Bill Maher
Bill Maher Says Sports is One of the Last Industries that Hasn’t “Fallen to Nepotism”
Bill Maher isn’t holding back on his take on the nepo baby debate. During Real Time on Friday night, the comedian shared his thoughts on the highly discussed topic across social media, with stars like Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Hanks, Maude Apatow, Gwyneth Paltrow and O’Shea Jackson Jr. previously weighing in. “Enjoy the good life, nepos. […]
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CNN Adds Bill Maher’s ‘Overtime’ to Friday Night Lineup
Bill Maher is coming to CNN. The host of HBO’s weekly late night series Real Time will bring his Overtime segments to the cable news channel beginning Friday, Feb. 3. Overtime will air on CNN at 11:30 p.m. on Friday nights, after new episodes of Real Time debut on HBO on Fridays at 10 p.m. […]
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Chevy Chase Claims John Belushi Stole His Cocaine off ‘SNL’ Stage: “I’m So Glad I Just Put that Stuff Aside”
Bill Maher spent an hour with “the icon of icons,” Chevy Chase, for the latest installment of his Club Random podcast, and by the sound of it, they seemed to have a rollicking good time. They spent the majority of the chat session cracking jokes, matching wits and howling with laughter as comedians are wont […]
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‘Monarch’ Star Trace Adkins Says He “Stayed Away” From Politics While Filming With Susan Sarandon
Trace Adkins says he and Susan Sarandon had a strategy for getting along swimmingly on the set of Monarch, given their diametrically opposed political leanings. The country singer appeared on HBO’s Real Time on Friday, where host Bill Maher wanted to know how Adkins, who is politically conservative and performed at the 2020 Republican National […]
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Bill Maher Honors “Dear Friend” Salman Rushdie During Somber ‘Real Time’ Segment
Bill Maher devoted time during his latest episode of HBO’s Real Time to honoring his close friend Salman Rushdie, who was stabbed Friday just before giving a lecture in Western New York. Maher sat down with guests Piers Morgan and writer Rikki Schlott, and at the start of the segment, he explained that his mind […]
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Chris Cuomo Opens Up About Abrupt CNN Exit: “I Don’t Like How It Ended”
Chris Cuomo visited HBO’s Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday and reflected on his exit from CNN. At the start of the sit-down, host Bill Maher asked Cuomo if he was happy that his recently launched podcast, The Chris Cuomo Project, has been getting attention. Cuomo was previously a CNN host until the cable […]
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Bill Maher Says It Will Be a “Very Different America” With Roe v. Wade Overturned
Bill Maher took time during the latest episode of HBO’s Real Time to address the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Maher was the only late night host to tape an episode after Friday’s announcement that the court had voted 6-3 to overturn the 1973 case that legalized abortion nationwide. He also referenced […]
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Bill Maher Remembers Gilbert Gottfried: “He Was the King of Too Soon”
Bill Maher is remembering the late Gilbert Gottfried. While visiting Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday, Maher and the late night host reflected on Gottfried, who died on Tuesday at the age of 67 from recurrent ventricular tachycardia due to type II myotonic dystrophy. Maher noted that Gottfried was expected to appear in his New Year’s […]
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Ed Sheeran, Selena Gomez Join Virtual Fundraiser Venture Into Cures Lineup
EB Research Partnership is finalizing boldfaced name participants for its second annual Venture Into Cures virtual fundraiser. Scheduled for Nov. 18 and hosted by Tom Holland, the event raises money while shining a spotlight on individuals and families that are dealing with epidermolysis bullosa. Commonly called EB, it’s a rare genetic disorder (with no treatment […]
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Bill Maher Praises Norm Macdonald for Keeping Cancer Battle Private
Bill Maher commended Norm Macdonald for keeping his battle with cancer private, with the news only revealed after the comic-actor died. The Real Time host made his comments Wednesday on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, where he said he was a fan of Macdonald and his comedy style. “A guy who was never afraid to be too […]
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Bill Maher Questions Why the “Most Likable” Matt Damon Is “Flailing Around in Cancel Culture Quicksand”
Bill Maher came to the defense of Matt Damon during his “New Rules” segment of Real Time With Bill Maher on Friday. “Someone has to tell me, why is this guy always in the dog house with the online hall monitors of righteousness?” said Maher at the top of the segment. “It is a phenomenon […]
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Quentin Tarantino Considered Rebooting ‘Reservoir Dogs’ as His Swan Song
It may be jaw-dropping for some of his fans to hear, but Quentin Tarantino says for a while he considered rebooting one of his own films as his final work of art in Hollywood. While a guest Friday on Real Time with Bill Maher, the Oscar-winning writer-director said he still planned on sticking to his […]
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