Politically Incorrect (talk show)

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Politically Incorrect was an evening political talk show in the United States by Bill Maher that ran from 1993 to 2002. It aired on Comedy Central from 1993 to 1996 and on ABC from 1997 to 2002.

The first show originated in New York City, but soon moved to Los Angeles to more easily have stars as guests. The show won an Emmy Award in 2000 and also two CableACE Awards in 1995 and 1996.

presentation

Bill Maher in 2007

The show started with a short monologue from Maher after introducing his guests. As a rule there were four (rarely just one) from different areas. Maher made every effort to get the guests to present themselves.

Decline

After the 9/11 attacks, former American President George W. Bush said the terrorists were cowards. Barbara Olson , a frequent guest on the show, was also killed in the attacks . Maher left a spot on the show for her for a week. A few days later, Dinesh D'Souza contradicted Bush on the same program, claiming that the terrorists were warriors. Maher agreed and replied, “We have been the cowards, lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, it's not cowardly. "( " We were the cowards who shot cruise missiles in a high arc from 2000 miles away. That is cowardly. To stay on the plane when it hits the building - you can stand by it however you want, but it's not cowardly. ” ), which got him caught in the crossfire of criticism. The show subsequently lost advertising orders.

The show was canceled as early as June of the following year due to low audience numbers.

Individual evidence

  1. ^ Awards for "Politically Incorrect" . IMDb. Retrieved June 20, 2009.
  2. ↑ a b c Bohlen, Celestine. (September 21, 2001) “Think tank; In new war on terrorism, words are weapons, too ” . The New York Times online archive. Retrieved October 9, 2007
  3. ↑ Carter, Bill and Felicity Barringer. (September 28, 2001) “A nation challenged: Speech and expression; in patriotic time, dissent is muted ” . The New York Times online archive. Retrieved October 9, 2007
  4. ↑ (May 5, 2003) "Maher: Politically incorrect on broadway". CBS News website. Retrieved October 9, 2007
  5. ↑ Kirn, Walter. (May 26, 2002) “The way we live now: 5-26-02; The end of the affair " . The New York Times online archive. Retrieved October 9, 2007
  6. ↑ Associated Press. (June 29, 2002) "Maher tapes final episode of 'Politically Incorrect'" . USA Today online, accessed October 9, 2007
  7. ↑ Maher, Bill. (September 10, 2006) "When can we finally be funny again?" The Los Angeles Times via latimes.com. Retrieved July 25, 2011