Real Time with Bill Maher (2003)

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Live, raucous comedy series where host Bill Maher and a panel of guests discuss the issues of the day.

Original Release

02/21/2003 on HBO

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Cast

Name	Character

Bill Maher	Himself - Host / Self - Host
Bill Maher	Self - Host
Bill Maher	Self
Michael Moore	Self - Guest
Andrew Sullivan	Self
Salman Rushdie	Self - Guest
Arianna Huffington	Self
Bernie Sanders	Self - Guest
D.L. Hughley	Self
P.J. O'Rourke	Self

(see additional cast & crew)

#	Title	Air Date
1	Nancy Pelosi; Andrew Yang; Joe Walsh; Kara Swisher; Jon Meacham	Friday, 17 January 2020
2	Megyn Kelly; Ingrid Newkirk; Erick Erickson; Alex Wagner; Michael McFaul	Friday, 24 January 2020
3	Pete Buttigieg; Michael Eric Dyson; Mitch Landrieu; Mikie Sherrill; Rick Wilson	Friday, 31 January 2020
4	Steve Bannon; Fareed Zakaria; Ezra Klein; Andrew Gillum; Sarah Isgur	Friday, 07 February 2020
5	Amy Klobuchar; Pramila Jayapal; Katie Couric; Van Jones; Bret Stephens	Friday, 14 February 2020
6	Dr. Anne Rimoin; Nicholas Kristof; E.J. Dionne; Jane Kleeb; Buck Sexton	Friday, 28 February 2020
7	Rachel Bitecofer; Brian Cox; Ross Douthat; Caitlin Flanagan; Anthony Scaramucci	Friday, 06 March 2020
8	David Ropeik; Andrew Zimmern; Tim Miller; Edward Luce; Lis Smith	Friday, 13 March 2020
9	Eric Garcetti; Max Brooks; Seth MacFarlane; Willie Nelson; Bernie Sanders	Friday, 03 April 2020
10	Bill de Blasio; Al Gore; Ian Bremmer; Nikki Glaser	Friday, 10 April 2020
11	Rep. Dan Crenshaw; Fareed Zakaria; Andrew Sullivan	Friday, 17 April 2020
12	House Speaker Nancy Pelosi; Dr. David Katz; Jay Leno	Friday, 24 April 2020
13	Eric Holder; Bret Stephens; Matt Taibbi	Friday, 01 May 2020
14	Rep. Justin Amash; Amy Holmes; Dan Savage	Friday, 08 May 2020
15	Thomas Friedman; Dr. Cate Shanahan; Michael Moore	Friday, 22 May 2020
16	Tom Colicchio; Jay Leno; Ian Bremmer; Soledad O'Brien	Friday, 29 May 2020
17	Michael Render; Frank Figliuzzi; Michael Steele; Rosa Brooks	Friday, 05 June 2020
18	Radley Balko; Dariush Mozaffarian; Larry Wilmore; Matt Welch	Friday, 12 June 2020
19	Susan Rice; George Will; Malcolm Nance; Andrew Sullivan	Friday, 19 June 2020
20	John Bolton; Kara Swisher; Wes Moore; James Carville	Friday, 26 June 2020
21	Kerry Washington; Jim Carrey; Thomas Chatterton Williams; Bari Weiss	Friday, 31 July 2020
22	Lawrence Wilkerson/Paul Begala/Meghan Daum/Chris Evans	Friday, 07 August 2020
23	Episode #18.23	Friday, 14 August 2020
24	Gov. John Kasich; Oliver Stone; William Barber; Thomas Frank	Friday, 21 August 2020
25	Real Time with Bill Maher 540	Friday, 28 August 2020
26	Ewan McGregor; Peter Strzok; Peter Hamby; Jessica Yellin	Friday, 11 September 2020
27	Michael Cohen; Jane Fonda; Tim Miller; Trae Crowder	Friday, 18 September 2020
28	Bernie Sanders; Jim Belushi; Coleman Hughes; Bakari Sellers	Friday, 25 September 2020
29	Adam Schiff; John O. Brennan; Keli Goff; Bret Stephens	Friday, 09 October 2020
30	Episode #18.30	Friday, 16 October 2020
31	Episode #18.31
32	Episode #18.32
33	Episode #18.33
34	Episode #18.34
35	Episode #18.35

Directors

Hal Grant, Paul Casey

Writers

Scott Carter, Chris Kelly, Billy Martin, Matt Gunn, Adam Felber, Jay Jaroch, Bill Maher, Brian Jacobsmeyer, Danny Vermont, Lance Crouther, David Feldman, Bob Oschack, Samantha Matti

Cast

Name	Character

Bill Maher	Himself - Host / Self - Host
Bill Maher	Self - Host
Bill Maher	Self
Michael Moore	Self - Guest
Andrew Sullivan	Self
Salman Rushdie	Self - Guest
Arianna Huffington	Self
Bernie Sanders	Self - Guest
D.L. Hughley	Self
P.J. O'Rourke	Self
Cornel West	Self
Rob Reiner	Self - Panelist
Sarah Silverman	Self - Guest
Chris Matthews	Self
Darrell Issa	Self
Gavin Newsom	Self
David Frum	Self
Amy Holmes	Self
Jason Alexander	Self - Guest
Richard Belzer	Self

Producers

Name	Role

Billy Martin	Executive Producer
Bill Maher	Executive Producer
Marc Gurvitz	Executive Producer
Sheila Griffiths	Executive Producer
Dean E. Johnsen	Executive Producer
Scott Carter	Executive Producer
Chris Kelly	Executive Producer
Deena Katz	Producer
Matt Wood	Producer

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Year	Type	Category	Won

2017	Emmy	Outstanding Variety Talk Series	Nominated
2016	Emmy	Outstanding Variety Talk Series	Nominated
2014	Emmy	Outstanding Variety Series	Nominated
2013	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	Nominated
2013	Emmy	Outstanding Variety Series	Nominated
2012	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series	Nominated
2012	Emmy	Outstanding Variety Series	Nominated
2011	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music Or Comedy Series	Nominated
2010	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Nominated
2010	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Nominated
2009	Emmy	Outstanding Directing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Nominated
2009	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Nominated
2008	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Nominated
2007	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Nominated
2007	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Nominated
2006	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Nominated
2006	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Nominated
2005	Emmy	Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series	Nominated
2005	Emmy	Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Program	Nominated
2004	Emmy	Outstanding Individual Performance in a Variety or Music Program	Nominated