He agreed with his guest, conservative pundit Dinesh D'Souza, that the 9/11 terrorists did not act in a cowardly manner (in rebuttal to President Bush's statement calling them cowards). ABC decided against renewing Maher's contract for Politically Incorrect in 2002, after he made a controversial on-air remark six days after the September 11 attacks. Maher earned numerous award nominations for his producing, writing, and hosting of Politically Incorrect, including ten Emmy nominations, two TV Guide nominations, and two Writers Guild nominations. Politically Incorrect won an array of awards, including an Emmy Award for Outstanding Technical Direction, two CableACE awards for Best Talk Show Series, and a Genesis Award for Best Television Talk Show. Jerry Seinfeld, a regular guest on the show, stated that Politically Incorrect reminded him of talk shows from the 1950s and '60s "when guests interacted with each other as much as with the host". The group would discuss topical issues selected by Maher, who also participated in the discussions. The show regularly began with a topical monologue by Maher preceding the introduction of four guests, usually a diverse group of individuals, such as show business, popular culture, political pundits, political consultants, authors, and occasionally news figures. Maher assumed the host role on Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher, a late-night political talk show that ran on Comedy Central from 1993 to 1997 and on ABC from 1997 to 2002. Seth MacFarlane speaking at a ceremony for Maher to receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in September 2010 Television career Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher He later appeared in Ratboy (1986), House II: The Second Story (1987), Cannibal Women in the Avocado Jungle of Death (1988), Newhart (1988), hosted the talk show Midnight Hour on CBS (1990) and Pizza Man (1991). He made limited television appearances including on Sara (1985), Max Headroom (1987), Murder, She Wrote (1989, 1990), and Charlie Hoover (1991). Maher began appearing on Johnny Carson's and David Letterman's shows in 1982. He was host of the New York City comedy club Catch a Rising Star in 1979. Maher began his career as a comedian and actor. Maher has said, "Selling pot allowed me to get through college and make enough money to start off in comedy." Career Early career He then attended Cornell University, where he double-majored in English and history, and graduated in 1978. Maher was raised in River Vale, New Jersey and graduated from Pascack Hills High School in Montvale in 1974. Owing to his disagreement with the Catholic Church's doctrine about birth control, Maher's father stopped taking Maher and his sister to Catholic church services when Maher was thirteen. Until his early teens, he was unaware that his mother, whose family was from Hungary, was Jewish. He was raised in his Irish-American father's Roman Catholic religion. His father, William Aloysius Maher Jr., was a network news editor and radio announcer, and his mother, Julie Maher (née Berman), was a nurse. He has also received nominations for two Grammy Awards, and a Tony Award. Maher has earned 41 Primetime Emmy Award nominations and a win for his work as executive producer for Vice in 2014. He received a Hollywood Walk of Fame star in 2010. In 2005, Maher ranked at number 38 on Comedy Central's 100 greatest stand-up comedians of all time. Maher supports the legalization of cannabis, serving on the advisory board of NORML. He is a supporter of animal rights, having served on the board of PETA since 1997, and is an advisory board member of Project Reason. His critical views of religion were the basis for his 2008 documentary film Religulous. He targets many topics including religion, political correctness, and the mass media. Maher is known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary. In 2022, Maher started the podcast Club Random. He is known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present) and the similar late-night show called Politically Incorrect (1993–2002), originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC. William Maher ( / m ɑːr/ born January 20, 1956) is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. Mass media/ news media/ media criticism, American politics, American culture, current events, religion, pop culture Political/ news satire, observational comedy, insult comedy, black comedy Stand-up, television, film, books, podcast
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