POLITICALLY INCORRECT {DAVID CASSIDY, WENDIE MALICK, GLORIA ALLRED, ROY BLOUNT, JR.} (TV)
Summary
One in this series of spontaneous comedy talk shows hosted by Bill Maher. Maher presides over a no-holds-barred forum whose members come from the worlds of politics, journalism, and entertainment in order to discuss current events -- no matter how controversial. The program begins as Maher presents a monologue about current events in which he comments on the following topics: Mississippi Senator Trent Lott's disparaging comments about homosexuality; a recent execution in Texas; a Kansas man's bizarre death in a grain elevator; actress Brooke Shields' legal victory over a libelous U.K. tabloid; and a story of a woman who broadcast her childbirth online.
Maher then talks to humorist Roy Blount, Jr., attorney Gloria Allred, actress Wendie Malick and actor/singer David Cassidy, touching upon the following topics: a news story about a woman who is suing a hospital after being denied an epidural during childbirth because of her welfare status; views on impoverished individuals who have multiple children; the "barbaric" pain of childbirth and how epidurals benefit the infant as well as the mother; why tax money should be spent to assist the poor, rather than to fund expensive national security matters; a different lawsuit involving a pregnant teen and her parents' demands for medical funds from the teen father's parents; parents' responsibility in teaching their kids about safe sex; the negative affect of the lawsuit on the young lovers; a proposed law that would elevate domestic violence from a misdemeanor to a felony if the incident is witnessed by a child; debate about hate crime legislation and its consideration of a perpetrator's internal thoughts; and the need for parental training. Includes commercials and promos.
Details
- NETWORK: ABC
- DATE: June 16, 1998 12:05 AM
- RUNNING TIME: 0:29:50
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:53888
- GENRE: Talk/Interview
- SUBJECT HEADING: Talk/Interview; Comedy; Political satire
- SERIES RUN: Comedy Central - TV series, 1993-1997; ABC - 1997-2002
- COMMERCIALS:
- TV - Commercials - AT&T telephone services
- TV - Commercials - Chevrolet automobiles
- TV - Commercials - Claritin RediTabs allergy medicine
- TV - Commercials - DieHard automobile batteries
- TV - Commercials - Domino's Pizza restaurants
- TV - Commercials - Dr. Scholl's DynaStep shoe inserts
- TV - Commercials - Lotrimin athlete's foot medication
- TV - Commercials - Nicoderm CQ nicotine patches
- TV - Commercials - Sealy Posturepedic mattresses
- TV - Commercials - The Salvation Army organization
- TV - Commercials - Zantac 75 heartburn medication
- TV - PSA - Environmental Protection Agency
- TV - PSA - The National Action Council for Minorities in Engineering
- TV - Promos - "Dharma & Greg"
- TV - Promos - "Politically Incorrect" upcoming episode
- TV - Promos - "Primetime"
- TV - Promos - "Silent Fall"
- TV - Promos - "Spin City"
- TV - Promos - ABC Thursday Night Movies
- TV - Promos - World Cup 1998
CREDITS
- Nancy Geller … Executive Producer
- Brad Grey … Executive Producer
- Bernie Brillstein … Executive Producer
- Marc Gurvitz … Executive Producer
- Bill Maher … Executive Producer, Created by, Writer
- Scott Carter … Executive Producer, Writer
- Douglas M. Wilson … Senior Producer
- Kevin Hamburger … Supervising Producer
- Dennis Rosenblatt … Director
- K.P. Anderson … Writer
- Mark Bruser … Writer
- Bill Kelley … Writer
- Billy Martin … Writer
- Jerry Nachman … Writer
- Ned Rice … Writer
- Danny Vermont … Writer
- Bill Maher … Host
- David Cassidy … Guest
- Wendy Malick … Guest
- Gloria Allred … Guest
- Roy Blount Jr. … Guest
- Trent Lott
- Brooke Shields