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Political comedy prince Bill Maher will be featured in a new, one-hour HBO comedy special, #Adulting, which will air sometime this spring, exact date Tba. It will debut on the network and will stream on HBO Max.

The special is taping Friday, March 4 and Saturday, March 5 at the 2400-seat Fillmore Theater in Miami. Attendees must have received a negative Covid-19 test within 72-hours of the event or be fully vaccinated. Mask-wearing will be encouraged, according to producers.

Maher will serve as the writer/EP, with Ryan Polito directing. Other executive producers include Marc Gurvitz and John Irwin, with Casey Spira as co-executive producer.

Maher headlined his first special on the network in 1989, and has starred in eleven solo specials to date, including the hour-long presentations Bill Maher: Live From Oklahoma, Bill Maher: Live from D.C., Bill Maher… But I’m Not Wrong, The Decider and I’m Swiss,Victory Begins at Home, Be More Cynical, The Golden Goose Special and Stuff That Struck Me Funny. Additionally, Maher had two half-hour stand-up specials, plus the specials 30 Seconds Over Washington and Comic Relief VI.

His weekly series, Real Time with Bill Maher, is currently in its 20th season.

Dominic Patten contributed to this report.

The Academy of Television Arts & Sciences awarded the 62nd Primetime Emmy Awards on NBC tonight 8/29 in Los Angeles. The show was hosted by Jimmy Fallon and you can view a list of the major winners below. I gotta be honest... I was rooting for Dexter for best Drama, but I can't complain that Mad Men won again. After all it is a great show. Check out the list of winners below and let us know what you thought of the Emmy winners! 

Outstanding Drama

"Mad Men" - Winner

"Breaking Bad"

"Dexter"

"The Good Wife"

"Lost"

"True Blood"

Outstanding Comedy

"Modern Family"- Winner

"30 Rock"

"Curb Your Enthusiasm"

"Glee"

"Nurse Jackie"

"The Office"

Outstanding Actor in a Drama

Bryan Cranston ("Breaking Bad")- Winner

Hugh Laurie ("House M.D.")

Jon Hamm ("Mad Men")

Kyle Chandler ("Friday Night Lights")

Matthew Fox ("Lost")

Michael C. Hall ("Dexter")

Outstanding Actress in a Drama

Kyra Sedgwick...

Bill Maher will be working in 'Real Time' at least through 2011. HBO announced today they have signed the political comic and host to a ninth season of 'Real Time with Bill Maher,' which will launch in early 2011 and include 35 episodes, rather than the usual order of 24.

HBO added two years to his contract, one year of which includes 'Real Time,' and the other year is content to be determined. His contract had been set to expire at the end of this season.

In all likelihood, Maher will at least film another stand-up special for HBO. He's already done seven hour-long specials for them, including 'Bill Maher... But I'm Not Wrong,' which premiered in February, and two half-hour specials. And considering the topical nature of his material, he has to burn it and move on before it gets to be old news. There...