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‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ to Return Without Writers

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‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ to Return Without Writers

‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ to Return Without Writers

‘Real Time With Bill Maher’ , to Return Without Writers.

Maher will be the first late-night host to resume his show amid the WGA strike, Deadline reports.

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Maher will be the first late-night host to resume his show amid the WGA strike, Deadline reports.

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He took to social media on Sept.

13 to make the announcement.

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'Real Time' is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing.

It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back to work, Bill Maher, via X.

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.

, Bill Maher, via X.

Maher went on to say that much of his staff outside of the writers is struggling to make ends meet.

I love my writers, I am one of them, but I’m not prepared to lose an entire year and see so many below-the-line people suffer so much, Bill Maher, via X.

Maher said that he "will honor the spirit of the strike by not doing a monologue, desk piece, New Rules or editorial.".

He also admitted that the show "will not be as good as our normal show," but it "will not disappoint.".

An original episode of 'Real Time with Bill Maher' will air on Sept.

22 at 10 p.m.

WGA called Maher's decision "disappointing" and plans to picket the show, Deadline reports.

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WGA called Maher's decision "disappointing" and plans to picket the show, Deadline reports.

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Drew Barrymore, who recently announced that her show would be coming back as well, has also been picketed by WGA


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