The move will make Maher the first late-night host to return to the air since the strike 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,” Maher said in a statement posted to X, the social media site formerly known as Twitter.
“Despite some assistance from me, much of the staff is struggling mightily. We all were hopeful this would come to an end after Labor Day, but that day has come and gone, and there still seems to be nothing happening.” He added that to “honor the spirit of the strike” he would not be doing his typical written pieces, including monologues or “New Rule” segments.“I’ll say it upfront to the audience: the show I will be doing without my writers will not be as good as our normal show, full stop,” he added. “But the heart of the show is an off-the-cuff panel discussion that aims to cut through the bullshit and predictable partisanship, and that will continue.
Maher also ruffled feathers last week when he called the WGA’s demands “kooky” and went on an extended rant“What I find objectionable about the philosophy of the strike, it seems to be they have really morphed a long way from 2007’s strike—where they kind of believe that you’re owed a living as a writer, and you’re not” Maher said. “This is show business. This is the make-or-miss league.”
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