Welcome to an HBO podcast from the HBO late night series Real Time with Bill Maugh.

Thank you, everybody.

Thank you.

Thank you, people. How you doing?

Wow, you came out in the rain. Thank you very much, Bill.

I thought you had stiffed us because it was raining.

Thank you. I appreciate it.

Wow. Thank you very much, great to see you.

I know the rain is bad, but hey, we're excited because it's Hollywood and this is Oscar weekend.

This is on board. Oh, I know.

Yeah, it's cool. I don't know if this is good with the Oscars, but it's going to be an interesting show.

A little different this year. This year on the Red Carpet, they're asking, who you slapping?

No, actually, you know what? No Red Carpet. For the first time in 60 years, they're changing. It's going to be a white carpet.

Yes, because that was the problem with the Oscars, the rug.

I love it, but we make such a big, I'll be in San Francisco performing that.

It'll be a better show, but we make such a big deal. Could you even name what was best picture last year?

You win, and it's a big deal, and then you disappear, like Kamala Harat.

We kid in a good way, but I'll be honest with you. There's one person I am rooting for.

Tom Cruise.

Maverick is up for best picture. I wasn't crazy about the movie, but I want to see a guy get up there and go, I want to thank Zeno.

To make it all possible.

Show business. It's very strange. Did you see this today? Disneyland. I'm not making this up.

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