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Real Time with Bill Maher

Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.

Comedy, Talk

Episodes (23)
1Fri, Jan 16, 2004

January 16, 2004

Guests: Ret. Gen. Wesley Clark, musician Moby, Rev. Al Sharpton, actor Ron Silver, congressman Darrell Issa (R-CA) Topics: American values, Iraq, MoveOn.org, environment

2Fri, Jan 23, 2004

January 23, 2004

Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, novelist Farai Chideya, senator John Edwards, David Frum, Ralph Nader Topics: Iowa caucus, The Apprentice, Olivia Goldsmith, sexuality in islamic countries

3Fri, Jan 30, 2004

January 30, 2004

Guests: Actor Larry Miller, actor Sean Astin, former Bush-Cheney 2000 press secretary Mindy Tucker-Fletcher; on satellite Max Cleland and Michael Moore Topics: Democratic presidential candidates, gay marriage, Israel

4Fri, Feb 06, 2004

February 06, 2004

Guests: Author Andrew Sullivan, journalist Ron Suskind, actor Rob Schneider, politician Carol Moseley Braun, politician Jennifer Granholm Topics: Janet Jackson's Super Bowl stunt, Martha Stewart, special interests' power over politicians

5Fri, Feb 13, 2004

February 13, 2004

Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, writer Deborah Simmons, actor William Baldwin, Bill Burkett (II), James Moore[ (II), Heather Wilson Topics: Bush military service, The Passion of the Christ, pornography

6Fri, Feb 20, 2004

February 20, 2004

Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, writer Debra Dickerson, actor Jon Favreau, George Allen, Rep. Dennis Kucinich Topics: John Kerry, John Edwards, outsourcing, black culture

7Fri, Feb 27, 2004

February 27, 2004

Guests: Actor Ian McKellen, politician Christine Todd Whitman, Sandy Rios, Kwame Kilpatrick, Ralph Nader Topics: The Passion of the Christ, gay marriage, environment

8Fri, Mar 05, 2004

March 05, 2004

Guests: Comedian Martin Short, talk show host Tavis Smiley, economist Stephen Moore, Sen. Barbara Boxer, sportscaster Bob Costas Topics: Bush's new ads, Kerry, Haiti, steroid scandal in baseball, Super Size Me and fast food, Martha Stewart found guilty

9Fri, Mar 12, 2004

March 12, 2004

Guests: Author John McWhorter, comedian George Carlin, former Canadian PM Kim Campbell, HHS Secretary Tommy Thompson, NPR radio host Sandra Tsing Loh Topics: Religion, indecency in media, Madrid bombings

10Fri, Mar 19, 2004

March 19, 2004

Guests: Journalist David Frum, comedian Eddie Izzard, author Gore Vidal, former governor of Vermont Howard Dean, businessman Russell Simmons Topics: Madrid bombings, renewal of the Patriot Act, young voters, voting machines

11Fri, Jul 30, 2004

July 30, 2004

Guests: Rep. David Dreier, former Canadian Prime Minister Kim Campbell, filmmaker Michael Moore, musician Andre 3000, Gov. Bill Owens, Ralph Nader Topics: Iraq, 7 minutes of silence, Nader's candidacy

12Fri, Aug 06, 2004

August 06, 2004

Guests: Comedian Steve Harvey, Rep. Kay Granger, former Rep. Bob Barr, and reporter Cokie Roberts Topics: Terrorism, Kerry's war record, corn farming, Ricky Williams, gay marriage

13Fri, Aug 13, 2004

August 13, 2004

Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, former Sen. Gary Hart, writer Michelle Malkin, Rep. Rahm Emanuel, and columnist Maureen Dowd Topics: Muhammad Khan, president Bush, racial profiling, Jim McGreevey

14Fri, Aug 27, 2004

August 27, 2004

Guests: Author Michael Eric Dyson, Rep. Dana Rohrabacher, reporter Ashleigh Banfield, author and Vietnam veteran John E. O'Neill, Brigadier General Janis Karpinski, talk show host Chris Matthews Topics: McCain–Feingold Act, Iraq, environment

15Fri, Sep 03, 2004

September 03, 2004

Guests: Actor Jason Alexander, Andrew Sullivan, Arianna Huffington, Howard Dean and Pat Buchanan Topics: Republican National Convention, Iraq

16Fri, Sep 17, 2004

September 17, 2004

Guests: Author P.J. O'Rourke, philosopher Cornel West, actress Julie Delpy, journalist Kitty Kelley, correspondent Christiane Amanpour Topics: Bush family, assault weapons ban lifted, antidepressant drugs

17Fri, Sep 24, 2004

September 24, 2004

Guests: Screenwriter Larry Gelbart, columnist Maureen Dowd, comic strip artist Aaron McGruder, Rep. Charles Rangel, actress Drew Barrymore Topics: Dan Rather, Kerry campaign, tobacco lawsuit settlements

18Fri, Oct 01, 2004

October 01, 2004

Guests: Comedian George Carlin, correspondent Katty Kay, economist Stephen Moore, The Dixie Chicks, talk show host Tucker Carlson Topics: Presidential election debates, religion

19Fri, Oct 08, 2004

October 08, 2004

Guests: Lt. Gov. Michael Steele, comedian David Cross, commentator Tony Snow, filmmaker Michael Moore, columnist Frank Rich Topics: Presidential election debates, terrorism, religion in politics

20Fri, Oct 15, 2004

October 15, 2004

Guests: Singer Alanis Morissette, former Rep. Jim Rogan, Reverend Jesse Jackson, Dr. Howard Dean, radio show host Garrison Keillor Topics: Election debates, media in politics, Iraq

21Fri, Oct 22, 2004

October 22, 2004

Guests: Former CIA director James Woolsey, former Asst. Sec. of State James Rubin, actor Bradley Whitford, environmentalist Robert Kennedy, Jr. and White House advisor Dr. Bernadine Healy Topics: Iraq, flu vaccinations, Bill O'Reilly lawsuit

22Fri, Oct 29, 2004

October 29, 2004

Guests: Actor Richard Belzer, General Wesley Clark, actor Kevin Costner, columnist Thomas Friedman, commentator Ann Coulter Topics: Osama bin Laden, missing ammunition in Iraq, elections

23Fri, Nov 05, 2004

November 05, 2004

Guests: Former U.S. Senator Alan Simpson, actress Susan Sarandon, linguist and political analyst Noam Chomsky, comedian D. L. Hughley, columnist Andrew Sullivan, and former U.S. Representative Pat Schroeder Topics: Presidential elections