Reports of Bill Maher exiting Real Time are greatly exaggerated. In fact, Maher said that HBO will have to drag him off the weekly talk show. Maher addressed the speculation on CNN’s The Lead on Friday,

The political pundit also curiously downplayed his prior concerns Friday on CNN's "The Lead with Jake Tapper" about the dangers of another Trump term.

Comedian Bill Maher joins CNN’s Jake Tapper to discuss President-elect Donald Trump’s second term and how it will affect his comedy.

One of the nation’s most recognizable satirists says he’s taking a laid-back “wait and see” approach to Donald Trump’s upcoming second term. Speaking with CNN’s The Lead, Bill Maher told host Jake Tapper that he’d rather avoid letting the Republican president-elect get under his skin ahead of time,