Bill Maher
American comedian and television host
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| 2025 | Bill Maher is set to release 'Is Anyone Else Seeing This?' stand-up special on HBO |
| 2025 | Bill Maher is set to release 'Is Anyone Else Seeing This?' stand-up special on HBO |
| July 2024 | Maher called on Joe Biden to decline the Democratic party's nomination and suggested Gavin Newsom as a potential replacement at the Democratic Convention. |
| July 2024 | Maher called on Joe Biden to decline the Democratic party's nomination and suggested Gavin Newsom as a potential replacement at the Democratic Convention. |
| July 19 2024 | Confirmed to be represented by WME in all areas of entertainment. |
| July 19 2024 | Confirmed to be represented by WME in all areas of entertainment. |
| May 2024 | Told Jerry Seinfeld on Club Random podcast that he plans to stop doing stand-up comedy after this year. |
| May 2024 | Told Jerry Seinfeld on Club Random podcast that he plans to stop doing stand-up comedy after this year. |
| March 2024 | Announced the launch of Club Random Studios podcast network with Chris Casey and Chuck LaBella. |
| March 2024 | Announced the launch of Club Random Studios podcast network with Chris Casey and Chuck LaBella. |
| March 15 2024 | Ended his affiliation with CAA talent agency after being excluded from Bryan Lourd's private Oscar party. |
| March 15 2024 | Ended his affiliation with CAA talent agency after being excluded from Bryan Lourd's private Oscar party. |
| February 2024 | Decided not to release a two-hour interview with Kanye West for Club Random podcast due to West's antisemitic comments. |
| February 2024 | Decided not to release a two-hour interview with Kanye West for Club Random podcast due to West's antisemitic comments. |
| 2023 | Discussed spiritual queries and interests with new age guru Deepak Chopra, while maintaining his critical stance on religion. |
| 2023 | Discussed spiritual queries and interests with new age guru Deepak Chopra, while maintaining his critical stance on religion. |
| October 2023 | Maher condemned the Hamas attacks on Israel, comparing it to 9/11, while also cautioning Israel not to 'lose the moral high ground' in the subsequent conflict. |
| October 2023 | Maher condemned the Hamas attacks on Israel, comparing it to 9/11, while also cautioning Israel not to 'lose the moral high ground' in the subsequent conflict. |
| September 13 2023 | Maher announced on Twitter his plans to restart a version of his HBO show during the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, which prompted criticism and a statement from the WGA describing his decision as 'disappointing'. |
| September 13 2023 | Maher announced on Twitter his plans to restart a version of his HBO show during the ongoing Writers Guild of America strike, which prompted criticism and a statement from the WGA describing his decision as 'disappointing'. |
| 2022 | Bill Maher releases '#Adulting' stand-up comedy special on HBO |
| 2022 | Publicly blamed mass shootings in part on Hollywood's romanticization of gun violence in movies. |
| 2022 | Maher criticized the Biden administration's Disinformation Governance Board, drawing a comparison to George Orwell's Ministry of Truth from Nineteen Eighty-Four, highlighting his concerns about potential government overreach in information control. |
| 2022 | Maher criticized the Democratic Party for prioritizing diversity over merit in candidate selection, arguing that the party was 'checking boxes' regarding identity groups and race. |
| 2022 | Bill Maher releases '#Adulting' stand-up comedy special on HBO |
| 2022 | Publicly blamed mass shootings in part on Hollywood's romanticization of gun violence in movies. |
| 2022 | Maher criticized the Democratic Party for prioritizing diversity over merit in candidate selection, arguing that the party was 'checking boxes' regarding identity groups and race. |
| 2022 | Maher criticized the Biden administration's Disinformation Governance Board, drawing a comparison to George Orwell's Ministry of Truth from Nineteen Eighty-Four, highlighting his concerns about potential government overreach in information control. |
| May 2022 | Maher commented on LGBT identification trends, suggesting part of the rise is due to the topic being 'trendy'. |
| May 2022 | Maher commented on LGBT identification trends, suggesting part of the rise is due to the topic being 'trendy'. |
| March 2022 | Maher defended Republicans' Florida Parental Rights in Education Act and criticized liberals' opposition to the bill. |
| March 2022 | Maher defended Republicans' Florida Parental Rights in Education Act and criticized liberals' opposition to the bill. |
| March 21 2022 | Launched the podcast 'Club Random', featuring one-on-one interviews with guests in his home bar, discussing topics except politics. |
| March 21 2022 | Launched the podcast 'Club Random', featuring one-on-one interviews with guests in his home bar, discussing topics except politics. |
| January 2022 | Maher declined to run in the 2024 United States presidential election following speculation by Dana Perino. |
| January 2022 | Maher declined to run in the 2024 United States presidential election following speculation by Dana Perino. |
| 2021 | Maher publicly opposed the NFL's decision to play the 'Black national anthem' before games, arguing against separate racial ceremonies and advocating for a single national anthem. |
| 2021 | After the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Maher urged America to take in Afghan refugees, demonstrating a shift in his previous stance on refugee acceptance. |
| 2021 | After the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan, Maher urged America to take in Afghan refugees, demonstrating a shift in his previous stance on refugee acceptance. |
| 2021 | Maher publicly opposed the NFL's decision to play the 'Black national anthem' before games, arguing against separate racial ceremonies and advocating for a single national anthem. |
| April 16 2021 | Maher criticized media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling it 'panic porn' and suggesting that medical information sources have agendas that misinform the population. |
| April 16 2021 | Maher criticized media coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic, calling it 'panic porn' and suggesting that medical information sources have agendas that misinform the population. |
| March 2021 | Maher criticized China's treatment of Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang and argued that the United States is losing to China by focusing on internal cultural debates. |
| March 2021 | Maher criticized China's treatment of Uyghur minorities in Xinjiang and argued that the United States is losing to China by focusing on internal cultural debates. |
| January 2021 | Maher promoted the COVID-19 lab leak theory. |
| January 2021 | Maher promoted the COVID-19 lab leak theory. |
| 2020 | Maher supported Chris Matthews against sexual harassment allegations. |
| 2020 | Maher supported Chris Matthews against sexual harassment allegations. |
| April 2020 | Maher defended using the term 'Wuhan virus', arguing that scientists historically name diseases after their geographic origins and that the term is not racist. |
| April 2020 | Maher defended using the term 'Wuhan virus', arguing that scientists historically name diseases after their geographic origins and that the term is not racist. |
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