When Bill Maher Went in ‘Real Time’ Crowd, Booted Fan

Let’s look back at the time Bill Maher took an unruly audience situation into his own hands.

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Back in the good old days — OK, the really “good old days,” like between 550 BC and 220 BC — the Greeks came up with the idea of installing a proscenium in their theaters. Haven’t heard of a proscenium? You’re not alone. That’s why you’re reading a website called “Rare.”

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Apparently, the Greeks thought that by raising the stage where the actors performed in theaters, it would create a more expansive atmosphere during productions. Also, the so-called “proscenium” would allow stagehands to more easily move scenery and props on and off the stage.

And maybe most importantly, the proscenium would expand the space between audience and performer.

Sound like a good idea? Yeah, we do too.

Nowadays, sports fans are hurling objects and inexcusable insults at athletes during the middle of games. Even more than another nostalgic era, the delightful 1970s. Police officers would sometimes arrest entertainers mid-performance — look no further than comedians like Lenny Bruce or musicians like Jim Morrison. Now, fans are doing so with little to no prompting.

As a matter of fact, even entertainers themselves are now taking matters into their own hands — literally — if they get offended by so much as a joke directed at them. In what will surely go down as one of 2022’s most unforgettable events, Will Smith walked onstage during the Academy Awards in March and slapped Chris Rock in the face — with no one bothering to stop him from doing it.

We’ll spare you more examples and won’t get into the even thornier discussion about open-carry gun policies. Instead, let’s look back at the time Bill Maher took an unruly audience situation into his own hands. (Once again, quite literally.) Perhaps you’ll view it fondly, perhaps with bemusement that it actually happened.

Check out video below. More information on the incident is in the video description and comments section.

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