Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, April 25, 2025

[Rhiannon12866]

Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 23rd season Friday, April 25 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT), with a replay at 12:00 a.m., exclusively on HBO.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Al Gore, former vice president under Bill Clinton, environmentalist, and co-founder of The Climate Reality Project.

This week's in-studio panel discussion will include Senator Adam Schiff, Democratic senator from California; and Bret Stephens, Pulitzer Prize winning columnist at The New York Times and senior correspondent at NBC News.

[msfiddlestix]

1. Gotta be one of the worst "jokers" of my generation. I'll never understand why he is promoted here.

or why anyone would find him entertaining.

[Prairie Gates]

2. Fuck Bill Maher

[Xavier Breath]

11. Yes, fuck that right-wing, misogynistic, transphobic, punching-down piece of shit.

[SocialDemocrat61]

3. No Larry David, how disappointing

[Paladin]

7. That's the only faint temptation re tonight's show:

Listening to Maher squeal about Larry David's awesome takedown. His whining has already commenced; saw an interview article yesterday, here on DU---very gratifying.

Outstanding cartoon image, by the way. Hardly anybody more deserving of a knockout punch than Maher.

[UTUSN]

4. Wow Al and Adam!!!!! - and thank you for your long service, dear Rhiannon, and

by piggybacking here I won't have to put up with the posts saying that they don't know why there are hundreds thousands millions of posts on MAHER every hour day week, how they HATE him and every post and every poster about him, how they never ever watch him but wiĺl post in all these MAHER threads to announce proclaim declare to the farewell cruel world about their profound feelings on this!1

*** Hookay, deep breath. Am piggybacking here, because when I vent against thread-debbje-downers in my own threads that they have ruined, it only deadly-ruins the thread-mood that much more. Whereas doing it guesting in somebody else's thread is a show of support.

*** To the Thread-Downers I say: There are thousands of threads out there that you can sift through to find ones that meet your "high standards" to which you can contribute your deep thoughts, wit, and pith. It's hard to imagine, but it would be so easy for you to SKIP the ones you don't like without ruining them for the doubtlessly FEW who might like them and go post constructively over there.

[Swede]

5. I don't understand why folks just move on, and go to the next post.

[muriel_volestrangler]

13. Because when "Maher's Guests" has become a weekly thread, it can be worth pointing out what a worthless

piece of shit he is, and therefore why it's worthless posting who he's going to chat to.

No one bothers regularly posting who are Joe Rogan's guests; Maher should be held in the same category. Trying on DU to make it look like Maher will do some good by opening his mouth is liberal-washing him.

[question everything]

16. Does Rogan have a TV spot? Or just a "podcast" - whatever this means. I don't do "podcast."

Might be “worthless” to you, but worth it for many here who are grateful to Rhiannon12866 for continuing to post.

[muriel_volestrangler]

23. They are both "libertarians" who are fluffing Donald Trump, but Rogan is far more popular

He does daily shows (podcast and on YouTube) and has about 50 million downloads a month. Maher gets about half a million viewers a week.

[True Dough]

26. I get that Bill Maher is not everybody's cup of tea

And that's fine. I wouldn't cajole anyone to watch him if they're not inclined to do so.

But I enjoy him. Sure, he says quite a few things that I disagree with. But he also make points that I fully concur with. And I get a few laughs every episode.

His guest can be enlightening as well.

It's 45 minutes of my week that I usually don't regret.

[SocialDemocrat61]

6. LOL

[Prairie_Seagull]

8. "Gracious and Measured" really?

With these kinds of friends...

Platforming this shit may replace some viewership that has been lost.

I have said for a while now that "it" must be hell in a room.

Maher was just played.

The upcoming show seems a mea culpa of sorts,,, maybe.

IMO

[SocialDemocrat61]

9. Here's a good analogy for the dinner

Of course Maher didn’t realize he was the main course

[question everything]

10. Hear hear!

[Floyd R. Turbo]

15. Quit making sense! Just quit it! 😏

[Sympthsical]

20. It reminds me of evangelicals growing up

In the 80s and 90s, back when the Religious Right was very invested in whatever was on prime time television. "As a Chreeeeshtyan, I would never allow my children watch that filth. The networks should be ashamed of themselves." And then they'd look around to make sure everyone saw how virtuous and incorruptible they were. As a Chreeeshtyan.

It's like, or you could just not watch it? No? Gonna make it an announced signal every week, huh?

K.

I don't even like Maher that that much. He's smug, a little insufferable, and dare I say a little out of touch. Got way too much of that "off the lawn!" vibe going for him. I'm not sure I've watched anything besides New Rules the last few weeks because I've been busy and never get around to it. But he does have good points buried in there, and he's at least unique. He's also far, far closer to what your typical voters think and feel than most of his detractors. I'll take someone who thinks for themselves than the 20th person today repeating the same lines political PR people wrote for them to go disseminate around social media.

(I always wonder if there's a clubhouse no one invited me to, where people are handed pamphlets with the words and phrases they need to use that week, and then send them out into all of my feeds. It's so friggin weird to watch in political media).

