Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 8/06/21

[Rhiannon12866]

Monologue: Time's Up for Gov. Cuomo

Bill recaps the top issues of the week, including Barack Obama's birthday plans and the growing pressure on NY Gov. Andrew Cuomo to resign.




Ben Shapiro and Malcolm Nance on Critical Race Theory

Malcolm Nance and Ben Shapiro join Bill to discuss the "muzzle laws" being introduced by Republican lawmakers that seek to limit the degree to which educators can talk about race in the classroom.




New Rule: The Big Liars

Unremarkable people can get a remarkable life in Congress – and that’s what keeps the average Republican backbencher in Donald Trump's thrall.




Here's a "bootleg" version of the show which includes the the interview with former Olympian swimmer Donna de Varona (6:32) and entire panel discussion with Malcolm Nance and Ben Shapiro (16:15), Bill's "funny bit" (31:05) and complete New Rules (44:39). It won't last long, as usual:

[SunSeeker]

11. Thank you! nt

[jalan48]

2. New Rule was great.

[Rhiannon12866]

3. Oh, I couldn't agree more - one of his best!

And I have run a Tilt-A-Whirl!

[Hoyt]

4. Good show overall. The wound up tight Shapiro, got his rear kicked.

[Rhiannon12866]

5. He certainly did - and Malcolm Nance was the perfect choice to do it!

[Uncle Joe]

6. Sir this is a Pet Smart

Thanks for the thread Rhiannon.

[Rhiannon12866]

7. That cracked me up, too!

Despite Ben Shapiro, it was an exceptionally good show, Malcolm Nance was great, as always, and terrific New Rules!

[Uncle Joe]

8. I agree on all counts.

[smirkymonkey]

21. As Bill would say, Ben Shapiro is a "Whiny Little B***h" and it was so satisfying seeing him

get owned by Malcolm Nance! He's such an obnoxious little punk, you just want to kick him in the teeth. Ugh! How can anyone stand to listen to that guy for more than two minutes?

New Rules was hilarious too! Thanks for posting Rhiannon, haven't seen this in a while, so it was a nice treat!

[Rhiannon12866]

22. Ah! I'm so glad you found it!

The original panel was supposed to be Ben Shapiro and Tavis Smiley - and I kinda cringed, didn't post the guests until late since I knew how DUers would react to Ben Shapiro. And I'm not sure what happened, but Tavis Smiley was replaced at the last minute with Malcolm Nance - which elicited a completely different reaction. And It was sure warranted, Malcolm Nance was the perfect guest to put Ben Shapiro in his place - he actually got tongue-tied! Malcolm Nance is always good and always a favorite, but he turned last night's show into one of the best of the season!

And I especially liked New Rules, too - everyone was at their best last night - except for Ben Shapiro.

[2naSalit]

9. That was interesting.

I didn't know Malcolm Nance would be on, he was the perfect counter to the other guy. I have never seen or heard Mr. Shapiro before, yikes, he seems like he's severely wired n something, holy cow. And what a shame he's so lost in his psychosis.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. Ben Shapiro has been on before and, as you can imagine, was not popular here

But they put the perfect foil up against him - I would always bet on Malcolm Nance to win any battle of knowledge or wits. And he's been on several times before, too - so Bill had to know that would happen.

[SunSeeker]

12. Great episode, although Ben Shapiro is nauseating.

But the way Malcolm Nance left Shapiro sputtering was delicious.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. I know! Malcolm Nance was the perfect foil to put against Ben Shapiro!

I know that some were hesitant to watch with Ben Shapiro as a guest this week, but Malcolm Nance sure made it worth watching!

[SunSeeker]

16. Shapiro was flailing so badly Maher stepped in for him against Nance.

Nance schooled both of them.

[Rhiannon12866]

18. Malcolm Nance pretty much left Ben Shapiro speechless

He really ruled the discussion, but that was no surprise...

[hatrack]

14. Benjamin Homonuculus Gish did not do well . . .

[Rhiannon12866]

19. No, he did not.

But it was probably everyone's favorite appearance by him ever, since Malcolm Nance took him to task!

[Auggie]

15. Late to the party again, but great show. One of the best this season ...

and Malcolm Nance rocks!

[Rhiannon12866]

20. He sure does!

The second panel guest was originally supposed to be Tavis Smiley - but he was replaced at the last minute with Malcolm Nance and that turned the whole show around! They had to know what would happen and so did the rest of us, Ben Shapiro didn't stand a chance!

[Phil the Kilibuster]

17. Ben Shapiro both LOOKS and TALKS like an annoyin little Weasel

But you're absolutely right, R: Nance did put him in his place!

[Rhiannon12866]

23. I can never understand why Bill has Ben Shapiro and his ilk on the show

He has to know they're not popular with his audience - in fact he said as much last night. Maybe he likes to argue or likes the idea of winning an argument with them, but the time he had Geraldo on has to have convinced him he'll never turn them around. But it did work out very well this time, thanks to the wit and wisdom of Malcolm Nance. He was just excellent and turned the show into one of the best of the season. And Bill's New Rules was one of his best, too.

[thesquanderer]

24. I'm surprised at all the accolades here for the Shapiro/Nance segment.

I thought it was terrible. For all the compliments Nance is getting here, he seemed more about trying to score points than have a real discussion. He starts by agreeing with how Shapiro described CRT, but then goes off on various tangents, rarely saying anything further about CRT per se or on exactly where he part ways with Shapiro on the topic. By the end, I thnk Maher was rightly exasperated at how it had gone.