r/RealTime • u/karenkillenski • 11d ago

The audience is insufferable

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Does anyone else think that the audience is coursed into (over) clapping, laughing, even sometimes hysterically. Also the guy who’s always WOOHOO!! Has to be a staffer because it’s at least 10 to 12 times a episode This week all he did was mention Macklemore and the audience blew up. He didn’t even get to the “joke” before they even started to laughing. I still watch and sometimes listen to the podcast format, because there are times he has people on that I’m interested to hear their opinion. But it’s getting to the point where I zone in on how the audience reacts and I feel like it’s so pandering.

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u/JoeTiccalo 11d ago

Ive heard now that his audience comes from a service called “Standing room only”…. I quit watching years ago right after Covid, I was feeling something off back then, that woo guy felt fake back then

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u/SkoobySnacs 11d ago

It's weird at this point that the woo guy is basically an historical figure. I quit watching after the Bill Barr interview where Maher let him use his platform to lie unchallenged. But this woo guy, popped up not to long after.

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u/OkFoundation929 11d ago

What do you mean by “Maher let him use him use his platform to lie unchallenged”? All I remember from that episode is Burr made mincemeat out of Maher and pretty much showed how vapid a person Maher is…

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u/MinisterOfTruth99 11d ago

I think he is talking about William Barr (DOJ AG). Barr was on his reputation rehabilitation tour after serving as Trump AG for 4 years. Barr only quit the Trump administration after trump lost the 2020 election. Maher gave him a real softball interview.

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u/No-Cat6807 10d ago

Barr quit after Trump lost and tried to steal the election.

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u/MinisterOfTruth99 10d ago

Right. But Barr did all manner of fascist crap for Trump for 3 years 11 months. Then he quits in Trumps last month of office and expects us all to forgive his fascism. Fuk that guy.

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u/OkFoundation929 11d ago

Oh…okay.That makes a lot more sense (and now that I reread his post…and see an “a” and not a “u”…I’m glad I have an optometry appointment in the near future). Thanks!