Comedian and host of HBO’s “Real Time” Bill Maher will visit Rochester on Sunday, September 27, for a show at the Auditorium Theatre (885 East Main Street). In the biz for more than 20 years, Maher is known for his near decade as the host of “Politically Incorrect,” and for “Religulous,” his 2008 feature-length swat at organized religion. His work has earned him 34 Emmy nominations and a gold medal in extreme eye-rolling.
As a host, Maher has interviewed the likes of Howard Dean, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Arianna Huffington, Cory Booker, and Michael Moore. He’s also authored five bestsellers: “True Story,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits,” “When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden,” “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer,” and most recently, “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass.” Dude’s not exactly shy with his views.
The show starts at 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $39-$95. For more information or to secure your seat, call 222-5000 or visit rbtl.org.
This article appears in Sep 23-29, 2015.
It’s a pretty sad thing when you have a “comedian”, that is honored as much as Bill Maher, for slamming, degrading, satirizing, demeaning peoples beliefs and political views for a buck or two. (political views he personally feels are off the mark, of course, which is another my way or the highway point of view)
Political humor, if applied to all political views, I can tolerate. His “comedy” regarding religions is not appreciated. While I am not a religious “regular”, I do respect religion as a personal issue not to be mocked. Apparently I am in the minority on that aspect.
I don’t know how old Bill Maher is but 30 years from now his humor will have passed and someone else will be enjoying the wealth he gained from his “profession”.