Because the Hollywood author’s strike war rages on, Bill Maher just desires to get his check.
The “Real Time with Bill Maher” host, 67, will return to HBO with his eponymous talk show without writers on Sept. 22.
He took to X (formerly referred to as Twitter) on Wednesday to announce that his show can be hitting TV screens next Friday.
“‘Real Time’ is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing,” he began his lengthy tweet.
“It has been five months, and it’s time to bring people back to work. The writers have necessary issues that I sympathize with, and hope they’re addressed to their satisfaction, but they should not the one people with issues, problems, and concerns,” he went on.
The strike has been ongoing since May and the actor’s union SAG-AFTRA joined the protests in July.
The comedian explained that despite “some assistance” from himself, his staff remains to be “struggling mightily.”
“All of us were hopeful this could come to an end after Labor Day, but that day has come and gone, and there still appears to be nothing happening,” he continued. “I really like my writers, I’m one in all them, but I’m not prepared to lose a whole yr and see so many below-the-line people suffer a lot.”
Maher noted that he’ll “honor the spirit of the strike by not doing a monologue, desk piece, Latest Rules or editorial, the written pieces that I’m so pleased with on ‘Real Time.’”
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He also plans to inform his audience at the highest of every airing that he can be doing his show without his writers.
“But the center of the show is a casual panel discussion that goals to chop through the bulls–t and predictable partisanship, and that may proceed. The show won’t disappoint,” he concluded.
Several daytime talk shows have caused controversy in recent days over their decisions to return to work amid the strikes.
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Drew Barrymore faced backlash from writers earlier this week when she opted to launch a recent season of her syndicated chat series.
The 48-year-old defended her verdict in an Instagram post on Sunday.
“I own this selection,” she wrote. “We’re in compliance with not discussing or promoting film and tv that’s struck of any kind. We launched live in a world pandemic. Our show was built for sensitive times and has only functioned through what the true world goes through in real time.”
CBS’ “The Talk” will even return for Season 14 on Sept. 18.