Real Time, which airs weekly on HBO, has consistently drawn more than 4 million viewers per episode, and attracts guests and panelists who span the ideological spectrum. the last 14 years on HBO’s Real Time, Bill Maher has been skewering politicians, preachers, pundits and power brokers — some of them, oddly enough, his own guests — with a brand of not-so-gentle humor that combines insight, incredulity and sometimes outrage. For a topical comedian like Maher, these are truly the best of times. At least there’s never a shortage of material. But here’s the trick: The more scathing Maher gets, the funnier he gets. And F the fact that he boasts fans spanning the ideological spectrum reinforces his stature as an authentic iconoclast — a liberal with libertarian leanings who parrots nobody’s party line. Maher will, no doubt, have plenty to talk about when he visits the Walt Disney Theater on July 8 at 8 p.m. Tickets start at $45. “Because what I do is based on current events, I never do the same act,” says Maher ������������������������������������������������������������������������������������������- ways changing. I’m very aware that comedy is the opposite of music. You can enjoy a piece of music over and over — but once a joke is known, with a few exceptions, it loses its impact.” Real Time, which airs weekly, has conor 44 artsLife | SUMMER 2017 sistently drawn more than 4 million viewers an episode. And it’s at its best when Maher, unlike some of his more cautious show-biz brethren, calls out hypocrisy or mendacity when he hears it — even if it comes from the progressives with whom he most strongly �������������������� “Most everybody else who does politically oriented comedy is strictly predictable,”
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