Bill Maher announced that his HBO show will soon return without writers.

"Real Time with Bill Maher's" 21st season was cut short after Hollywood writers went on strike last May. Writers are asking for higher pay, a guaranteed number of writers per room, better residuals and safeguards around the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the writing process, in their list of demands.

With no end to the strike in sight, Maher revealed that the show would return without writers or writing.

"Real Time is coming back, unfortunately, sans writers or writing. It has been five months, and it is time to bring people back to work," he wrote Wednesday on X, formerly known as Twitter. 

The liberal comedian said that while he "sympathized" with the writers' concerns, there were other staff who were being hurt financially by the strike. 

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"The writers have important issues that I sympathize with, and hope they are addressed to their satisfaction, but they are not the only people with issues, problems, and concerns. Despite some assistance from me, much of the staff is struggling mightily," he wrote.

Maher reiterated how he loves his fellow writers on "Real Time," but he would not allow the show "to lose an entire year and see so many below-the-line people suffer so much." The HBO host pledged to "honor the spirit of the strike" by abstaining from show elements that were dependent on writing, such as the monologue, desk piece, and "New Rules" segments.

He admitted "Real Time" would not be as good without writers, but also promised it would not "disappoint" fans.

"But the heart of the show is an off-the-cuff panel discussion that aims to cut through the bulls–t and predictable partisanship, and that will continue. The show will not disappoint," he insisted.

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Maher's announcement drew a mixed reaction online, with many liberals attacking the HBO host as a "scab," someone who crosses a picket line. 

"Without writers, the new weekly SCAB edition of "Real Time With Bill Maher will be 83 seconds long," Keith Olbermann mocked.

The former MSNBC host did not mince words in his rebuke of Maher. "As somebody who's known you since 1978: F—k you , Bill, you selfish and unfunny scumbag," he wrote on X.

The Writers Guild of America, the union representing the striking writers, blasted Maher's move on social media.

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"Bill Maher’s decision to go back on the air while his Guild is on strike is disappointing. If he goes forward with his plan, he needs to honor more than ‘the spirit of the strike,'" the group wrote on X. The WGA warned Maher he was "obligated to follow the strike rules and not perform any writing services" as a WGA member, and said they would be picketing his show in protest.

Actresses like Jennifer Aniston also faced backlash this week for "liking" a Drew Barrymore Instagram post explaining why she also made the decision to bring back her show, amid the strike.

Maher is the first late-night host to resume programming during the writers strike. He previously zinged his late-night competitors on NBC, CBS and ABC, saying he didn't understand why their shows have survived during the modern era of streaming options.

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He also mocked hosts like Jimmy Kimmel and Stephen Colbert for pandering to liberal fans. 

"Those guys don't have takes. I have takes," he said. "What they do is say exactly what a liberal audience wants them to say about that. That's not a take," he argued on his "Club Random" podcast.

"Real Time with Bill Maher" will be back with an original episode on September 22, Deadline reported.

Warner Bros. Discovery did not immediately return a request for comment.

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Each year, the 9/11 Tribute in Light installation illuminates Lower Manhattan’s skies on the anniversary of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks.

The tribute has become a staple in honoring the lives lost on Sept. 11, 2001 — and Italian lighting company MaxVH ensures that the lights are just as vibrant year after year.

Matteo Moratti, a MaxVH technician in charge of the project, shared in an interview with Fox News Digital the details of how the display is brought to life.

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The MaxVH lighting team, based in Turin, Italy, spends 10 days in New York City to prep for the event. 

Each beam of light is made up of 44 five-foot-tall light boxes that measure 3.5 feet in width and length.

Each beam shoots a few miles high into the sky from its base, where the light boxes are positioned into squares — simulating the shape and orientation of the North and South Towers.

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The "perceivable power" of each xenon light bulb is eight kilowatts – or 8,000 watts – but the actual consumption of power is "way less" due to special equipment that makes the machines more efficient, the technician said.

The light machines are kept in Manhattan year-round to be "maintained properly," Moratti said.

The machines used in the current light display were first purchased by the Italian company Spacecannon in 2008 and were custom-made for the 9/11 memorial event.

There were 90 boxes originally created to make up the installation, leaving two spares in case of emergency, Moratti counted.

"We can replace one or two lights that very rarely … need repairing," he said.

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The lights are traditionally turned on before sunset on Sept. 11 and turned off at sunrise the next morning.

Moratti is the son of MaxVH owner and lead technician Massimo Moratti, who began the Tribute in Light project in 2002.

Matteo Moratti, 25, explained how he grew up watching his father pay tribute to those lost on 9/11, which led to the project becoming an experience of "maturity" for him.

"It's the most gratifying experience for [my father] and he’s very honored to do so," Matteo Moratti said. "For me, it's just the same." 

Even though he doesn’t remember the attacks 22 years ago, Matteo Moratti said the experience of growing up with this tribute at the center of his family has been "profound."

"I was born in this field learning from my father," he added. "It means so much to me."

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Massimo Moratti previously spent 15 years as lead director of maintenance for Spacecannon, overseeing the installation of lights around the world.

He still works with his global clientele – including the 9/11 Memorial and Museum through MaxVH.

"In this company, we are able to collect all the machines, the instruments that enable us to build the new machines, so we can maintain the models like the one here in New York for a lot of years to come," said Matteo Moratti.

The son also reported that this year’s event went "smoothly" and brought in "a lot of guests" who gathered to commemorate all those who were lost. 

"We’re very proud," he said.