Comedian Bill Maher delivered a glowing and unexpected review of his recent private dinner with President Donald Trump, revealing during his HBO show Friday that the president was personable, self-aware, and even humorous — leaving Maher “blown away” by the encounter, the New York Post reported.

On “Real Time with Bill Maher,” the host devoted part of his opening monologue to recounting what he described as a surreal and surprisingly pleasant evening.

“Everything I’ve not liked about him was, I swear to God, absent — at least on this night, with this guy,” Maher, 69, said.

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