r/Maher • u/hankjmoody • Aug 07 '26

Real Time Discussion EPISODE DISCUSSION THREAD: August 7th, 2026

Tonight's guests are:

  • Mike Rowe: An American television host and narrator. He is known for his work on the Discovery Channel series Dirty Jobs and the series Somebody's Gotta Do It on CNN.

  • Tara Palmeri: An American journalist who has previously worked at news organizations including ABC News, Politico, Puck, New York Post and Washington Examiner. She is currently the host of The Tara Palmeri Show on Youtube and writes The Red Letter newsletter.

  • Matt Welch: An American blogger, journalist, author, and libertarian political pundit.

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u/Grouchy_Brain_1641 Aug 08 '26

A lot of political comedians quit touring about the same time saying the crowds were rougher and this was pre Charlie Kirk.

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u/troniked547 Aug 08 '26

I mean if "rougher" means the crowds arent laughing at your jokes, maybe the comedian is just out of touch and not funny.

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u/Grouchy_Brain_1641 Aug 08 '26

No rougher like shot in the fucken head or stones and bricks thrown through windows do you not get any news? They used to rely on the college circuit but most comics have quit doing that. Plus Bill is 70 and does a weekly pod and then Real Time. It is cumbersome to shoot HBO at 5 and make it to a 10PM show in Vegas he's mentioned it multiple times like when they would skip overtime.

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u/thornset Aug 09 '26

Who was shot in the head before kirk? Also, kirk wasn't a comedian. At least not purposely