Bill Maher

Also known as William Maher

American stand-up comedian and television host

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Bill Maher is an American stand-up comedian and television host known for hosting satirical talk shows that discuss politics and current events. His work matters to many people because he uses comedy to critique political figures and social issues, influencing public discourse on contemporary topics.

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Person · Open Library

Born: 1956
Works: 18

Top works

What This Comedian Said Will Shock You
Spin This!
The new new rules
The New New Rules
Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? The Best of Politically Incorrect

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Film & TV

Acting · New York City, New York, USA

William 'Bill' Maher, Jr. is an American stand-up comedian, television host, political commentator, author and actor. Before his current role as the host of HBO's Real Time with Bill Maher, he hosted a similar late-night talk show called Politically Incorrect, originally on Comedy Central and later on ABC. He's known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary, which targets a wide…

Known for

Bill Maher: Is Anyone Else Seeing This? — Self2025
Hollywood Squares — Self2025
Reality — Self (archive footage)2023
TMZ's Merry Elfin' Christmas — Self2023
Bill Maher: #Adulting — Self2022
Cuomo — Self - Guest2022
Fat Fiction — Self - Comedian (archive footage)2020
History 101 — Self (archive footage)2020
Still Laugh-In: The Stars Celebrate — Self2019
Late Night — Bill Maher2019

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Music · MusicBrainz

Type: Person
Gender: Male
Origin: United States
Active from: 1956

Discography

Official site Discogs

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Listeners · Last.fm

Listeners: 4,074
Total plays: 38,088

Recent publications · Crossref

5 total works indexed

The ERA5 global reanalysis
· 2020 · cited 22,817x
Reproducible, interactive, scalable and extensible microbiome data science using QIIME 2
· 2019 · cited 20,056x
The diagnosis of dementia due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 13,275x
The diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment due to Alzheimer's disease: Recommendations from the National Institute on Aging‐Alzheimer's Association workgroups on diagnostic guidelines for Alzheimer's disease
· 2011 · cited 9,013x
2019 ESC/EAS Guidelines for the management of dyslipidaemias: <i>lipid modification to reduce cardiovascular risk</i>
· 2019 · cited 7,642x

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Quotes

“Work in the fields? Senator, I'm a house nigga.”
“Jesus is great — is there a better role model? No. It's religion, it's the people who get in between — the bureaucracy, you know. ... It's the way people abuse Jesus. Was there ever a greater victim of name dropping?”
“We have been the cowards, lobbing cruise missiles from 2,000 miles away. That's cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building, say what you want about it, that's not cowardly. Stupid maybe, but not cowardly.”
“I think we need to change that old saying, "I don't need a building to fall on me." Because two did and we still don't get it. I think we all stick our head in the sand as a deep human impulse.”
“Let's make a law that gay people can have birthdays, but straight people get more cake — you know, to send the right message to kids.”
“If I thought the Lord was speaking to me I'd check myself into Bellevue, and I think you should too.”

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date of birth: 1956-01-20
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William Maher (born January 20, 1956) is an American television host, comedian, actor and political commentator. Known for his political satire, he is the host of the HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003–present) and podcast Club Random (2022–present). He previously hosted a late-night show called Politically Incorrect (1993–2002) on ABC and Comedy Central.

Often described as a moderate liberal, Maher targets many topics including religion, political correctness, and the mass media. His critical views of religion were the basis for his 2008 documentary film Religulous. He is a supporter of animal rights, having served on the board of PETA since 1997. Maher supports the legalization of cannabis, serving on the advisory board of NORML.