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pewpewmcpistol t1_j4dfhk3 wrote

Reply to comment by blvcksheep_sf in CNN Considers Content From Bill Maher, Warner Bros. Discovery Talent by exophrine

Yeah, I do and he has a sizeable audience. Its a very good political/comedy talk show all things considered. Obviously not perfect, but literally nothing is.

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  • His opening monologue is generally okay. He'll usually have one good joke and fuck up the delivery on another, but its all around fine.
  • His 1v1 interview is highly dependent on the person being interviewed. When its a politician/activist I usually like it, but sometimes he'll have an actor or musician and I struggle to not skip over it.
  • The round table discussion typically the best part of the show. Its usually either a mix of political points of view, or all left points of view. If its all left leaning, Bill usually plays contrarian which is what gets reddit's knickers in a twist and causes fox news to say Bill Maher said XYZ against wokeism!!!11!!!. The diverse discussions are typically the highlight of the show where you can truly see diverse opinions on a subject, which is something I struggle to find anywhere else.

Is Bill a smug ass hole that hates younger generations? Yeah. But then again if you're reading this you're on reddit, which is full of smug ass holes that hate the older generations.

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slax03 t1_j4e644m wrote

It gets tiresome watching him shame his audience when they don't like his joke.

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Wildera t1_j4fqvzu wrote

Seems like the ending editorial is still the meatiest and funniest content in the current show, even when the takes are too hot. The roundtables are kinda trash now because whoever books the talent has not caught up with the type of people actually driving the conservation these days, the panels often feel surprisingly corporate for how edgy a show it is supposed to be.

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Status-Sprinkles-807 t1_j4ehehe wrote

> The diverse discussions are typically the highlight of the show where you can truly see diverse opinions on a subject

If you think discussions between corporate lobbyist #1 vs. CIA agent vs. conservative troll is a diverse set of views then you're incredibly sheltered

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