I went to see Bill Maher perform live at the Riverside Theater in downtown Milwaukee last night. I’ve been a fan of his since he hosted Politically Incorrect and have Real Time with Bill Maher set to record on my DVR whenever its on, so when we found out that he was coming to town, we just had to get tickets.

It was as awesome as I expected it to be. He truly does hold back on TV, even though its HBO. Some parts of the skit were stuff I’d seen him do before, but for the most part it was new. His act is extremely well thought out, original, thought provoking, and above all else, hilarious. There were at least a few times where I was laughing so hard I had tears in my eyes and I left the theater looking forward to the upcoming season of Real Time even more.

If you’re going to an upcoming show or planning to get tickets to it next time he’s in your area, you can expect to look forward to some serious Bush bashing, conservative bashing, religion bashing, and an ton of great laughs. I highly recommend it! Unless, of course, you’re a Republican tight-ass like the couple sitting next to me. The lady next to me spent the entire two hours shaking her head, looking uncomfortable every time he swore (constantly), checking her watch every 5 minutes, and not at all laughing.

Overall? It was definitely worth the cost of the ticket.