Shortly after Drew Barrymore earned contempt for doing a writer-less version of her talk show, Maher revealed he’s doing the same thing.
It’s been over four months since the WGA strike began, which means it’s been over four months since most talk shows have aired new episodes. Those that have dared return without writers have not done so without consequences. Just ask Drew Barrymore. But there’s someone who clearly wasn’t deterred by the backlash the morning show host has faced.
Real Time is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing. It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back to work. The writers have important issues that I sympathize with, and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction, but they are not the only people…
Bill Maher (@billmaher) September 14, 2023
Per Deadline, Barbie critic Bill Maher took to Twitter to announce that Real Time, his long-running HBO debate show, was returning. There was a catch: They were doing so “unfortunately, sans writers or writing.
