William "Bill" Maher is a talk-show host, stand-up comedian, and occasional film-maker. Currently he hosts the talk show 'Real Time with Bill Maher'. Previously he hosted a show similar in format, 'Politically Incorrect'. Maher's preferred format for his shows is somewhat unusual in two ways: first, rather than have one or two guests at a time, he (usually) prefers groups of at least 4 guests. Second, rather than focus essentially on sheer comedy, he leads discussions about serious political, social and cultural topics, cracking jokes based on those to maintain a light-hearted atmosphere. Yet, if the discussion gets heated over a subject he cares about, he tends to let it keep going rather than crack a joke. For his occasional one-to-one interviews (with people like Richard Dawkins ( LSE ), Sam Harris ( LIE ), etc. or major politicians) he prefers to, mostly, stick to issues and keep jokes to a minimum. Maher is extremely self-confident ...
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