Real Time with Bill Maher

2003

Real Time with Bill Maher

7.3 | TV-MA | en | Comedy

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.

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EP14 May 8, 2026

May. 08,2026

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EP13 May 1, 2026

May. 01,2026

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EP12 April 24, 2026

Apr. 24,2026

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EP11 April 17, 2026: Kara Swisher, Rahm Emanuel, Jake Sullivan

Apr. 17,2026

Guests: An interview with Kara Swisher, award-winning podcast host, executive producer, and host of the new CNN Original Series "Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever." This week's panel discussion includes Rahm Emanuel,former White House Chief of Staff, Chicago mayor, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan under President Biden; and Jake Sullivan, co-host of "The Long Game" podcast, professor at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government, and former U.S. National Security Advisor under President Biden.

EP10 April 10, 2026: Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, Douglas Murray, Paul Rieckhoff

Apr. 10,2026

Guests: An interview with Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, bioethicist, oncologist, and New York Times bestselling author of the book "Eat Your Ice Cream: Six Simple Rules for a Long and Healthy Life." This week's panel discussion includes Douglas Murray, New York Post contributor and bestselling author of the book "On Democracies and Death Cults: Israel and the Future of Civilization"; and Paul Rieckhoff, national security and political analyst, founder of Independent Veterans of America (IVA), and host of the podcast "Independent Americans with Paul Rieckhoff."

EP9 March 27, 2026: Sen. Elissa Slotkin, Laura Coates, Stephen A. Smith

Mar. 27,2026

Guests: An interview with Sen. Elissa Slotkin, former CIA analyst and Pentagon official who currently serves as a Democratic senator from Michigan. This week's panel discussion includes Laura Coates, CNN chief legal analyst and anchor of the weeknight show "Laura Coates Live"; and Stephen A. Smith, host of "Straight Shooter with Stephen A." and "The Stephen A. Smith Show" on SiriusXM and YouTube.

EP8 March 20, 2026: Tristan Harris, Paul Begala, Rep. Anna Paulina Luna

Mar. 20,2026

Guests: An interview with Tristan Harris, co-founder of The Center for Humane Technology, who was recently featured in the documentary film "The AI Doc: Or How I Became an Apocaloptimist." This week's panel discussion includes Paul Begala, CNN contributor and Democratic strategist, and Rep. Anna Paulina Luna, Republican congresswoman who represents Florida's 13th district.

EP7 March 13, 2026: Gov. Josh Shapiro, Anthony Scaramucci, Lloyd Blankfein

Mar. 13,2026

Guests: An interview with Gov. Josh Shapiro, Democratic governor of Pennsylvania and author of the new book "Where We Keep the Light: Stories From a Life of Service." This week's panel discussion includes Anthony Scaramucci, former White House communications director under President Trump and author of the new book "All The Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump"; and Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs and author of the book "Streetwise: Getting to and Through Goldman Sachs."

EP6 March 6, 2026: Annabelle Gurwitch, Sen. Adam Schiff, Don Lemon

Mar. 06,2026

Guests: An interview with New York Times bestselling author Annabelle Gurwitch, whose newest memoir "The End of My Life is Killing Me: The Unexpected Joys of a Cancer Slacker" releases March 17. This week's panel discussion includes Sen. Adam Schiff, Democratic senator from California; and Don Lemon, award-winning journalist, founder of Lemon Media Network, and host of "The Don Lemon Show" podcast.

EP5 February 20, 2026: Paul Anka, Rep. Lauren Boebert, James Talarico

Feb. 20,2026

Guests: An interview with legendary singer and songwriter Paul Anka, who recently released his 37th studio album "Inspirations of Life and Love" and is the subject of the HBO Original documentary "Paul Anka: His Way." This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Lauren Boebert, Republican congresswoman who represents Colorado's 4th district; and James Talarico, Democratic state representative from Texas who is currently running in the 2026 Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate.

EP4 February 13, 2026: Jonathan Haidt, Stephanie Ruhle, Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster

Feb. 13,2026

Guests: An interview with Jonathan Haidt, social psychologist and professor at NYU Stern School of Business and co-author of "The Amazing Generation: Your Guide to Fun and Freedom in a Screen-Filled World." This week's panel discussion includes Stephanie Ruhle, host of MS NOW's "The 11th Hour" and co-host of the YouTube series "It's Happening with Velshi & Ruhle"; and retired Lt. Gen. H.R. McMaster, author, former United States National Security Advisor, and a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University.

