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Rhiannon12866

(203,019 posts)
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 12:59 AM Apr 2018

Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 4/6/18

Monologue: Trump the Riffer



Bill recaps the top stories of the week including Russian sanctions, US troops moving to the border and Trump's tendancy to flip-flop.



Geraldo Rivera



Fox News correspondent and "The Geraldo Show" author Geraldo Rivera joins Bill to discuss his indefatigable support of President Trump.



I Don't Know It For a Fact...



"Long before Donald Trump was "hearing things," Bill Maher was making baseless assertions in a segment called "I Don't Know It For a Fact...I Just Know It's True."



Louie Anderson



Emmy-winning actor and comedian Louie Anderson speaks with Bill about playing a female character on 'Baskets' and America's approach to mental illness.



New Rule: Pencils Down



In a surprising move, Bill sticks up for children in his editorial New Rule.



Family Feuds, Mental Illness, Learning from Mistakes | Overtime



Bill and his guests – Geraldo Rivera, Heather McGhee, Max Boot, Eliot Spitzer, and Louie Anderson – answer viewer questions after the show.
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Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 4/6/18 (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 OP
Thanks, Rhiannon stuffmatters Apr 2018 #1
I know, LOL! There were numerous high points Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #4
Thank you! herding cats Apr 2018 #2
You're more than welcome! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #3
Thank you for posting! smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #5
I know, but at least Geraldo was the one low point on the show Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #7
I liked Louie Anderson and "I don't know it for a fact..." smirkymonkey Apr 2018 #9
I certainly agree - and he has to bend over backwards to accommodate them, Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #10
Rhiannon, thanks for all clips this week n/t lordsummerisle Apr 2018 #6
Glad you enjoyed them! Rhiannon12866 Apr 2018 #8

stuffmatters

(2,574 posts)
1. Thanks, Rhiannon
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 03:55 AM
Apr 2018

That last line of the monologue actually caused me a forced spit take. And Louis Anderson was just lovely.

Rhiannon12866

(203,019 posts)
4. I know, LOL! There were numerous high points
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 04:25 AM
Apr 2018

I particularly like "I Don't Know It For a Fact..." and I agree that Louie Anderson was great - another old friend of Bill's and it was a much nicer reunion than the one he had with Geraldo.

Rhiannon12866

(203,019 posts)
3. You're more than welcome!
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 04:18 AM
Apr 2018

Though I'm kinda bummed out that neither of my video OPs from tonight showed up on the Latest videos/Home Page and I know that DUers look for them there. I remember Skinner saying in AtA that it's "a glitch" but it seems to happen a lot.

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
5. Thank you for posting!
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 07:19 AM
Apr 2018

Good show, but Geraldo is such a raging idiot! God, I just wanted to smack him and I am sure Bill did too. Everyone else was great though. I really wish Bill would have taken Geraldo to task more harshly.

Rhiannon12866

(203,019 posts)
7. I know, but at least Geraldo was the one low point on the show
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 10:10 PM
Apr 2018

I have noticed that he hasn't had RWers on the panel lately, how long has it taken for them to notice that they're not popular with the audience? And it's too bad that Bill couldn't get through to Geraldo, but then apparently his wife can't stand Trump, either - what does it take for some people?? At least he was reunited with his other old friend Louie Anderson. That was a really nice part of the show - that and "I Don't Know It For a Fact..."

 

smirkymonkey

(63,221 posts)
9. I liked Louie Anderson and "I don't know it for a fact..."
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 11:20 PM
Apr 2018

Those were definitely the highlights of the show! Just wish he would leave the right wingers off. It would be ok if he attacked them more, but he doesn't go after them enough and that's what bothers me.

Rhiannon12866

(203,019 posts)
10. I certainly agree - and he has to bend over backwards to accommodate them,
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 11:26 PM
Apr 2018

Which is not popular with his audience, which I've noticed has become increasingly vocal. There are a few he's had on more than once that are offensive enough that make the show tough to watch for me. At least Geraldo came and went - and I'm guessing that after that performance he won't be invited back.

Rhiannon12866

(203,019 posts)
8. Glad you enjoyed them!
Sat Apr 7, 2018, 11:17 PM
Apr 2018

It sure helps me to see the humor every night - and I know that not everyone gets Bill Maher, or stays up late enough to see the late night guys, so it helps me to watch and pass them along.

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