Bill Maher
American comedian and television host (born 1956)
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William Maher is an American comedian, writer, producer, political commentator, actor, and television host. He is known for the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present) and the similar late-night show called Politically Incorrect (1993–2002), originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC. In 2022, Maher started the podcast Club Random.
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Bill Maher Says Actors Who Boycott Woody Allen Movies Are 'Pu**ies'Bill Maher went in hard for Woody Allen, saying flatly he doesn't believe the sexual abuse allegations and thinks actors who won't work with him are "pu**ies." Bill was chatting it up with Katie Couric..TMZ.com - Published | |
Katie Couric Says Bryant Gumbel Had 'Sexist Attitude' About Maternity LeaveKatie Couric says Bryant Gumbel gave her a hard time back in the day over maternity ... which Katie thinks spoke to something deeper, even if he was joking. The famed newswoman stopped by Bill Maher's..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Drills Down on 'Star Trek's Controversial Interracial KissBill Maher tackled one of the most burning questions in the history of "Star Trek" Friday ... and thanks to William Shatner, we now have our answer! The 'Real Time' host interviewed Shatner on his HBO..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Blasts COVID Pandemic OverreactionBill Maher unloaded on the media and others who shamed anyone who dared question COVID restrictions, because he says lots of people who broke from conventional wisdom were right. The 'Real Time' host..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Warns Democrats to Kill Identity Politics or Else They'll LoseBill Maher makes a super compelling case that pandering to racial groups is a sure way to lose elections ... because all these identities in America are now blurred beyond recognition. The 'Real Time'..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Says We've Gone Way Overboard with Bogus Mental Health ExcusesBill Maher has had it up to HERE with lots of people who have self-diagnosed themselves with mental health issues when they actually have none. The 'Real Time' host says lots of people have confused..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Gives Garth Brooks, J.K. Rowling Award for Fighting Cancel CultureBoy, does Bill Maher have a golden pair ... and he's handing 'em out to celebs and normies who've said screw cancel culture -- folks like J.K. Rowling and Garth Brooks, in Bill's opinion. The "Real..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Tells Biden to Lean into Age in Hilarious State of the Union SpeechBill Maher was HYSTERICAL Friday night, with a message to Joe Biden ... embrace your old fart self!!! The 'Real Time' host made a barrage of solid points, in particular -- When the Prez says he's..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Blasts Republicans and Democrats Over 'Mindless Partisanship'Bill Maher is f***ing sick of Republicans and Democrats who reflexively villainize everyone with whom they disagree ... and he's got receipts of how stupid hard-core partisans have become. For..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Says American Democracy Is Failing b/c We're 'S***tier People' Than BeforeBill Maher is throwing in the towel on American democracy -- or so it seems -- and he makes a case. The 'Real Time' host served up a scary parallel between the U S of A and Brazil, both of which had..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Says Israel-Palestine Land Dispute Ancient History so Move OnBill Maher defies most celebrities who straddle the fence and really say nothing when they "speak out" about the Israel-Hamas war ... he has a very strong POV, which involves a heavy dose of reality..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Trashes Critics of MrBeast and Others Who Actually Do Good DeedsBill Maher can't understand how people can criticize folks like MrBeast who are helping cure blindness, provide clean drinking water to villages that don't have it, and on and on ... well, actually he..TMZ.com - Published | |
Bill Maher Says Beware of Christian NationalismBill Maher loves the XMAS season, 'cause it's fun ... but he's alarmed at all the people who embrace the religious element to a point they want to shove it down everyone else's throats. The 'Real Time'..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Says Stop Online Circle Jerk, We Don't Need Opinions on EverythingBill Maher has an interesting take on us Americans -- we have way too many opinions on stuff that doesn't matter, and maybe we should all shut the f*** up. The "Real Time" host made people think Friday..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Says Public Schools Need to Be Like Catholic SchoolsBill Maher launched on public schools Friday night, and it's hard to argue with the premise ... public schools are failing -- failing students AND teachers -- and maybe the "old" way of running schools..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Rails On Critics of Western Civilization, Hamas Ain't the AnswerBill Maher was on a tear Friday night, calling out progressives and academics who crap on Israel as an "outpost of Western civilization" ... because Western civilization is responsible for the freedoms..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Says the Real Deep State is Bureaucrats Regulating Us to DeathBill Maher was on a tear Friday night, acknowledging a deep state but not the one people talk about. The "Real Time" host got real ... it's become impossible in the United States to build anything --..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Warns Viewers on 'Real Time' Harvard Makes Students StupidBill Maher has an urgent message for kids who are considering college -- DON'T GO ... and if you must, avoid Harvard at all costs because it will turn you into an idiot. The 'Real Time' host unloaded..TMZ.com - Published |
