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As other reviewers have stated, Bill is good on his HBO show.  However, the in-person performance he gave was worn out.  It was a repeat of things that he has talked about before with very little contemporaneous material.  He used his book to keep him on track. 

He made reference to the drugs he had injested prior to the performance.  That might explain his presentation. 

Even though he flew on a private jet to get there (as he mentioned several time), he seemed to not remember where he was at. 

One way to compare comedians is on a dollar per laugh cost.  You divide the cost of the ticket by the number of times you laughed during the performance.  Bill’s DPL was $15 / laugh.  And I was sitting in the 2nd balcony seats.

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I love Bill Maher’s Real Time show, but seeing him in concert was a huge disappointment. 

The guy was “winging it.”

For starters, there isn’t much new material here.  If you watch his Real Time show you have heard most of his stories and bits.  In fact, I hear that the current HBO comedy special is his stand-up act and I’m thankful we chose not to watch it before going to this concert.

What really disappoints me is that it’s costly to see Bill Maher perform.  And for him to get up there and deliver 90 minutes of the old material is pretty lazy.

On top of that, he’s old and looks tired.  We recently saw him perform in Newark NJ and it looked like he just got off the plane and was suffering from jet lag.  His material wasn’t very funny and a good portion consisted of chastising those that wore masks.

When you get to a certain age you should just stop doing live shows.

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This guy couldn’t carry Carlin’s jock. Maher’s material is made for an ultra liberal audience and he doesn’t have the ability to crossover. Carlin on the other hand had the same belief and political views, but still appealed to a wide audience.

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Totally agree with Raphael.  He has the mind and gonads to pick up where Carlin left off and he is doing an admirable job of it.

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Another case of someone that could’ve been born with no inclination towards performing comedy; but would still make it as a commentator because of his sharp tongue, bullshit detector and fearless wit. Absolutely brilliant.

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