Doug Abeles

When I got to my third, near the end of my third 13 week cycle,

Bill Maher's assistant came to my office and said, Bill would like to meet with you.

And I kind of knew the writing was on the wall.

And I was brought over to Bill.

I had never been.

I'm very nervous right now.

Now I'm very nervous.

I've never been asked to come into Bill's office before.

So I knew this was probably not me being informed I was getting a raise.

he sat me down and he said you know we we we really this was a very difficult decision um but um we really like you here but uh but you missed you missed by this much yeah oh and uh i remember

first i remember i don't know am i should i be hurt by this or should i be deeply insulted but um i was asked to leave and um it i will say this in in bill's defense uh

Because I've been fired from many shows.

He was the only person that actually had the temerity to tell me face to face.

Get me a packet of crisps.

As soon as I walked out the door, he was like, yeah.

Yes, exactly.

The sketch writers will then, some of them start writing that night, but the bulk of the writing is really Tuesday.

And that, for the sketch writers, and they write all night Tuesday.

often writing literally through the night and into Wednesday morning.

Then, you know, the sketches then have to be turned in.