Real Time with Bill Maher

"The return on investment is more than we'll ever spend on it." #ArtemisII #RTOvertime WATCH: youtu.be/XfDoe-FQQXA

The ol' switcheroo... 🤑

"You want to commune with the cosmos, you become fluent in math." – @neildegrassetyson.com Watch this week's episode of #RTOvertime: youtu.be/XfDoe-FQQXA

If you want to know what is ailing our politics, this is a big, big part of it. #RealTime @davidfrenchjag.bsky.social @realbillmaher.bsky.social

All money is made up. So what's the difference between cryptocurrency and the U.S. dollar? Watch @benmckenzie.bsky.social get real about made up money on the May 15, 2026 episode of Real Time, now streaming on HBO Max.

We're starting to see the United States as just being an extension of Trump's own ego. Watch historian Dan Jones break it down with Bill Maher and David French on the #RealTime panel:

Iran was supposed to be 'hit it and quit it,' but then things got...complicated. Watch #RTOvertime: youtu.be/hCWB5cnJmy0

People are saying it's the most beautiful suicide note they've ever seen. #RealTime @realbillmaher.bsky.social

"Young men are dealing with what young women had to deal with centuries ago." Watch @donnabrazile.bsky.social get real about the confidence crisis among young men on #RTOvertime: youtu.be/K0lvxZPNnEk

Assassinating a U.S. president is not going to solve anything. The only way this ends is at the ballot box. #RealTime

“It’s the greatest grift we’ve ever seen in our lifetime.” Gov. Gavin Newsom calls out corruption under the Trump administration on this week’s Real Time: @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @realbillmaher.bsky.social

Should Trump "just buy" #SpiritAirlines 👻 with a taxpayer-funded bailout? Watch tonight's #RTOvertime: youtu.be/8gUw-ieC6-8

This is how the corruption works these days – it's right in your face. Watch this week's episode of #RTOvertime: youtu.be/hEBKikXOO3I

The new Michael Jackson movie is in theaters. Showings are 7, 9 and 11...just like the victims.

There was nothing keeping Maryland's @govwesmoore.bsky.social from rigging the prediction markets, so he banned insider bets by state government employees. Watch @realbillmaher.bsky.social and his guests take their conversation into Overtime: youtu.be/hEBKikXOO3I

"You have kids from Peoria and Pontiac fighting a war and you got a bunch of nepo babies down in Palm Beach betting on it." – @rahmemanuel.bsky.social on prediction markets Watch more #RTOvertime: youtu.be/qtqwiC12WZw?...

JD Vance lecturing an Augustinian-trained pope on the concept of just war? That takes a lot of chutzpah. Watch Rahm Emanuel, Kara Swisher and Jake Sullivan join Bill Maher on #RTOvertime: youtu.be/qtqwiC12WZw?... @realbillmaher.bsky.social @karaswisher.bsky.social @rahmemanuel.bsky.social

What's the #1 thing you should do to live longer? Kara Swisher gets real about tech bros, billionaires and the quest for longevity in her new CNN series, #KaraSwisherWantsToLiveForever. @karaswisher.bsky.social @realbillmaher.bsky.social @cnn.com

Will Rahm Emanuel run for president in 2028? His brother Zeke says we'll have to ask him, so we will! #RTOvertime @rahmemanuel.bsky.social @realbillmaher.bsky.social

If you tried every health trend, you'd do nothing else all day. Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel's advice? Don't be a schmuck...and #EatYourIceCream.

It's Cesar Chav--er, Farmworkers Day, and we want to know: Why do so many people keep the secret of monsters for so long? #RealTime w/ @realbillmaher.bsky.social

"You know how you win an election right now? All you gotta do is look the people in the face, be straight up with them and let them know – you about them." – Stephen A. Smith Watch this week's #RTOvertime with @realbillmaher.bsky.social: youtu.be/baC09HdJQN4

"This is not to scare you. It's to be crystal clear about where this is heading: This is heading towards an anti-human future." Watch Tristan Harris give Bill an eye-opening A.I. update. 😮🤖 Join #TheHumanMovement @ human.mov @humanetech.bsky.social @realbillmaher.bsky.social

It's never too late to write your sex, drugs and rock 'n roll memoir. 'The End of My Life is Killing Me' by Annabelle Gurwitch is available TODAY from your favorite bookmonger! annabellegurwitch.com

Trump said, "when oil prices go up, we make a lot of money." Um, who's "we?"

Why is the the Justice Department making it so difficult for members of Congress to conduct oversight on the #EpsteinFiles? Watch Sen. @adamschiff.com describe the roadblocks he would encounter when trying to view the unreleased files on the latest episode of #RTOvertime: youtu.be/42WhjZc5hp8?...

