Bill Maher: #Adulting

One of the very few voices of reason and genuine liberalism in modern times. Thank you for pushing back against the illiberal BS being propagated by hypersensitive wokesters and the complete insanity of Trump and the Republican Party. Carlin would be proud.

This show is more than just a comedy special. This show is so full of insight about what is going on around us. Bill is telling it like it is (and always does) and is explaining why so much of what we do is ridiculous and contradictory. It only takes a little bit of intelligence, a little bit of knowledge, a little bit of a sense of humour and some maturity to know this man is right on the money with his observations of politics, religion, race, gender and sex. (All things that you are not supposed to talk about in bars.) I say that this show is a must see!

Bill starts off by insulting the folks in the audience who are wearing masks, saying that we now have the vaccine, and no one with the vaccine dies. (Tell that to the 2000 fully vaccinated people in Minnesota who have died from Covid.) Then he goes off on Trump - again. Nothing wrong with that, except that he isn't funny, or clever when he does it. He thinks all he has to do is say "Trump" and his audience will laugh. The hour just came across as a mean spirited rant, not clever or insightful observations.

As other reviewers mentioned, there are a number of moments where you'll think "I've heard this before on Real Time." However, there are enough interesting nuggets and good laughs that I would recommend it. Last 20-30 minutes are the strongest in the set.

I am not a huge fan of Bill Maher but I don't hate him either. This one is more of a talk than a stand up comedy special. It is not particularly funny but it is good. I disagree with much of Bill's perspectives on things but I agree with others. For example, I don't think the masks are pointless but I do agree with his perspective on the dangers of the ultra woke movement. Listen the upside of this show is I did feel a general respect for opinions that run contrary to Maher's own. If more dialogue was like this the world would be better. I do think more Americans agree with his refusal to side with the extremes of both sides. I still won't go out of my way to watch Maher's show but I would recommend this one.