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HBO will celebrate 15 years of Real Time with Bill Maher
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HBO will celebrate 15 years of Real Time with Bill Maher

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 2, 2018

Being politically incorrect got Bill Maher canned from ABC’s late-night series, Politically Incorrect, 16 years ago. But HBO came in and saved Maher’s day, and …

The weekly late-night TV talk show writing staffs for Fall 2017
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The weekly late-night TV talk show writing staffs for Fall 2017

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyOctober 20, 2017October 20, 2017

[et_pb_section admin_label=”section”] [et_pb_row admin_label=”row”] [et_pb_column type=”4_4″] [et_pb_text admin_label=”Text”] Two weeks ago, I rounded up all of the writing staffs working on America’s nightly late-night TV …

HBO has renewed Real Time with Bill Maher through 2020
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HBO has renewed Real Time with Bill Maher through 2020

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 6, 20171

With an Emmy nomination and lots of controversy, Bill Maher has won enough approval from HBO to garner him three more years of “Real Time” …

Return of “Stephen Colbert” kicks off seismic shift in late-night TV coverage for 2016 Republican National Convention
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Return of “Stephen Colbert” kicks off seismic shift in late-night TV coverage for 2016 Republican National Convention

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 19, 2016

Desperate times call for desperate measures. The Emmy Awards announced nominees last week for the first time in some 16 years not naming Jon Stewart …

Stephen Colbert to broadcast LIVE editions of The Late Show during 2016 GOP, Democratic conventions
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Stephen Colbert to broadcast LIVE editions of The Late Show during 2016 GOP, Democratic conventions

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 23, 2016

“We’ll do it live!” Stephen Colbert presided over a live edition of The Late Show on CBS this February following Super Bowl 50, and he’s hosted …

HBO adds live half-hour episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher during 2016 Republican and Democratic national conventions
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HBO adds live half-hour episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher during 2016 Republican and Democratic national conventions

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 15, 2016

HBO announced today that Real Time With Bill Maher will broadcast four additional live half-hour episodes in July during the national conventions for the Republican …

Highlights from the 2016 Writers Guild Awards
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Highlights from the 2016 Writers Guild Awards

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyFebruary 15, 2016February 15, 2016

The Writers Guild of America held simultaneous award ceremonies in New York City and Los Angeles on Saturday night, with Patton Oswalt hosting the Hollywood …

Bill Maher’s “Live from D.C.” pulls in best HBO comedy special ratings since 2009
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Bill Maher’s “Live from D.C.” pulls in best HBO comedy special ratings since 2009

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthySeptember 16, 2014September 16, 2014

Bill Maher‘s double-duty live stunt on HBO did the trick, at least ratings-wise. Maher hosted a special edition of his weekly Real Time talk show on …

66th Primetime Emmy Nominations in Comedy
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66th Primetime Emmy Nominations in Comedy

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJuly 10, 2014July 10, 2014

Here are your nominees for 2014 Emmy Awards in TV comedy. Will update with more categories and breakdowns, but for now, congrats to all! Making …

Bill Maher to perform live HBO stand-up special from D.C. immediately following live episode of “Real Time” on Sept. 12, 2014
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Bill Maher to perform live HBO stand-up special from D.C. immediately following live episode of “Real Time” on Sept. 12, 2014

Sean L. McCarthyby Sean L. McCarthyJune 4, 2014

New rule? Bill Maher will perform his next stand-up special live on HBO from Washington, D.C., immediately after hosting a live one-hour episode of his long-running …

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