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 The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, most opinionated, and most necessary book ever—a brilliantly astute and acerbically funny vivisection of American life, politics, and culture.

Some of the smartest commentary about what’s happening in America is coming from a comedian—this comedian being Bill Maher. If you want to understand what’s wrong with this country, it turns out that one of the best informed and most thought-provoking analysts is this very funny pothead.

The book was inspired by the “editorial” Bill delivers at the end of each episode of Real Time. These editorials are direct-to-camera sermons about culture, politics, and what’s happening in the world. To put this book together, Maher reviewed more than a decade of his editorials, rewriting, reimagining, and updating them. Free speech, cops, drugs, race, religion, the generations, cancel culture, the parties, the media, show biz, romance, health—Maher covers it all. The result is a hugely entertaining work of commentary about American culture in the tradition of Mark Twain, Will Rogers, and H. L. Mencken. Elections & Political Process Political Science Politics & Government United States World Funny Witty Celebrity Comedy
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Couldn't wait to read/listen to this, from Bill's first plug of his own book on Real-time! Lead to forgetting I was on plane; in a packed cafe and on a train; while genuinely laughing out loud wearing headphones. The format was quite unique for a book, yet very much has a 'podcast' feel to the chapters. As a British woman, I find it refreshing to have the opportunity to hear from a balanced liberal who understands the importance of listening to differing sociopolitical points of view, with heavy doses of sarcasm and quick wit.

excellent satire, cuttingly sharp witted and inciteful.

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Bill Maher is wonderfully concise and makes you laugh at the madness that would normally make you scream in anger. Love his touch and analysis...

Fantastic, honest, common sense

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love him or hate him bill maher talks sense, he's a bi partisan abuser so even when you don't agree with his take on something it's worth listening to

love bill maher

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It was a great listen!
He (and his writing team from the show) make a lot of thought provoking points about all issues, big or small.

He’s got soooo many good points

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Which is why I like him. Bill challenges what I believe and makes me question what I’ve been told to think. I wish he were running for president.

Bill always makes me think

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