Invoice Maher says he gained’t be leaving HBO’s “Real Time” anytime quickly.
The comic and political pundit confirmed as a lot throughout an interview Friday on CNN’s “The Lead with Jake Tapper,” after suggesting in December on his “Club Random” podcast that he “may quit” because of Donald Trump’s victory within the presidential election a month prior.
“What I was saying was that I didn’t want to do another Trump term,” Maher informed Tapper. “Not just because I don’t think it’s going to be possibly a great time for America … but because I’ve already done all the jokes about Donald Trump. I don’t know what else to say.”
“I was hoping that in the episodic television show that is America, I was hoping for some new characters,” he added, about Trump’s continued cultural and political reign. “But it’s like they rebooted ‘Matlock,’ but instead of getting Kathy Bates they put Andy Griffith back in it.”
The Eighties authorized drama starring Griffith was rebooted final yr with Bates within the titular function.
Maher sparked rumors about his potential “Real Time” exit whereas discussing the election on his podcast and telling visitor Jane Fonda that he “may quit because I don’t want to do another” 4 years of Trump jokes on his HBO present, which has aired weekly since 2003.
“I did Trump,” he continued on his podcast on the time. “I did all the Trump stuff before anybody. I called him a con man before anybody. I did. He’s a mafia boss. I was the one who said he wasn’t going to concede the election. I’ve done it.”
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Maher appropriately predicted Trump’s ongoing refusal to concede the 2020 election to President Joe Biden. However the comic informed Tapper that he gained’t let Trump “get in my mind” — and downplayed his prior issues.
“I’m not gonna chase every rabbit down the hole like I did the first term,” he stated, including: “He’s a kooky guy who says a lot of kooky things, and I’m just not gonna pre-hate anything. I’m just gonna hope for the best and then when something serious happens I’ll comment.”
“It’s perfect, perfect for comedy,” Maher added. “But I’m not going to take it seriously.”
Maher might not flip Trump fan, however he isn’t the one media determine hoping for the most effective lately. Tech and media titans who’ve beforehand criticized Trump (and even booted him off their social media platforms) have made curious 180-degree shifts because the election.
“I think they’ve gained a lot of respect,” Trump stated Thursday at a press convention in Mar-a-Lago. “We’ve had everybody: Jeff Bezos came, Bill Gates came, Mark Zuckerberg came — many of them came numerous times. The bankers have all come. Everybody’s coming.”
