The second show didn't go as well in his opinion. I don't want this show to be a food fight. If you say if they're not screaming at each other, it's a dead show, then you're missing the point. Guests are everything on Politically Incorrect , and Maher considers Huffington a real find. She's now developing a show for Comedy Central.
Some guests talk more than others, and that always happens.
Some don't talk at all, as happened with Garafalo on opening night, and Maher was disappointed that she didn't. At least it speaks to the integrity of the show. My object is just to put talk back into talk shows. ABC wants more celebrity guests, and that suits him fine. They didn't have to tell me to do that.