"They keep telling us that we have to be informed consumers with healthcare. This is not trying to pick between Cocoa Puffs and Cap'n Crunch. We can't understand this stuff. It's too complicated. We need one fix, not this little crap." Watch Annabelle Gurwitch on #RTOvertime: youtu.be/42WhjZc5hp8

Now THIS would be a fun TikTok trend 🥵 Watch legendary singer-songwriter Paul Anka tell Bill Maher about his Doja Cat collab and much, much more on the latest Real Time, now streaming on @hbomax.bsky.social.

The Environmental Protection Agency now cannot protect us against pollution. This is like saying the Navy can't use ships. #BillMaher #RealTime #HBO #EPA #ClimateChange

They say Trump's tariffs cost the average American family $1000 last year. Who would've thunk it? Watch @stephruhle.bsky.social and former National Security Advisor H.R. McMaster join Bill Maher on Real Time:

They're on their way to becoming gods, much more powerful than us." Watch @jonathanhaidt.bsky.social get real about the perils of unregulated A.I. on #RTOvertime: youtu.be/XEVdNo7fs_A

It had to be said. #WinterOlympics #NewRule #RealTime #BillMaher

Turns out that #QAnon - yes, QAnon - was more right about the #EpsteinFiles than anyone admitted...but not about everything.

Trump's threat to 'take over' elections is the latest phase in his slow-moving coup – and it's the most important issue right now. WATCH: youtu.be/P2MzNw4wW0s

"Well knock me over with a feathered boa..." Watch former Gov. Chris Christie spill the tea on what Republicans say when we're not listening on #RTOvertime: youtu.be/3rn57brxT-g

Let's go ahead and call this a positive week for America.

TONIGHT: Bill is back with a new season of #RealTime! Start the clock at 10PM on @hbomax.bsky.social.

Just in time for Thanksgiving, Mel Robbins shares how the #LetThemTheory can help you sit with someone who pisses you off at the dinner table. Watch the season finale of #RealTime on @hbomax.bsky.social!

If you go near this Epstein thing, Trump does not like it. Just ask Marjorie Taylor Greene. Watch the season finale of Real Time with Bill Maher, now streaming on HBO Max.

"Good riddance to the penny...although what is Spotify gonna use to pay recording artists now?" Watch Bill and his guests discuss copper coinage, daylight savings, sports betting and other scourges on this week's episode of #RTOvertime: youtu.be/8Y1nAONKFjY

Scott Galloway: 40% of the S&P is now 10 companies whose primary mission is to get you as glued to a screen for as long as possible. Watch #NotesOnBeingAMan author @profgalloway.com get real about what Big Tech is doing to young men on the latest episode of #RealTime, now streaming on HBO Max.

This is so Trump – using the Epstein files to distract from the Epstein files.

The one and only Kenny Chesney brought some Big Hat Energy to this week's #RealTime!

No WHAT November?! Stream the new episode of #RTOvertime: youtu.be/Kt_xTtGPyeA

It's been called "the Manhattan Project on steroids, because the stakes are so high but the public has no idea." Watch #TheAgeOfDisclosue director/producer Dan Farah describe the race to recover and reverse-engineer #UAP craft on #RealTime:

"Sometimes the right-meaning policies of inclusion can lead to exclusion." Watch Bill Maher and Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear get real about running mates on #RealTime: @andybeshearky.bsky.social

Trump's ballroom is a symbol – and it symbolizes that he's not going anywhere. #RealTime #EastWing @michaelsteele.bsky.social

Should we ban artificial superintelligence? Watch Bill and his guests – Kate Bedingfield, Michael Steele and Gov. Andy Beshear – discuss rogue A.I., Trump pardons, sports betting and more on this week's episode of Overtime: youtu.be/Sbyzvc5ZpWE

Happy Hate America Day! 🇺🇸

"People are long on A.I. but short on America." Watch Bill Maher, Van Jones and Thomas Friedman discuss how our best-educated kids are "graduating off a cliff" on #RTOvertime: youtu.be/J92zfPt-dUw

"Young people of all ages around the world choosing projects to make the world a better place, rolling up their sleeves, being empowered to take action. That’s what gives me the most hope." – Dr. Jane Goodall 💚

Welcome to this week's edition of "If Obama Did It..."

Quick update for those of you tracking the rise of autocracy...

"You don't have to agree with what #CharlieKirk said, or what he believed in, but you have to mourn what his death represents." Watch MSNBC senior political analyst and @podsaveamerica.crooked.com contributor Alex Wagner get real about political assassinations on the latest episode of #RealTimeHBO.