decades. anyone who has watched him knows it's usually about more than laughs, okay? he is perhaps best known for "realtime with bill maher," 19th season on hbo, which like cnn, as you know is owned by warner media. he continues with comedy shows across the country, with good reason. in the days after the 9/11 attacks, he asked, "can we change." i think that question is hovering over our nation more than ever. it's a pleasure to welcome you back to "prime time." >> great intro. >> thank you very much. i didn't write it but i read it like a champ. >> you did. you didn't say what they usually say about what i said about 9/11, saying that i got canceled. >> that was precanceled. >> right. that was a much more interesting question you cited, can we change? >> that's what you were getting at. i believe giving people the benefit of context. and i lived through what happened with what you talked about after 9/11.