Tommy Lee Used to Drink 2 Gallons of Vodka a Day, Shocked He's HealthyTommy Lee used to down an ungodly amount of booze when he was young(er) and dumb -- which is why he's in complete shock over his clean bill of health now, and we can't blame him. The Mötley Crüe..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Says Social Media is Actually Anti-Social MediaBill Maher went on a tear against social media Friday night, saying it's a colossal misnomer, because it should be called "anti-social media," and it's destroying our civilization. Scoff at the 'Real..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Calls Out Comedian Hasan Minhaj for Lying About RacismBill Maher did not hold back Friday night, calling comedian Hasan Minhaj a shady liar. The 'Real Time' host ended his show worrying that the concept of truth has become relative, and Exhibit A is..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Calls for Biden to Withdraw from 2024 Presidential RaceBill Maher has high praise for President Biden -- he says he's done a good job and has brought some normalcy back to The White House -- but he needs to pass the torch now, or Trump will get reelected...TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Reverses Course, 'Real Time' Won't Return During Writers' StrikeBill Maher has pulled the plug on his decision to bring "Real Time" back without writers ... he says there's now hope both sides may reach an agreement so he's putting his show on ice until that..TMZ.com - Published | Big Las Vegas Acts Continue To Perform Despite CyberattackMGM properties are still reeling from a cyberattack which sent some of Las Vegas' biggest hotels into disarray ... but that's not stopping Sin City's heavyweight performers, who are full steam ahead..TMZ.com - Published |
Striking Writer Rips Bill Maher For Bringing Back 'Real Time' Amid StrikeBill Maher is taking it on the chin for bringing back 'Real Time' in the middle of the writers strike ... with one Writers Guild leader insisting Bill's misguided move won't weaken the union's labor..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Says 'Real Time' Is Coming Back Without WritersBill Maher's talk show is coming back to HBO ... he says he can't keep waiting around for the writers' strike to end and wants to get other folks back to earning a paycheck. The "Real Time with Bill..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Says Gov. Gavin Newsom Needs to Help End Writers' StrikeBill Maher is wondering why California's Governor is standing on the sidelines during Hollywood's economy-crushing labor disputes, and he's calling on Gavin Newsom to help hammer out a deal. The 'Real..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Praises Elon Musk for Transforming the World with TechnologyElon Musk has taken nothing but heat for a while, but he had an ally Friday night -- one Bill Maher. Elon appeared one-on-one with the 'Real Time' host, and Bill was more than complimentary. He..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Demands Atheist Day Holiday for 100 Million American NonbelieversBill Maher wants his day ... a day he will share with 100 million Americans -- Atheist's Day. The "Real Time" host chose the Easter egg rollup to one of the holiest of religious days to push for a..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Says Sports is the Only Merit-Based Industry Left in AmericaBill Maher has weighed in on nepo babies, and he's got no problem with it ... until a nepo baby says they succeeded on their own. As the 'Real Time' host put it ... "Enjoy the good life, but don't say..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher, Happy St. Patrick's Day, We're About to Become Another Northern IrelandBill Maher used St. Patrick's Day to make a point ... the United States of America is (A) not united and (B) on the cusp of becoming the next Northern Ireland. The 'Real Time' host served up a warning..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Says Social Progress Doesn't Happen Everywhere All at Once, Even in HollywoodBill Maher was more subtle than usual Friday night ... tipping his hat to evolutionary social change and asking everyone to chill if things aren't perfect RIGHT NOW. The "Real Time" host used Oscars..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher, Politics Should Be Like Movies, Stars Hate Each Other But Get Job DoneBill Maher did it again ... he didn't just call out politicians for being increasingly hateful toward each other, he offered a solution -- do it like the movies!!! The "Real Time" host made a..