Bill Maher will return to his HBO series Real Time without writers... just days ... trends now
With the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike in the midst of its fourth month, yet another talk show has decided to return without its writers.
Bill Maher announced on social media Wednesday that his HBO series Real Time with Bill Maher will return without its writing staff.
The 67-year-old is the first late-night talk show host to return after the WGA strike started on May 2, with his show's new season starting Friday, September 22 at 10 PM.
Broadcast network late-night hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Steven Colbert and Seth Meyers joined by another HBO host, John Oliver, for a podcast called Strike Force 5, with the proceeds from the podcast benefiting each show's staffs and striking writers.
The announcement comes just days after Drew Barrymore announced the return of her daytime series without writers, with The Talk also returning.
Bill returns: With the Writers Guild of America (WGA) strike in the midst of its fourth month, yet another talk show has decided to return without its writers
Announced: Bill Maher announced on social media Wednesday that his HBO series Real Time with Bill Maher will return without its writing staff.
'Real Time is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing. It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back to work,' Maher began.
'The writers have important issues that I sympathize with, and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction, but they are not the only people with issues, problems, and concerns,' he said.
'Despite some assistance from me, much of the staff is struggling mightily. We all were hopeful
