Bill Maher quits touring due to fears of getting shot by extremists

Late-night host Invoice Maher admitted Monday that he has stopped performing stand-up comedy as a result of escalating security considerations. He mentioned in the present day’s deep divisions have made him nervous about dwell performances — particularly after current acts of political violence.

“I really feel prefer it was an ideal selection as a result of I do not need to be on this nation on this political ambiance. I may very well be shot by the left or the appropriate,” Maher mentioned at his speech. Podcast ‘Club Random’.

“It is a good time to not be there,” he added.

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Invoice Maher sits down with fellow comic Patton Oswalt on his podcast “Membership Random,” the place he revealed that he had stopped touring partly for worry of “getting shot from the left or the appropriate.” (Screenshot/podcast “Membership Random”)

Maher is understood for his outspoken nature and willingness to criticize each political events, together with his jokes typically revolving round deeply polarizing subjects. The comic spoke with visitor Patton Oswalt on his podcast.

His feedback come two months after political activist Charlie Kirk was shot useless in entrance of a crowd at Utah Valley College on September 10. Kirk, who left behind a spouse and two youngsters, was extensively identified for the open debates he organized on school campuses.

Maher added that security wasn’t the one cause he stopped touring. He famous that he was “uninterested in touring” and pissed off that different comedians have been outselling him.

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Invoice Maher speaks with Jimmy Fallon throughout an interview on “The Tonight Present Starring Jimmy Fallon” on Might 21, 2024. (Todd Owyoung/NBC by way of Getty Photographs)

“I bought uninterested in being twice as humorous as individuals who offered twice as many tickets as me,” he admitted.

“And never that I did not promote quite a lot of tickets and play nice theaters, however I did not promote arenas, and a few individuals did, which truthfully aren’t that nice,” he mentioned.

Maher instructed the distinction in gross sales got here from his fixed presence on HBO’s “Actual Time,” which made his comedy much less novel. He additionally mentioned a era hole may play a task.

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Invoice Maher in “Actual Time” on September 26, 2025. (Screenshot/HBO)

“If the viewers is between 35 and 45, they do not need to see somebody who’s 70,” he mentioned.

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“I need to see my era, and that is okay. I nonetheless have my present. I’ve this. I did not want it. I miss it, however that is a part of what it’s.”