Overview
- Maher told Byron Allen on his Club Random podcast that he has no intention of retiring from his HBO series and that his fans would not want him to stop.
- HBO formally renewed Real Time for two additional seasons earlier in 2026, a deal that keeps the show on the schedule through the end of 2028.
- Maher, who turned 70 in January, said he does not feel notably older and that the weekly taping and backstage ritual remain highly rewarding.
- He stopped touring at the end of 2024 after more than four decades in stand-up, shifting his public work toward the television format and the show’s writers.
- As the longest-tenured active late-night host with Real Time now one of HBO’s longest-running series, Maher’s decision locks in near-term continuity for the network and the late-night landscape.