A Brief History
On January 2016, on the occasion of political satirist Bill Maher’s 60th birthday, the people, especially viewers of Real Time with Bill Maher, respectfully requested here that President Barack Obama of the United States of America “appear on Real Time and thereby honor that particular audience (and their support for him), as he has so honored the viewers of so many other TV shows and media outlets; or if not, to please, respectfully, tell us why.”
(Note: President Obama did indeed appear on Real Time on November 4, 2016, only 4 days before the 2016 election.)
Digging Deeper
HBO’s Real Time has been nominated for a Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series every year from 2005 through 2014. The show notably concludes with a segment called “New Rules”. During a recent edition of “New Rules”, Maher made his birthday wish known…
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Historical Evidence
For more information, please see…
Maher, Bill. New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer. Rodale Books, 2005.
Maher, Bill. The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass. Plume, 2012.