Bill Maher Makes 2015 Return to The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort March 21-22, 2015
Politically-charged comedian Bill Maher has been performing successfully at The Pearl at Palms Casino Resort since 2013 and the funnyman will return once again for a weekend of shows March 21-22, 2015.
For more than 20 years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last thirteen years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 34 Emmy nominations. Maher won his first Emmy in 2014 as executive producer for HBO series, “VICE.”
In 2014, Maher performed a live stand-up comedy special “Bill Maher: Live from D.C.” which marked his tenth solo special on HBO. The special debuted back-to-back with a live edition of “Real Time with Bill Maher” and in true Maher fashion covered topics including the midterm elections, income inequality, the Republican psyche, a Trump lawsuit, why the Pope is an atheist and why tattoos are stupid.
In October 2008, the same combination that garnered the Emmy win was on display in Maher’s uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, “Religulous,” directed by Larry Charles (“Borat”). The documentary has gone on to become the eighth highest grossing documentary to date.
In addition to his television programs – which has featured such regular visitors as Howard Dean, Ben Affleck, Robin Williams, Arianna Huffington, Cory Booker and Michael Moore – Maher has written five bestsellers: “True Story,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits,” “When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden,” “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer,” and most recently, “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass.”
Maher started his career as a stand-up comedian in 1979, and still performs at least fifty dates a year in Las Vegas and in sold out theaters all across the country. Three of his ten stand-up specials for HBO – 2007’s “The Decider,” 2005’s “I’m Swiss,” as well as the hilarious, “Bill Maher … But I’m Not Wrong,” – have been nominated for Emmy awards. Maher was born in New York City, raised in River Vale, N.J. and went to Cornell University. He now resides in Los Angeles.
Tickets start at $43, plus any additional service fees and go on sale to the public Friday, Jan. 9 at noon. A limited time pre-sale offer will be posted for fans on Wednesday, Jan. 7 at 10 a.m.
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