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Says Women Have Been Played by Tinder, but In Person Dating Coming BackBill Maher is OLD-SCHOOL -- he says men as a group are like heat-seeking missiles when it comes to sex, whereas women prioritize communication as an entry point. He thinks women got the short end of..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Adds 10 Hilarious Grammy Award CategoriesThe Grammys show promises to be endless, what with 91 categories, and now Bill Maher has exacerbated the problem by adding 10 categories to the list, and they're f***ing hysterical. The 'Real Time'..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Confesses He Flies Private Call Calls Out Celebrity HypocrisyBill Maher has a confession -- something he's kept under wraps for years -- he flies private, and if anyone expresses outrage they can suck it, because they'd do it too if they could. The "Real Time"..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Says Rep. George Santos Has Figured Out a New Way of WinningBill Maher is back and boy, has he got an interesting take on Rep. George Santos -- he may be smarter than all of us. The 'Real Time' host lays it out -- if someone writes a bio on the newly-minted..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Says Midterms Prove America's Not as Crazy as We ThoughtBill Maher put a bow on the 20th season of "Real Time" with words of hope ... how 'bout Dem midterms!!! Bill is blown away by the election ... if you followed him, he thought it would be a deathblow to..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Complains No Donald Trump Books Reveal Who He's F***ingBill Maher went after Donald Trump in the most personal way Friday night, but this was way more political than it is salacious. We will explain. Bill mused, with the hundreds of books that have been..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Says Democracy is On the Ballot and It's Going to LoseDemocracy is on the ballot next week, and it's going to lose ... so says Bill Maher, in a get-real moment for a sinking institution called the United States government. The "Real Time" host cut to the..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Rails On 'Offensive' Halloween Costumes that are Off LimitsBill Maher was on a tear Friday night over Halloween, and his message -- on the surface about "offensive" costumes -- was much more of a social commentary about the "emotional hemophiliacs" who are..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Says Americans are Now So Tribal We've Lost Our Ability to MingleBill Maher cut to the chase Friday night ... calling out intolerance Americans now have for those with whom they disagree ... intolerance that has led us to stop mingling with anyone who is not..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Says Consensual Sexual Relationships in Workplace Should Not be BannedBill Maher made a pretty compelling case that lots of rules against consensual sex in the workplace are not only ridiculous ... they're harmful. The "Real Time" host challenged companies that require..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Rails on 'Presentism,' Judging Past Conduct by Current ValuesBill Maher begs to differ with the maxim, "There's no time like the present," because he says the past is being unfairly dragged. Maher made a case against the concept of "presentism" -- making..TMZ.com - Published |
Aaron Rodgers Leans Pro-Life but Supports Pro-Choice on Bill Maher PodcastAaron Rodgers has no blind allegiance to anything ... he scorns politicians -- be them Democrats or Republicans -- who impose the way they want to live on their citizens, and that includes abortion...TMZ.com - Published | 'Hairspray's' John Waters Tells Bill Maher He's Now So Respectable He Wants to PukeJohn Waters, one of the most interesting and line-pushing talents in Hollywood, joked on "Real Time" Friday night that he's become so respectable, he wants to gag! Waters was hysterical with Bill..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Says Online Shopping is Killing Us Environmentally and PsychologicallyBill Maher has a warning ... online shopping is taking a not-so-hidden toll on America ... and he makes a case that going OG shopping is better for your head and the planet. The "Real Time" host went..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Blasts Appropriation Movement in Casting Decisons for Movie RolesBill Maher made an incredibly strong case Friday night that Hollywood is ruining itself by pigeonholing actors into narrow lanes based on their heritage, sexual orientation, identity, etc. The "Real..TMZ.com - Published |
Bill Maher Rails on Obesity and 'Body Positivity' Calling it a Catastrophe"Have you ever seen a fat 90-year-old?" That's the question Bill Maher asked in a diatribe about obesity in America ... which he says is a full-blown catastrophe that is wrongly being embraced by..TMZ.com - Published | Bill Maher Drags Elon Musk, Others for Embracing Population ExplosionBill Maher thinks Elon Musk is worried about population collapse because it's a convenient excuse not to wear a condom ... it was a jk, but his point is ominous. Stay with us. Bill is back on 'Real..TMZ.com - Published |
