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Bill Maher hosts this live one-hour talk show that features a monologue, roundtable discussions and special guests.

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Bill Maher returns for the 19th hit season of his award-winning HBO comedy/talk series.

May 28, 2021: Bob Costas, Nicholas Kristof, James Carville

566. May 28, 2021: Bob Costas, Nicholas Kristof, James Carville

Guests: Bob Costas, Nicholas Kristof, James Carville.

June 4, 2021: Rep. Ritchie Torres, John Kasich, Chris Matthews

567. June 4, 2021: Rep. Ritchie Torres, John Kasich, Chris Matthews

Guests: Rep. Ritchie Torres, John Kasich, Chris Matthews.

June 11, 2021: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Rachel Bitecofer, Rob Reiner

568. June 11, 2021: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Rachel Bitecofer, Rob Reiner

Guests: Neil deGrasse Tyson, Rachel Bitecofer, Rob Reiner.

June 18, 2021: Nikki Glaser, Paul Begala, Jane Coaston

569. June 18, 2021: Nikki Glaser, Paul Begala, Jane Coaston

Guests: Nikki Glaser, Paul Begala, Jane Coaston.

June 25, 2021: Quentin Tarantino, Max Brooks, Dan Carlin

570. June 25, 2021: Quentin Tarantino, Max Brooks, Dan Carlin

Guests: Quentin Tarantino, Max Brooks, Dan Carlin.

July 30, 2021: Eric Adams, Joshua Green, Rep. Stacey Plaskett

571. July 30, 2021: Eric Adams, Joshua Green, Rep. Stacey Plaskett

Guests: Democratic nominee for NYC Mayor Eric Adams; journalist Joshua Green; Re...

August 6, 2021: Donna de Varona, Ben Shapiro, Malcolm Nance

572. August 6, 2021: Donna de Varona, Ben Shapiro, Malcolm Nance

Guests: Donna de Varona, Ben Shapiro, Malcolm Nance.

August 13, 2021: Martin Short, Steve Martin, Donna Brazile

573. August 13, 2021: Martin Short, Steve Martin, Donna Brazile

Guests: Martin Short & Steve Martin, Donna Brazile, Michael Moynihan.

August 20, 2021: Andrew Sullivan, Jackie Calmes, Max Rose

574. August 20, 2021: Andrew Sullivan, Jackie Calmes, Max Rose

Guests: Andrew Sullivan, Jackie Calmes, Max Rose.

August 27, 2021: Craig Whitlock, Katty Kay, Ralph Reed

575. August 27, 2021: Craig Whitlock, Katty Kay, Ralph Reed

Guests: Craig Whitlock, Katty Kay, Ralph Reed.

Sept. 10, 2021: Barbara Lee, Christina Bellantoni, George F. Will

576. Sept. 10, 2021: Barbara Lee, Christina Bellantoni, George F. Will

Guests: Rep. Barbara Lee, Christina Bellantoni, George F. Will.

September 17, 2021: Anne Applebaum, Gillian Tett, Dan Savage

577. September 17, 2021: Anne Applebaum, Gillian Tett, Dan Savage

Guests: Anne Applebaum, Gillian Tett, Dan Savage.

September 24, 2021: Tristan Harris, Jennifer Rubin, Richard Ojeda

578. September 24, 2021: Tristan Harris, Jennifer Rubin, Richard Ojeda

Guests: Tristan Harris, Jennifer Rubin, Richard Ojeda.

October 1, 2021: Steven Van Zandt, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Taibbi

579. October 1, 2021: Steven Van Zandt, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Taibbi

Guests: Steven Van Zandt, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Matt Taibbi.

October 8, 2021: Steven Pinker, Robert Costa, Michael Render

580. October 8, 2021: Steven Pinker, Robert Costa, Michael Render

Guests: Steven Pinker, Robert Costa, Michael Render (aka Killer Mike).

October 22, 2021: Saru Jayaraman, Andrew Yang, John McWhorter

581. October 22, 2021: Saru Jayaraman, Andrew Yang, John McWhorter

Guests: Saru Jayaraman, Andrew Yang, John McWhorter.

October 29, 2021: Sean Spicer, Caitlin Flanagan, Sen. Chris Coons

582. October 29, 2021: Sean Spicer, Caitlin Flanagan, Sen. Chris Coons

Guests: Sean Spicer, Caitlin Flanagan, Sen. Chris Coons.

November 5, 2021: Amy Klobuchar, Glenn Loury, Michael Eric Dyson

583. November 5, 2021: Amy Klobuchar, Glenn Loury, Michael Eric Dyson

Guests: Senator Amy Klobuchar, Glenn Loury, Michael Eric Dyson.

