Bill Maher Considers Ending HBO Talk Show

Bill Maher is contemplating quitting his political talk show, Real Time With Bill Maher, due to his reluctance to cover another term of President-elect Donald Trump, expressing that he is 's***ting [his] pants' about it. During a recent episode of his podcast Club Random with Jane Fonda, Maher voiced his frustration, stating he has already exhausted his material on Trump, whom he has long criticized. He feels 'bored' with the topic and acknowledged that Trump is likely to dominate the news cycle again. Fonda suggested that Maher could shift his show's focus, but he insisted that politics is the essence of his program. Additionally, Maher is also considering stepping back from stand-up comedy, indicating fatigue from his long career in the entertainment industry. Earlier this year, he mentioned to Jerry Seinfeld that he would not make a grand announcement about retiring from stand-up but is aware of the effort it requires.