Bill Maher, host of" HBO " in real time with Bill Maher, played for fans Saturday in Tulsa, Okla. (Photo: HBO)

Donald Trump was the center of attention to another red state performance on Saturday night, but this time he was receiving insults and not delivering them.

Bill Maher took his stand in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a comedy – broadcast live by HBO – in front of a crowd that challenged heartland conservative stereotypes, cheering the mention of Bernie Sanders and the sudden resignation of the director of EPA Scott Pruitt, a resident of Oklahoma.

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In addition to throwing a barbed wire, the HBO star in real time with Bill Maher had something in common with Trump. A Montana rally Thursday: Maher urged the public to vote, although he pulls for Democrats, not against them.

The comedian tackled many topics familiar to viewers in "real time", with more time to elaborate in a 65-minute stand-up show. Here are some of his likes and dislikes of a politically biting performance that seemed as much an effort to awaken and arouse viewers as to make them laugh:

Liberal Maher, born in New York and living in Los Angeles , kiss the heart, where he plays frequently.

"I adore the red states," he told the Tulsa crowd. "Reasonable liberals and media miss me so much."

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He despises Trump

Maher, whose long-time criticism of Trump includes suggesting descending from an orang-utan, acknowledged unimpressive presidential predecessors, but said, the one who was so aggressively stupid, prides himself on not having any information in his head. He offered a vulgar suggestion about how Sean Hannity, the host of Fox News, could provide information to the president.

Maher is not very happy with Trump's Republican supporters. no more. "It's not just the clown, it's the circus … Donald Trump could not be where he is without all these facilitators."

Surprisingly, he has a weakness for vice -President Mike Pence – but only because it's not Trump.

the stimulants that put me under the skin, the one I hate the most is Mike Pence. He whitens all Donald Trump's mud because he looks so Christian, "said Maher, slipping into a Southern accent for the last word.

But" when people say that Mike Pence would be worse, I implore you to reconsider that. Mike Pence is the kind of disgusting Christian hypocrite who, if I did not already hate religion, I would start. But Mike Pence is not trying to become a dictator. … He can name the three branches of government. He is in the normal Republican terrible setting. Bill Maher Opens HBO 'Real Time With Bill Maher' ” width=”540″ height=”405″ data-mycapture-src=”” data-mycapture-sm-src=””/>

Bill Maher Opens 'Real Time With Bill Maher' from HBO with a short stand-up routine. (Photo: Janet Van Ham, HBO)