I'll keep watching precisely what I want to watch, no matter how much pursed-lipped tutting it generates. And if it's heresy, who gives a shit, lol. Like there's some eternal damnation awaiting me because an online slacktivist disapproves of my choices.

I'm gay, honey. I've dealt with far worse than the little faces people make when they dislike someone's taste in television.

[muriel_volestrangler]

24. It's not "taste in TV", it's taste in politics, and this is a political board, so Trump apologists like Maher are bound

to be hated. It's ridiculous to expect a thread advertising a Trump apologist to not attract adverse comment on a non-MAGA political site.

[Sympthsical]

25. Oh, people can obsess over whatever they please

Agreed.

I'm getting McDonald's for lunch. Thinking about it has just about taken up my whole morning.

[Behind the Aegis]

28. It's nothing but virtue-signaling at its most pronounced

Every week!

Oh, and you have now shown everybody your true colors by eating at McDonalds. Don't you know you are supposed to boycott them because they have franchises in Israel and gave food to the IDF?!



Hope your studies are going well!

[Sympthsical]

30. There was a McBoycott?!

Genuinely had no idea, lol. We get it so seldomly and the stars aligned such that me, my partner, and a nephew all had a free hour when we’d be around one. So boom. Double cheeseburger. So tasty.

Wanted a McFlurry, but gotta be living that cute in scrubs life by August. The deprivations we suffer for that Gray’s Anatomy fantasy.

[SocialDemocrat61]

29. Try the Mcnuggets

with Szechuan sauce

[Sympthsical]

31. They didn't have it in the app!

Bit of a bummer. The unusual dips they offered were picante (whut?) and hot buffalo.

I’ve heard it’s really good, tho.

[Abolishinist]

32. Speaking of apps, all of this Maher-hating is adding $$ to my account!

Full disclosure:

I developed an app that scans DU for any reference of Bill Maher. Upon locating such, it sends a text message to the subsriber's phone with a link to the thread. It’s very popular, I’ve sold a number of them, no doubt some/all are members of this site!

[Johnny2X2X]

12. Who are Sean Hannity's guests?

Because Sean Hannity's guests are just about as relevant on a Democratic board as Bill Maher's are.

[Mountainguy]

17. Is Hannity

having Al Gore and Adam Schiff on tonight?

[maxsolomon]

19. Don't get in the way of the daily DU Maher hating!

He's the New York Times of television hosts.

[Abolishinist]

33. Here's some contact information for Messrs. Gore and Schiff.

If you hurry and provide a rational argument about how irrelevant they both will be if they show up, you should be able to convince them to cancel their appearance!

Go quickly!

@algore
Official account of former Vice President Al Gore. Chair and co-founder of Generation Investment Management,
@ClimateReality
founder & co-founder
@ClimateTRACE
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https://www.schiff.senate.gov/contact/get-in-touch/

[Sky Jewels]

14. "The Nazi Fluffer Smugness Hour"

would be a better title for Maher's show.

[maxsolomon]

18. Al Gore, Adam Schiff, and NYT never-Trumper Repuke Bret Stephens

Probably not a lot of "punching down" on poor Gen Z tonight. Maybe just some intelligent debate.

[SocialDemocrat61]

21. 😂

[Abolishinist]

22. We'll be watching!

Really looking forward to Al Gore, hard to imagine a bona fide Dem not interested in what he has do say. Adam Schiff is always worth watching as well.

And of course the New Rules segment is always fun.

Thanks!

[beaglelover]

27. We will too! This one looks like a great show!

[Abolishinist]

34. Wowzer, off the charts!

An absolutely INCREDIBLE Real Time!

[Rhiannon12866]

35. I agree! The best this season, maybe of all time, starting out with Al Gore who we rarely see and Adam Schiff was great!

Here's what is available online, including Overtime with Schiff and Stephens and the whole show as long as it lasts. I'm grateful that they started with VP Al Gore!

Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 4/25/2025
https://democraticunderground.com/132271247

[Abolishinist]

36. Thanks so much, heading over to Overtime right now!

Mr. Maher's conversation with Al Gore was phenomenal!

SO unfortunate that so many on this site refuse to listen to the wisdom of Mr. Gore only because Mr. Maher happens to be the one giving the interview.

I really don't get it, especially considering we're allegedly a site searching for the truth regardless of where its tentacles shower us. I know, that doesn't make sense, but it's my creation and I'm standing by it!

[Rhiannon12866]

37. Same here! When was the last time we saw an interview with Al Gore - who always speaks for himself

And I still believe he won, but he did the right thing for the country, the opposite of the current nightmare we're living through now. I still remember watching Dan Rather and Bob Schieffer changing the results they were getting from Florida.

[SocialDemocrat61]

38. The last time was two days ago

[Rhiannon12866]

39. Thanks so much!

I've wondered countless times how different life would be in this country if only he had been president!

[SocialDemocrat61]

40. Yeah

Too bad certain high profile people supported Nader instead of Gore.

[Rhiannon12866]

41. That - And Katherine Harris and Ken Blackwell

[ClimateChangeisReal]

42. He had no choice

because there was too much capitulation from the rest of the leadership.