Many people consider political talk to be verboten because of how controversial it can be. But don't tell Bill Maher that. Maher talks politics with a panel of guests -- noteworthy people from the worlds of entertainment, politics, sports and journalism.
Many people consider political talk to be verboten because of how controversial it can be. But don't tell Bill Maher that. Maher talks politics with a panel of guests -- noteworthy people from the worlds of entertainment, politics, sports and journalism.
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Seasons (9)
Season 1
25 Jul 1993 – 15 Mar 1994 · 4 episodes
1Jerry Seinfeld, Larry Miller, Robin Quivers, Ed Rollins25 Jul 1993
2Jerry Seinfeld, Larry Miller, Wilbert A. Tatum, Curtis Sliwa12 Sep 1993
3Roseanne Barr, Matt Lauer, Lorraine Bracco, John O'Sullivan19 Sep 1993
4Tim Allen, Ed Asner, Arianna Huffington, Tom Hayden15 Mar 1994
Season 2
3 Nov 1994 – 26 Apr 1995 · 4 episodes
1Neil Peart, Alan Zweibel, Franklyn Ajaye, Elizabeth Wurtzel3 Nov 1994
2Garry Shandling, Kato Kaelin, LeVar Burton, Susan Estrich29 Mar 1995
3George Clooney, Jay Leno, Gabrielle Carteris, Daryl Gates31 Mar 1995
4Julianna Margulies, Tom Arnold, Carrot Top, Hugh Downs26 Apr 1995
Season 3
29 Nov 1995 – 27 Jun 1996 · 6 episodes
1Jason Alexander, Jeff Foxworthy, John Tesh, Tammy Bruce29 Nov 1995
2Jay Leno, Ed McMahon, Randy Newman, Doris Allen30 Nov 1995
3James Carville, Todd Rundgren, Maureen Reagan, Ming-Na Wen5 Mar 1996
4Jon Lovitz, Paul Butler, Ralph Farquhar, Rachel Campos1 May 1996
5David Cross, Michelle Phillips, Robert Anton Wilson, Bob Guccione, Jr.23 May 1996
6Dolph Lundgren, Slash, Tom Dreesen, Richard Blackwell27 Jun 1996
Season 4
6 Jan 1997 – 28 Aug 1997 · 59 episodes
1Coolio, G. Gordon Liddy, Janeane Garofalo, Arianna Huffington6 Jan 1997
2Kellyanne Fitzpatrick, Scott Thompson, James Carville, Alfre Woodard7 Jan 1997
3Tony Danza, Rep. Pat Schroeder, Lea Thompson, Mona Charen8 Jan 1997
4Charlton Heston, Nadine Strossen, Jay Thomas, Laura Ingraham9 Jan 1997
5Rep. Bob Dornan, Fran Lebowitz, Paul Rodriguez, Bo Derek10 Jan 1997
6Don Henley; Malcolm McDowell; Lynn Snowden; John Ehrlichman13 Jan 1997
7Dana Carvey; Joe Queenan; Dee Dee Myers; Susan Carpenter McMillan14 Jan 1997
8Tim Allen; Bill Press; Ed Rollins; Victoria Rowell15 Jan 1997
9Garry Marshall; Elizabeth Berkley; Floyd Brown; Kathy Griffin16 Jan 1997
10Al Franken; former Sen. Alan Simpson; Anne Rice; John Waters17 Jan 1997
11Joan Rivers; Anthony Lewis; Illeana Douglas20 Jan 1997
12Tom Arnold; Clint Black; Celeste Greig; E. Jean Carroll21 Jan 1997
13Larry Flynt22 Jan 1997
14Dennis Miller; Mike Farrell; former Gov. Ann Richards; Ann Coulter23 Jan 1997
15Barbara DeAngelis; Calvin Trillin; Charles Murray; Peter Gallagher24 Jan 1997
