Bill Maher staat bekend om zijn scherpe politieke satire en bijtende sociopolitieke commentaren. Zijn werk ontleedt vreesloos een breed scala aan onderwerpen, van extreemrechts tot extreemlinks, diverse bureaucratieën, religieuze instellingen, de valkuilen van politieke correctheid, de entertainmentindustrie en de alomtegenwoordige invloed van de massamedia. Hij daagt consequent degenen uit die aanzienlijke politieke en sociale macht bezitten, pleit voor zaken als de legalisering van cannabis en het huwelijksgelijkheid, terwijl hij dierenrechtenorganisaties steunt. Maher wordt erkend als een belangrijke stem in de hedendaagse comedy, gerekend tot de grootste stand-up comedians aller tijden.
The comedian host of Politically Incorrect draws on previously written material and the "New Rules" segments of his popular cable show, Real Time, to consider such topics as cell phones, fast food, and the agendas of conservative government figures. 250,000 first printing.
The novel offers an unfiltered glimpse into the chaotic world of a stand-up comedian, blending humor with raw honesty. Through a series of outrageous anecdotes, it captures the highs and lows of life on stage, revealing the challenges and triumphs faced by comedians. Maher's debut is a candid exploration of the entertainment industry, filled with lively storytelling and a distinctive voice that brings the vibrant, often tumultuous life of comedy to the forefront.
The hilarious and controversial host of HBO’s Real Time with Bill Maher has written his funniest, most opinionated, and most necessary book ever—a brilliantly astute and acerbically funny vivisection of American life, politics, and culture. Some of the smartest commentary about what’s happening in America is coming from a comedian—this comedian being Bill Maher. If you want to understand what’s wrong with this country, it turns out that one of the best informed and most thought-provoking analysts is this very funny pothead. The book was inspired by the “editorial” Bill delivers at the end of each episode of Real Time. These editorials are direct-to-camera sermons about culture, politics, and what’s happening in the world. To put this book together, Maher reviewed more than a decade of his editorials, rewriting, reimagining, and updating them. Free speech, cops, drugs, race, religion, the generations, cancel culture, the parties, the media, show biz, romance, health—Maher covers it all. The result is a hugely entertaining work of commentary about American culture in the tradition of Mark Twain, Will Rogers, and H. L. Mencken.