On the debut episode of Real Time’s 21st Season on Friday, Bill Maher had a lot of lost time to make up for and a lot of low-hanging fruit to grab after weeks of being away. “We’ve got a new Republican House,” Maher began. “It took them 15 ballots.
I think the last time it happened was 1823 or something.” Then he put an exclamation point on it: “Fifteen ballots to elect Kevin McCarthy.” By contrast, he noted, “Oscar nominations come out Tuesday.
I know Washington likes to look down their nose at Hollywood and I would agree: Awards shows are pointless virtue signaling.
But we don’t need 15 ballots to get it done, ok? “Apparently it looks like they’re saying the big odds-on favorite to win [Best Picture] is this movie — I don’t know if you’ve seen it — Everything Everywhere All At Once,” Maher said before waiting a beat to deliver the punch line. “It is the story of how George Santos lies.” Then he was off and running. “I can’t keep up with this f*cking guy,” the Real Time host said of Santos. “He started a GoFundMe for a homeless veteran’s dog and then kept [the money].
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