November 12, 2021: Kevin O'Leary, Tavis Smiley, Rep. Adam Schiff

584. November 12, 2021: Kevin O'Leary, Tavis Smiley, Rep. Adam Schiff

Guests: Kevin O'Leary, Tavis Smiley, Rep. Adam Schiff.

November 19, 2021: Fareed Zakaria, Chris Christie, Eric Adams

585. November 19, 2021: Fareed Zakaria, Chris Christie, Eric Adams

Guests: Fareed Zakaria, Chris Christie, Eric Adams.

January 21, 2022: Timothy Snyder, Bari Weiss, Rep. Ritchie Torres

Guests: Timothy Snyder - Professor of History at Yale University and author; Bari Weiss - Editor of the newsletter Common Sense on Substack and host of the podcast Honestly; Rep. Ritchie Torres - Democratic Congressman representing New York's 15th district who at 25 years old, became NYC’s youngest elected official and the first Afro-Latino, LGBTQ Member of Congress.

January 28, 2022: Ira Glasser, Fiona Hill, Matt Welch

Guests: Ira Glasser – Former Executive Director of the ACLU; Fiona Hill – Former Senior Director at the U.S. National Security Council specializing in Russian and European affairs and author of There Is Nothing for You Here: Finding Opportunity in the 20th Century; Matt Welch – Host of The Reason Roundtable podcast and co-host of The Fifth Column podcast.

February 4, 2022: Rep. Ro Khanna, Johann Hari, Katherine Mangu-Ward

Guests: Rep. Ro Khanna - Congressman representing CA's 17th district and author of the new book Dignity in a Digital Age: Making Tech Work for All of Us; Johann Hari - Author of Stolen Focus: Why You Can’t Pay Attention — And How To Think Deeply Again; Katherine Mangu-Ward - Editor-in-Chief of Reason Magazine and co-host of "The Reason Roundtable" podcast.

February 11, 2022: Ricky Williams, Vivek Ramaswamy

Guests: Ricky Williams - Former NFL running back and entrepreneur and founder of sports-themed weed brand Highsman; Vivek Ramaswamy - Biotech Entrepreneur and author of Woke Inc: Inside Corporate America's Social Justice Scam; Marianne Williamson - Political activist, Blogger for Substack's TRANSFORM with Marianne Williamson, and host of The Marianne Williamson Podcast.

February 18, 2022: Brooke Jenkins, John Avlon, Katrina Vanden Heuvel

Guests: Brooke Jenkins – Former San Francisco Assistant District Attorney; John Avlon – Senior Political Analyst and anchor for CNN and author of Lincoln and the Fight for Peace; Katrina Vanden Heuvel – Publisher of The Nation and Columnist for the Washington Post.

February 25, 2022: Ruben Gallego, Bret Stephens, Chloé Valdary

Guests: Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) – Democratic Congressman from Arizona and author of They Called Us “Lucky”: The Life and Afterlife of the Iraq War’s Hardest Hit Unit; Bret Stephens – New York Times Columnist; Chloé Valdary – Founder of Theory of Enchantment and host of the podcast The Heart Speaks with Chloé Valdary.

March 11, 2022: Kenneth Branagh, Frank Bruni, Batya Ungar-Sargon

Guests: Kenneth Branagh - Writer, director, and producer of the semi-autobiographical film Belfast, nominated for seven academy awards; Frank Bruni - Professor of Public Policy at Duke University and author of The Beauty of Dusk: On Vision Lost and Found; Batya Ungar-Sargon - Deputy Opinion Editor of Newsweek and author of Bad News: How Woke Media Is Undermining Democracy.

March 18, 2022: Ernest Moniz, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Max Brooks

Guests: Ernest Moniz – Former U.S. Secretary of Energy and CEO of Energy Futures Initiative; Kristen Soltis Anderson – Pollster and Founding Partner at Echelon Insights; Max Brooks – Senior Resident Fellow at the Atlantic Council, a nonresident Fellow at the Modern War Institute at West Point, and host of Max Brooks Breaks Down on YouTube.

March 25, 2022: Julia Ioffe, John Heilemann, Sen. Jon Tester

Guests: Julia Ioffe – Russia expert and a Founding Partner & Washington Correspondent for the news site Puck; John Heilemann – Executive Editor of The Recount and Host & Executive Producers of Showtime’s “The Circus”; Sen. Jon Tester (D-MT) – Democratic Senator from Montana.