16Fyvush Finkel; Harlan Ellison; Star Parker; Rhea Perlman27 Jan 1997
17Meat Loaf; Norm MacDonald; Linda Bowles; Alison Stewart28 Jan 1997
18Ralph Nader; Jimmie Walker; Albert Brooks; Stefanie Powers29 Jan 1997
19Werner Klemperer; Drew Carey; Robert Kennedy Jr.; Georgette Mosbacher30 Jan 1997
20Geraldo Rivera, Garry Shandling, Justine Bateman, Heather Higgins31 Jan 1997
21Lisa Kudrow, Mark Hamill, Jeff Greenfield, Roger Hedgecock3 Feb 1997
22Michael Moore; Dick Morris; Martin Mull; Lisa Schriffen4 Feb 1997
23Ed Asner; Carl Lewis; Ward Connerly; Sue Kolinsky5 Feb 1997
24Chevy Chase; Jennifer Grossman; Steven Bochco; Susan Estrich6 Feb 1997
25Mayor Willie Brown; Tony Robbins; Tony Blankley; Vicki Lawrence7 Feb 1997
26LeVar Burton; Dean Koontz; Edie McClurg; Larry Miller10 Feb 1997
27Robert Fulghum; Susan Carpenter McMillan11 Feb 1997
28Bob Odenkirk, Ken Osmond, Joe Arpaio, Daryl Gates12 Feb 1997
29Hugh Hefner13 Feb 1997
30Tony Brown; Dana Carvey; Suzanne Somers; Marianne Williamson14 Feb 1997
31Patrick Duffy; Deepak Chopra; Jim Lehrer; Maria Conchita Alonso17 Feb 1997
32Rob Schneider; William Shatner; Kathy Mattea; Rep. Randy Cunningham18 Feb 1997
33Lakita Garth; Pat Boone; Michael McKean; Laura Innes19 Feb 1997
34Jerry Seinfeld; Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell (R-Colo.); Valerie Bertinelli; Alex Trebek20 Feb 1997
35Jackie Collins; John Irving; David Cross; James McDaniel21 Feb 1997
36Ice-T, Star Parker, Dick Gregory, John Salley24 Feb 1997
37Little Richard; John Naisbitt; Sandra Tsing Loh; Michael Gross25 Feb 1997
38Arianna Huffington; Kevin Rooney; Alan Alda; Cindy Crawford26 Feb 1997
39Steve Guttenberg; Florence Henderson; Clarence Mason Weaver; Chris Matthews27 Feb 1997
40Al Franken; Betsy Hart; Tony Hillerman; Graham Nash28 Feb 1997
41Anne Rice3 Mar 1997
42Wes Craven; Bobby Slayton; Dick Morris; Ronna Romney4 Mar 1997
43Harry Shearer, Leslie Abramson, Lawrence Otis Graham, Zubin Mehta5 Mar 1997
44Tom Hayden; Annie Potts; Jeff Cesario; Cal Thomas6 Mar 1997
45French Stewart; Dr. Stanislaw Burzynski; Karen Finley; Dr. Judith Reichman7 Mar 1997
46Lynn Redgrave; Louie Anderson; Laura San Giacomo; Richard Brookhiser10 Mar 1997
47Alan Thicke; Phillip Glass; Holly McClure; Paul Provenza11 Mar 1997
48Robert Culp; Gary Wills; Trace Adkins; Elayne Boosler12 Mar 1997
49Mike Farris; Sheryl Lee Ralph; Billy Bob Thornton; Dom Irrera13 Mar 1997
50Phil Hartman, Merrill Markoe, Jerry Yang, Clifford Stoll14 Mar 1997
73Dave Matthews, Carl Reiner, Clarence Page, Judith Regan16 Apr 1997
94Gary Busey, Steven Wright, Susan Carpenter McMillan, Yxta Maya Murra15 May 1997
95Al Franken, Rick Schroder, Star Parker, Christine O'Donnell16 May 1997
101Weird Al Yankovic, Gibby Haynes, Stephen Bishop, Me'shell Ndegeocello26 May 1997
