Comedian Bill Maher reversed course in returning to his HBO show Real Time amid the writers' strike. “My decision to return to work was made when it seemed nothing was happening and there was no end in sight to this strike,” he said in a statement on social media. RISKY BUSINESS: HOW HUNTER BIDEN'S FOREIGN DEALINGS COULD COST HIM ANOTHER INDICTMENT Maher added, “Now that both sides have agreed to go back to the negotiating table I’m going to delay the return of ‘Real Time,’ for now, and hope they...

Comedian Bill Maher has caved to striking Hollywood writers by reversing his decision to re-start production on his HBO talk show Real Time. His decision follows a similar one made by Drew Barrymore, who has announced her talk show will no longer be taping again after Hollywood actors including Bradley Whitford and Alyssa Milano ganged up to shame her. Bill Maher announced his decision Monday in a post on X, citing the recent announcement that the Writers Guild of America will soon be heading back to the negotiating table with...

Extreme left-wing bomb thrower and fired ESPN commentator Keith Olbermann took a blowtorch to HBO comedian Bill Maher in an expletive-laden attack on social media Thursday for deciding to get his show back on the air and disregarding the Hollywood writers and actors strike. Olbermann’s Sept. 14 attack came after Variety reported that Maher is putting his HBO Real Time show back into production without writers despite the strike that is lumbering onward without an end in sight. “Without writers, the new weekly SCAB edition of ‘Real Time With @billmaher’...

Real Time host Bill Maher is defying the writers’ strike by bringing his long-running show back to HBO on September 22. While he’s not violating any Writers Guild of America (WGA) rules, this is still a stick in the eye of the strikers. The fewer new products available to the studios, the stronger the negotiating position for the WGA. Maher sought to justify this decision via X (NOTE: I’m done writing “formerly known as Twitter.” If y’all haven’t figured out what X is by now…): “Real Time is coming back,...

In honor of the passing of Paul Reubens, here is the full Pee-wee Herman Show HBO special from 1981. The great 1985 movie Pee-wee's Big Adventure made him a star, but this special made him a cult hero to comedy fans. Reubens had created the Pee-wee Herman character in 1977 as a member of The Groundlings improv comedy team, and then launched a live comedy show in Los Angeles in 1980, featuring Pee-wee as the host of a low-budget kids TV show. It became so successful, HBO filmed it for...

Gang Green is going to put the “hard” in “Hard Knocks.” After being forced into being the subject of HBO and NFL Films’ “Hard Knocks,” the Jets will seemingly do it on their own terms and allow the cameras to see as little as possible. “Hard Knocks will not be the same. They’re not going to be given the same access,” reporter Adam Schefter said on Monday’s episode of ESPN’s “Get Up.” “The Jets don’t believe it’s humane to show players being released.” Coach Robert Saleh and general manager Joe...

Its final season earned 27 nods, the most of any drama, while “Ted Lasso” got 21, the most of any comedy. But the writers’ strike could delay the ceremony, planned for September. “Succession,” HBO’s operatic saga about a media dynasty and a two-time best drama winner, scored 27 Emmy nominations for its farewell season on Wednesday morning, the biggest haul of any series. That tally helped propel HBO and its accompanying streaming service, Max, to one of its strongest years, with 127 nominations, the most of any network. Netflix finished...

LOS ANGELES — HBO dominated Wednesday morning’s Emmy nominations, with the elite trio of “ Succession,” “The White Lotus” and “The Last of Us” combining for a whopping 74, but the dominant theme darkening the scene is the ongoing writers strike and the looming possibility that actors may join them in as little as a day. “Succession” and its deeply dysfunctional dynasty of one-percenters led all Emmy nominees in its fourth and final season with 27, including best drama, which it has won two of the past three years. It...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Partial list of top nominees for the annual prime-time Emmy Awards, announced Wednesday by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. For the complete list, visit Emmys.com. The nominees for best drama series are: “Succession”; “The White Lotus”; “The Last of Us”; “Better Call Saul”; “The Crown”; “Yellowjackets”; “House of the Dragon” and “Andor.” The nominees for best comedy series are: “Abbott Elementary”; “Barry”; “The Bear"; “Jury Duty”; “Ted Lasso”; “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel”; “Only Murders in the Building” and “Wednesday." MORE ON HBO'S WHITE LOTUS:...

Nominations for the 75th annual Emmy Awards were unveiled on Wednesday morning, and HBO broke a record set by NBC in 1992, with four series — critically acclaimed fan-favorites "Succession" and "The White Lotus," along with the video game adaptation "The Last Of Us" and "House of the Dragon," the "Game of Thrones" prequel — in the running for outstanding drama. "Succession," which also led the pack of nominees in 2022, dominated the roster again this year, with 27 nominations in total for its final season. The announcement — hosted...