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Analyze and summarize the following news-like text snippet: 
HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher" will return with new episodes Friday sans writers and without two of its most popular features, Maher's opening monologue and the closing segment "New Rules."
As an opening segment for his shows during the strike, Maher plans to go into the crowd to riff with audience members, drawing on his background as an improvisational stand-up that includes a stint as an emcee at the Catch a Rising Star comedy club. Coincidentally, both Jay Leno and David Letterman fielded questions from the audience last week in their first shows back.
The strike-impacted "Real Time" will feature an extended version of its regular roundtable discussion with guests, with Maher's conversations with remote guests via satellite also expected to remain.
But Maher will not write any material, sources close to the show said.
Monologues performed by talk-show hosts who are WGA members are at the center of a controversy sparked by "The Tonight Show" host Leno's decision to write openings...<|im_end|>
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The provided text appears to be a news article or similar content. A brief summary could be: HBO's "Real Time With Bill Maher" will return with new episodes Friday sans writers and without two of its most popular features, Maher's opening monologue and the closing segment "New Rules."
As an opening segment for his shows during the strike, Maher plans to go into the crowd to riff with audience members, drawing on his background as an improvisational stand-up that includes a stint as an emcee at the Catch a Rising Star comedy club. Coincidentally, both Jay Leno and David Letterman fielded... (Further analysis would depend on the specific query.)<|im_end|>