EP3 February 6, 2026: John Mellencamp, Chris Christie, Chrystia Freeland

Feb. 06,2026

Guests: An interview with Rock & Roll Hall of Fame singer and songwriter John Mellencamp, whose 19-date tour "Dancing Words – The Greatest Hits" begins this summer. This week's panel discussion includes Chris Christie, former Republican governor of New Jersey and ABC News contributor; and Chrystia Freeland, former Canadian deputy prime minister and finance minister, and current economic advisor to Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

EP2 January 30, 2026: Nate Bargatze, Joe Scarborough, Marjorie Taylor Greene

Jan. 30,2026

Guests: An interview with Nate Bargatze, comedian, actor, and host of the new game show "The Greatest Average American" and star of the upcoming film "The Breadwinner." This week's panel discussion includes Joe Scarborough, co-host of MS NOW's "Morning Joe" and author of the daily newsletter "The Tea, Spilled by Morning Joe"; and former Republican congresswoman from Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene.

EP1 January 23, 2026: Major General Paul Eaton, Sen. John Kennedy, Kasie Hunt

Jan. 23,2026

Guests: An interview with Major General Paul Eaton, retired U.S. Army general and senior advisor for VoteVets and the Vet Voice Foundation. This week's panel discussion includes Sen. John Kennedy, Republican senator from Louisiana and author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book "How to Test Negative For Stupid: And Why Washington Never Will"; and Kasie Hunt, anchor of CNN's "The Arena with Kasie Hunt."

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Released: 2003-02-21 | Released Producted By: HBO , Kid Love Productions Country: United States of America Budget: 0 Revenue: 0 Official Website: http://www.hbo.com/real-time-with-bill-maher

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Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.

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Steve B I like this show. I think you can only watch this if you lean one way politically. He is definitely a funny political satirist. He dings on both sides, but obviously hardest on folks not in line with him. He does try to lighten things up when they get heavy. It is his show and he makes sure it is known that on his show, his way of thinking is the right way. Odd because he tries to invite folks with different thinking, but mostly to skewer them. I think the most brave folks are those who know they'll knock heads with him and still go on the show. I watch this regularly but my interest is starting to slip. I think Maher may have some problems with world religions he feels at odds with.

appliedill Bill Maher was a controversial figure for some time. His infamous comments on his previous show Politically Incorrect got him fired and made him interesting for HBO. And for some time I think I liked his approach. A full hour with politics, guests, talking points and a little bit of comedy. But looking more closely, a bunch of flaws get apparent. But let me elaborate.1. Bill Maher the comedian is great. Bill Maher the guy with an opinion is great. Bill Maher the host is terrible. His guests don't really get to disagree with him. There's most often no way for them to actually explain why they have a different opinion, be it right or wrong. There are cases where he actually just changes the subject when he's challenged by something. A good example for this are the appearances of Glenn Greenwald.It's tiresome to watch Maher lead a conversation when it's basically a monologue waiting for agreement.2. Bill Maher loves science, but he does not get it. This is very troublesome to me as I work in physics. Maher often cites numbers that aren't what he thinks they are. He loves to denounce muslims with polls of the "islamic world" that most often aren't representative, thinks flue vaccines are dangerous without actually knowing the facts.This becomes very dangerous when he recently (2015) stated he'd get the German Pegida protesters for their anti-Muslim sentiment. There's nothing sadder than this. Bill Maher supporting a movement he doesn't know anything about and basically explaining a group of people are the problem (which are his words, literally).You might think, I'm not liking his show because he doesn't agree with me. But the fact is that he doesn't let any neutral scientific person answer. This is my main problem. There's no actual evaluation of what he claims. But that leads me to the next point.3. The guests suck. Why? Well, most of the guests are there because they are promoting books. Sometimes it's celebrities that don't know what the hell they're talking about but still keep on blabbing. There are exceptions and that's great, and it's great to see people who are not in the fields of journalism or politics but who have strong informed opinion. But sadly that often is not the case. Instead you have always three guys who have pre-written punchlines that they push on any subject to make the crowd applaud. It's always the same. The crowd applauds for guest A. Guest B says something completely contrary but puts it into nice words, and the crowd applauds again. It's annoying. And boring.There you go.

lciape1 Bill Maher is great. He will debate anyone on any issue, and often does! He also offers his opponents and enemies the respect on appearing on his show to defend their views. The fact that he is so radically popular confirm the belief that many Americans, myself included, share: Our government and 'the system' have deep deep flaws. The American people, all 99% percent of us suffer from.As we approach the breaking point of crisis in our world it livens the soul and warms the heart to see such an intelligent and savvy human being pushing the envelope on important progressive issues.Those of us who make 40K/year and are proud to call ourselves capitalists should look more closely into Maher's values. Socialism is not a dirty word. Maher would agree.

saulcook Bill Maher and Henry Rollins have similar talk shows, but Henry seems to bring up new and important topics while Bill sort of runs over the same news that everybody else is talking about. Don't get me wrong, Bill Maher is hilarious, but Henry has better guests and live music on his show which kicks butt. Bill was a guest on Henry's show and it was cool to see them talk. Bill's show is on HBO and Henry's show is on IFC.The Henry Rollins Show and Real Time are still really good television. We need to have more conversations in the news right now like they have on their shows. CNN seems to be this big commercial hub now and Anderson Cooper is a gimmick and a bad one.