy, and willingness to speak his mind whether people will agree with them or not is much needed in our society today, as we've become more polarized in our nation on many different topics. In his HBO Real Time, Maher's guests and interviewees are from varying backgrounds and political beliefs, a much needed dialog in today's America.