April 1, 2022: Nicole Perlroth, Laura Coates, Andrew Yang

Guests: Nicole Perlroth – Former Lead Cyber Security Reporter for The New York Times and author of This Is How They Tell Me the World Ends: The Cyberweapons Arms Race; Laura Coates – CNN Senior Legal Analyst and author of JUST PURSUIT: A Black Prosecutors Fight for Fairness; Andrew Yang – Founder of the new political third party, Forward.

April 8, 2022: David Mamet, Nancy MacLean, David Leonhardt

Guests: David Mamet - Playwright and author of Recessional: The Death of Free Speech and the Cost of a Free Lunch; Nancy MacLean - Historian at Duke University and author of Democracy in Chains: The Deep History of the Radical Right’s Stealth Plan for America; David Leonhardt - Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and author of the New York Times daily newsletter, The Morning.

April 22, 2022: Bob Odenkirk, Mary Katharine Ham, Caitlin Flanagan

Guests: Bob Odenkirk - star of Better Call Saul and author of the memoir, Comedy Comedy Comedy Drama; Mary Katharine Ham - CNN Commentator and Senior Writer of The Federalist; Caitlin Flanagan - Staff writer at The Atlantic.

April 29, 2022: Fran Lebowitz, Ali Velshi, Doug Jones

Guests: Fran Lebowitz - Author and social commentator who is currently touring for "An Evening with Fran Lebowitz"; Ali Velshi - Host of MSNBC's morning show, Velshi; Doug Jones - Distinguished Senior Fellow at the Center for American Progress and former Democratic Senator from Alabama.

May 6, 2022: Chloe Maxmin, Paul Begala, Michele Tafoya

Guests: Chloe Maxmin - Maine State Senator for District 13 and Co-Author of Dirt Road Revival: How to Rebuild Rural Politics and Why Our Future Depends On It; Paul Begala - Democratic strategist and CNN Political Contributor; Michele Tafoya - Former NBC Sports Reporter, blogger for Subtack's Michele Tafoya: Let’s Get Sane, and guest Co-Host for The View.

May 13, 2022: Rod Stewart, Ian Bremmer, Jane Harman

Guests: Rod Stewart – Legendary, two-time Rock and Roll Hall of Famer; Ian Bremmer – President of Eurasia Group and author of The Power of Crisis: How Three Threats – And Our Response – Will Change The World; Jane Harman – Served for six terms in the U.S. House of Representatives.

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About This Series

Bill Maher hosts this live one-hour talk series that features an opening monologue, 'roundtable discussions with Maher and a guest forum, segments with other special guests, and Maher's 'New Rules' segment that exposes society's most absurd habits and institutions.

Cast and Crew

Starring: Bill Maher, Rod Stewart, Ian Bremmer, Jane Harman, Chloe Maxmin, Paul Begala, Michele Tafoya, Fran Lebowitz, Ali Velshi, Doug Jones, Bob Odenkirk, Mary Katharine Ham, Caitlin Flanagan, David Mamet, Nancy MacLean, David Leonhardt, Nicole Perlroth, Laura Coates, Andrew Yang, Julia Ioffe, John Heilemann, Sen. Jon Tester, Ernest Moniz, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Max Brooks, Kenneth Branagh, Frank Bruni, Batya Ungar-Sargon, Rep. Ruben Gallego, Bret Stephens, Chloé Valdary, Brooke Jenkins, John Avlon, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, Ricky Williams, Vivek Ramaswamy, Marianne Williamson, Rep. Ro Khanna, Johann Hari, Katherine Mangu-Ward, Ira Glasser, Fiona Hill, Matt Welch, Rep. Ritchie Torres, Timothy Snyder, Bari Weiss, Fareed Zakaria, Chris Christie, Eric Adams, Kevin O'Leary, Tavis Smiley, Rep. Adam Schiff, Amy Klobuchar, Glenn Loury, Michael Eric Dyson, Sean Spicer, Sen. Chris Coons, Saru Jayaraman, John McWhorter, Steven Van Zandt, Matt Taibbi, Tristan Harris, Jennifer Rubin, Richard Ojeda, Anne Applebaum, Gillian Tett, Dan Savage, Barbara Lee, Christina Bellantoni, George F. Will, Craig Whitlock, Katty Kay, Ralph Reed, Andrew Sullivan, Jackie Calmes, Max Rose, Martin Short, Steve Martin, Donna Brazile, Michael Moynihan, Donna de Varona, Ben Shapiro, Malcolm Nance, Quentin Tarantino, Dan Carlin, Nikki Glaser, Jane Coaston, Neil Degrasse Tyson, Rachel Bitecofer, Rob Reiner, John Kasich, Chris Matthews, Bob Costas, Nicholas Kristof, James Carville

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