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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.
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Checked Sep 1, 2026
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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.
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Episode 1
Guests: Author Ann Coulter, actor Larry Miller, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Sarah Silverman, comedian Chris Rock Topics: The United Nations, Affirmative Action
Guest stars Larry Miller, Dana Rohrabacher, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Ann Coulter, Michael Eric Dyson
Episode 2
Guests: Actor Larry Miller, conservative commentator Monica Crowley, comedian Eric Idle, musician Dave Matthews, author David Horowitz, columnist Ted Rall Topics: Possibility of war with Iraq, selection of the new World Trade Center designs
Guest stars Monica Crowley, David Horowitz, Dave Matthews, Larry Miller, Eric Idle
Episode 3
Guests: Michael Graham, Danielle Pletka, cartoonist Ted Rall, actor D. L. Hughley, comedian Arj Barker, Doug Benson, actor Woody Harrelson Topics: President Bush's press conference, reality TV and terrorism
Guest stars Arj Barker, Danielle Pletka, Woody Harrelson, D.L. Hughley, Doug Benson
Episode 4
Guests: Monica Crowley, Arianna Huffington, comedian Dennis Miller, comedian Nick Swardson, Rev. Jesse Jackson Topics: The coming Iraq war, the stock market
Guest stars Monica Crowley, Nick Swardson, Dennis Miller, Jesse Jackson, Arianna Huffington
Episode 5
Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Constance L. Rice, Tim Robbins, musician Grant-Lee Phillips, Jon Brion, US war veterans Ward Tayne, Delphine Metcalf-Foster, Shad Meshad Topics: Iraq war, veterans rights and whether or not support for the troops means supporting the war, the Oscars
Guest stars Grant-Lee Phillips, Jon Brion, Constance L. Rice, Larry Miller, Tim Robbins, Shad Meshad
Episode 6
Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Michael Graham (II), Janeane Garofalo, Bob Odenkirk, Michael Moore Topics: Iraq war, southern states, Dixie Chicks controversy
Guest stars Larry Miller, Janeane Garofalo, Michael Moore, Bob Odenkirk
Episode 7
Guests: Arianna Huffington, radio host Michael Graham, Aaron McGruder, Jeffrey Ross, Joe Scarborough Topics: Iraq war, SARS, Peter Arnett, Geraldo Rivera, Affirmative Action
Guest stars Jeff Ross, Arianna Huffington, Joe Scarborough
Episode 8
Guests: Author and columnist Arianna Huffington, writer, radio host and professor Michael Eric Dyson, radio host Doug McIntyre, musician Jerry Minor (L. Witherspoon), professor of political science As'ad AbuKhalil Topics: Developments in the Iraq war, the Supreme Court, Augusta National Golf Club membership controversy
Guest stars Doug McIntyre, Jerry Minor, Arianna Huffington, Michael Eric Dyson
Episode 9
Guests: Author Ann Coulter, author Michael Eric Dyson, comedian Dennis Miller, journalist Fareed Zakaria, Earthquake Topics: Iraq, New York smoking ban
Guest stars Earthquake, Dennis Miller, Ann Coulter, Michael Eric Dyson
Episode 10
Guests: Author Ann Coulter, author Clive Barker, actor D. L. Hughley, economist Stephen Moore, musical guests The Naked Trucker and T-Bones Show Topics: Santorum controversy, Iraq, rights of the unborn child
Guest stars Clive Barker, David Koechner, Dave Allen, D.L. Hughley, Ann Coulter
Episode 11
Guests: Actor D. L. Hughley, cartoonist Aaron McGruder, former US treasurer Bay Buchanan, Rev. Al Sharpton, senator (presidential candidate) Bob Graham Topics: Congressional report on 9/11, Liberia, Kobe Bryant, banning ephedra
Guest stars D.L. Hughley, Al Sharpton, Aaron McGruder
Episode 12
Guests: Columnist Christopher Hitchens, conservative commentator Tara Setmayer, actor Alec Baldwin, former Boston mayor Raymond Flynn, Rep. Barney Frank, Texas State Senator Leticia Van de Putte Topics: Gay marriage, terrorism, California recall vote, runaway Texas State Senate members
Guest stars Raymond Flynn, Leticia Van de Putte, Tara Setmayer, Alec Baldwin, Christopher Hitchens, Barney Frank
Episode 13
Guests: Actress Janeane Garofalo, Rep. David Dreier, political strategist Donna Brazile, Gov. Gray Davis Topics: California recall vote, Arnold Schwarzenegger, airport security, Homeland Security budget, Kobe Bryant
Guest stars Janeane Garofalo, Gray Davis, Donna Brazile
Episode 14
Guests: Author Ann Coulter, Arianna Huffington, Dana Rohrabacher, Orlando Jones, Jesse Ventura Topics: California recall election, airline security, George Bush action figure
Guest stars Orlando Jones, Rob Schneider, Jesse Ventura, Dana Rohrabacher, Arianna Huffington, Ann Coulter
Episode 15
Guests: Comedian Margaret Cho, Rep. Harold E. Ford, Jr., Willie Brown, Bob Barr, James Woolsey Topics: Ten Commandments issue, religion, gay rights, California recall
Guest stars Willie Brown, Margaret Cho, R. James Woolsey, Jr., Bob Barr
Episode 16
Guests: Actor Larry Miller, Tom McClintock, Bay Buchanan, comedian Dennis Miller, Senator Joe Biden Topics: Iraq and North Korea, Republican Party's convention, influence of MTV and rap music
Guest stars Jon Favreau, Larry Miller, Joe Biden, D.L. Hughley
Episode 17
Guests: Comedian D. L. Hughley, Al Franken, William Kristol, Wolf Blitzer, Wesley Clark Topics: John Kerry, Osama Bin Laden, news media behaviour
Guest stars Wolf Blitzer, D.L. Hughley, Al Franken
Episode 18
Guests: Betsy Hart, Paul Krugman, Jesse Ventura, musician Liz Phair, Terry McAuliffe Topics: Saddam Hussein and the 9/11 attack, anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Governor of Alabama, music piracy
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Episode 19
Guests: Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), Heather Wilson, Christine Todd Whitman, Tim Robbins, Dana Carvey Topics: The environment, women and politics, the Iraq War
Guest stars Nancy Pelosi, Tim Robbins
Episode 20
Guests: Darrell Issa, filmmaker Michael Moore, basketball player Charles Barkley, Sen. John Edwards, Aaron McGruder, John Mellencamp, John Hansen (II) Topics: Terrorism, agricultural subsidies, R. Kelly
Guest stars John Edwards, Charles Barkley, Michael Moore
Episode information updated Sep 15, 2026
Bill MaherSelf - Host
D.L. HughleySelf
Barney FrankSelf
Chris MatthewsSelf
Arianna HuffingtonSelf
Salman RushdieSelf
Ann CoulterSelf
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