Hollywood writer’s strike war rages on, Bill Maher just wants to get his check. The “Real Time with Bill Maher” host, 67, will return to HBO with his eponymous talk show without writers on Sept.
22. He took to X (formerly known as Twitter) on Wednesday to announce that his show will be hitting TV screens next Friday.“‘Real Time’ is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing,” he began his lengthy tweet. “It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back to work.
The writers have important issues that I sympathize with, and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction, but they are not the only people with issues, problems, and concerns,” he went on.
The strike has been ongoing since May and the actor’s union SAG-AFTRA joined the protests in July. The comedian explained that despite “some assistance” from himself, his staff is still “struggling mightily.”Real Time is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing.
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