Bill Maher weaponizes the recession, religion, and Tiger Woods' texts in one scorching hour.
In front of a live audience at the Raleigh Memorial Auditorium at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Emmy-nominated host of Real Time with Bill Maher performs an all-new hour of stand-up comedy. Among the topics Bill discusses in his ninth HBO solo special are: Whether the "Great Recession" is really over; the fake patriotism of the right wing; what goes on in the mind of a terrorist; why Obama needs a posse instead of the secret service; the drug war; Michael Jackson; getting out of Iraq and Afghanistan; racism; the Teabagger movement; religion; the health-care fight; why Gov. Mark Sanford will come out looking good, and how silly it is to ask "Why do men cheat?"; and why comedy most definitely didn't die when George Bush left office.
Writing
Razor-sharp setups on Teabaggers, Sanford, and post-Bush comedy survival.
Acting
Maher's signature smirk-delivery that somehow makes you agree then question why.
Director
John Moffitt
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This was Maher's ninth HBO special, filmed in Raleigh during peak Tea Party energy—he deliberately chose a purple state to court conflict.
The 'Teabagger' material lands wildly different now; in 2010 the sexual slang hadn't fully eclipsed the political meaning, making this a linguistic fossil.
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