105Norm Macdonald, Arianna Huffington, Christopher Reid, Paul Theroux30 May 1997
106Clive Barker, Sophie B. Hawkins, Wil Shriner, Christine O'Donnell9 Jul 1997
107Marilyn Manson, G. Gordon Liddy, Florence Henderson, Lakita Garth31 Jul 1997
108Paul Rodriguez, Rick Schroder, Joe Scarborough, Dee Dee Myers19 Aug 1997
109Jon Lovitz, Sammy Hagar, Clifford Stoll, Farai Chideya28 Aug 1997
Season 5
29 Sep 1997 – 11 Aug 1998 · 38 episodes
1Kevin Nealon, Michael O'Keefe, Christine O'Donnell, Courtney Weaver29 Sep 1997
2Whoopi Goldberg, Fran Drescher, Willie Brown, Dana Rohrabacher14 Oct 1997
3Catherine O'Hara, Rod Steiger, E.J. Dionne Jr., Christopher Buckley27 Oct 1997
4Jerry Springer, Dan Cortese, Todd Rundgren, Jenica Bergere31 Oct 1997
5Dom DeLuise, Rick James, Chris Hardwick, Christine O'Donnell17 Nov 1997
6Sammy Hagar, Kathy Griffin, Cornel West, Marianne Williamson25 Nov 1997
7Jerry Falwell, Martin Mull, Carol Alt, Christine O'Donnell5 Jan 1998
8Joan Rivers, Jeff Garlin, Nadine Strossen, Kellyanne Fitzpatrick19 Jan 1998
9Michael Madsen, Petru Popescu20 Jan 1998
10Faith Popcorn, Rep. Joe Scarborough21 Jan 1998
11Deborah Norville, Harry Shearer, Cindy Adams22 Jan 1998
12Elmore Leonard, Dave Chappelle, Miss Universe Brook Lee23 Jan 1998
13Jon Stewart, Michael Bolton, Alan Keyes, Anne Taylor Fleming27 Jan 1998
131James Van Praagh2 Mar 1998
132US Comedy Arts Festival: Tom Arnold, Robbie Robertson, Teri Garr, Ken Hamblin3 Mar 1998
133US Comedy Arts Festival: Janeane Garofalo, Larry Gelbart4 Mar 1998
134US Comedy Arts Festival: Dennis Miller, Eric Idle, Arianna Huffington, Hunter S. Thompson5 Mar 1998
135US Comedy Arts Festival: Jeff Greenfield, Bob Odenkirk, Laura Ingraham6 Mar 1998
136Judd Nelson, Rip Torn, Carrot Top, Holly McClure16 Mar 1998
137Tim Meadows, Charles Shaughnessy, Rev. Earl Jackson17 Mar 1998
138Unknown18 Mar 1998
139Sally Jessy Raphael, Brian McKnight19 Mar 1998
140Kennedy, Henry Rollins20 Mar 1998
141Kevin Sorbo, Ann Coulter, Daniel Stern, Vincent Bugliosi31 Mar 1998
142Faith Ford, Jim Hightower, John Schneider, Janet Parshall1 Apr 1998
143Raquel Welch, Todd Rundgren, Stephanie Hodge, Jane Chastain2 Apr 1998
144Al Franken, Lynn Redgrave, Star Jones, Elizabeth Wurtzel27 Apr 1998
145William H. Macy, Arianna Huffington, Robin Cook, Ruby Wax28 Apr 1998
146Meredith Vieira, Paul Mooney, Ray Davies, Suzanne Somers29 Apr 1998
147Martin Short, Robert Loggia30 Apr 1998
148Joy Behar, Kathy Ireland1 May 1998
149Paul Sorvino, Shelley Long, Bill T. Jones, Pat Schroeder6 May 1998
150Richard Lewis, Dennis Prager, Ron Reagan, Kennedy14 May 1998
151Dennis Miller, Peta Wilson, Jack Burkman, Toni Tennille12 Jun 1998
152David Cross, Jerry Mathers, Lynn Redgrave, Henry Jaglom30 Jun 1998