Its Oscar weekend in Hollywood, and theReal Timelive audience was in the mood for some show business insight.
This years Oscars has some changes, Maher said.
Theyre asking, Who are you slapping?
He also noted that its hard to remember who won what from year to year.
You win and you disappear, Maher noted.
He waited a beat.
Maher admitted hes rooting for one actor in particular Tom Cruise.
I want to see a person get up and say, I want to thank Xenu.
She used the platform to detail how Hollywood had mistreated Native Americans.
This is back when storming the stage was not allowed, he wryly noted.
But if she made that speech today, she would be embraced by the audience, Maher said.
That is because of progress, he said.
He then pointed out all the ways that the world has changed since that moment.
He noted that change take time, and often the leaders are late to adjust.
I dont know if everything happens everywhere all at once, he said, referencing the Oscar favorite.
But I do know that everyone is late on everything, because thats what it is to be human.
The liberals are late, he noted, but they do tend to keep going until we get there.
He listed films that have led to greater understanding in issues ranging from AIDS to interracial marriage.
He concluded, So, thank you, Hollywood.
I said, Thats what its about.
We have to put a pin in that.
He also allowed how he and his former Talking Heads bandmates are on pretty good terms.
Their discussion ranged from Donald Trumps appeal to the difference between equity and equality.
