Comedian and talk show host Bill Maher said on X he is canceling his Sunday night show in Milwaukee.
“It’s not going to happen tonight, I can tell you,” Maher said in a video posted to the social media site. “First they said it’s going to be impossible to get to the theater because downtown (Milwaukee) is going to be closed off for security reasons.”
Maher said he wanted to “go to Milwaukee anyway and maybe things will change. I hate to cancel shows.” He added that the few times he’s canceled a gig was because of a plane issue or weather.
“Well, you know what, the plane broke again,” Maher said.
Maher is currently in Minneapolis and tried to get a commercial flight but “that was not possible.”
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“I’m so sorry but I’m not going to make the show tonight in Milwaukee. It breaks my heart,” Maher said. “I was really looking forward to it, we’d do anything to be there but I just can’t fight this.”
Maher was to perform at the Riverside Theater. The theater’s website said his show was “postponed due to mechanical issues with the artist’s plane.”
Maher, host of “Real Time With Bill Maher” on HBO, was to appear as part of his “The WTF? Tour.” In an interview with the Journal Sentinel last week, Maher said he was looking forward to the Milwaukee show as an opportunity to bring people together.
In the video with Maher was a man he said was the captain of the plane “to testify because I know there are a lot of conspiracy theorists out there.”
The man Maher called “Steve,” who was dressed in pilot attire, validated “everything he just said,” referring to Maher.
Maher concluded with a joke to fans saying “you probably couldn’t have gone to the show anyway. So I guess the show is not meant to be.”
Maher asked for his fans forgiveness.
“I’ll see you again, Milwaukee,” Maher said. “Love you.”
‘The Daily Show’ cancels a week of shows in Milwaukee
Earlier Sunday, “The Daily Show” canceled its plans to come to Milwaukee for the 2024 Republican National Convention.
The Comedy Central news/satire show had planned to bring most of its crew to Milwaukee to do shows Monday through Thursday, taped in front of an audience at the Marcus Performing Arts Center. The week of shows was to be capped by a show, with Jon Stewart as host, to be taped live immediately following Trump’s expected acceptance speech Thursday night.
The Daily Show” sent ticketholders an email saying it was off and canceling their tickets.
“Our apologies for the inconvenience, but due to logistical issues and the evolving situation in Milwaukee, we will not broadcast from Wisconsin this week,” the email read.
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