Real Time With Bill Maher continues its 11th season FRIDAY, APRIL 19 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), exclusively on HBO. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists, and interviews with in-studio and satellite guests. A new edition of "VICE" debuts at 11:00 p.m., followed by a replay of REAL TIME at 11:30 p.m.
Brian Levin, director of the Center for the Study of Hate & Extremism at California State University, San Bernardino, is the top-of-show interview guest. Automotive expert Dan Neil is the mid-show interview guest. The roundtable guests are political commentator Amy Holmes, journalist
Nicholas Kristof and author
Salman Rushdie.
Other
HBO playdates: April 21 (1:00 p.m., 2:00 a.m.), 22 (8:00 p.m.) and 24 (11:00 p.m.)
HBO2 playdates: April 19 (2:30 a.m.), 20 (10:10 a.m., midnight), 21 (7:00 p.m.) and 23 (10:00 p.m.)
Bill Maher has been favorite of subscribers since his first special on the network in 1989, starring in nine solo specials, including the hour-long presentations "
Bill Maher...But I'm Not Wrong," "The Decider" and "I'm Swiss" (both nominated for an Emmy in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special category), "Victory Begins at Home," "Be More Cynical," "The Golden Goose Special" and "Stuff That Struck Me Funny," and two half-hour stand-up specials, plus the specials "30 Seconds Over Washington" and "Comic Relief VI."
He was the creator and host of "Politically Incorrect," which was produced by
HBO Downtown Productions and debuted on
Comedy Central in 1993. The series moved to
ABC in 1997 and ran through 2002.
His latest book, "The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass," was published in November 2011 and
Made the New York Times bestseller list. Maher's 2006 book, "New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer," also
Made the New York Times list, as well as bestseller lists across the country. He is also author of the books "When You Ride Alone You Ride with Bin Laden: What the Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism," "Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? The Best of Politically Incorrect" and the novel "True Story." Maher produced and starred in the 2008 feature film "Religulous," the seventh most successful documentary of all time.
For more information on Real Time with
Bill Maher, visit
www.hbo.com/real-time-with-bill-maher. Facebook page:
facebook.com/Maher. Twitter: @Realtimers.
The executive producers of
Real Time With Bill Maher are
Bill Maher, Scott Carter,
Sheila Griffiths,
Brad Grey, Marc Gurvitz and Billy Martin; executive producer for HBO, Nancy Geller; produced by Dean E. Johnsen; director,
Paul Casey.
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