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by kcplate 1725 days ago
Yes, politically correct was cancelled, still is. That cancellation was more to do with advertiser pressure and likely advertisers not advertising on his show but other Comedy Central show. It has in no way hurt or diminished Bill Mahers audience and social reach. It was also so temporary most folks didn’t even notice…unless perhaps you were a fan without an HBO subscription.

Does he occupy the same spot on the left? Who knows? He is unashamedly liberal, and doesn’t do a wide variety of topics in a long conversation format. So it’s apples to oranges. His show is intentionally more monologuely, political panel oriented, with short conversations with newsmakers. However like Rogan his guests come from both political leanings.

Edit: submitted accidentally before fixing an unclear sentence