Bill Maher

Biography: Boasting an acute wit, a mane of gray hair and an incredulous smirk that punctuates his political punch lines, Maher has made a career out of ridiculing those in power. He spent the late 1970s and early 1980s honing his comedic skills on the stand-up circuit and his tenacity paid off with supporting film and TV roles, although the projects were often pretty low-rent (D.C. Cab, House II: The Second Story). In 1993 he launched the humorous roundtable series Politically Incorrect on Comedy Central, which migrated to ABC in 1997. As the show's irreverent moderator, Maher was simultaneously charming and exasperating (but never dull) and often played devil's advocate to stir up his guests, among them big-name actors, journalists and politicians. His career hit a roadblock in 2002 when his series was canceled after he made some controversial comments about Sept. 11. (Oddly, coming to his defense at the time, from the other end of the political spectrum, was Rush Limbaugh.) But theBoasting an acute wit, a mane of gray hair and an incredulous smirk that punctuates his political punch lines, Maher has made a career out of ridiculing those in power. He spent the late 1970s and early 1980s honing his comedic skills on the stand-up circuit and his tenacity paid off with supporting film and TV roles, although the projects were often pretty low-rent (D.C. Cab, House II: The Second Story). In 1993 he launched the humorous roundtable series Politically Incorrect on Comedy Central, which migrated to ABC in 1997. As the show's irreverent moderator, Maher was simultaneously charming and exasperating (but never dull) and often played devil's advocate to stir up his guests, among them big-name actors, journalists and politicians. His career hit a roadblock in 2002 when his series was canceled after he made some controversial comments about Sept. 11. (Oddly, coming to his defense at the time, from the other end of the political spectrum, was Rush Limbaugh.) But the next year Maher returned to the small screen on HBO's Real Time With Bill Maher and the host seemed more agitated---and more liberal---than ever. (Though he has called himself a Libertarian, he admits his fans tend to be liberals.) As of early 2010, he held the record for most Emmy losses, at 22 nominations without a win. Expand

Bill Maher's Scores

Average career score: 67
Highest Metascore: 97 The Larry Sanders Show: Season 5
Lowest Metascore: 43 Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 1
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 14
  2. Negative: 0 out of 14
14 tv reviews
Title: Year: Credit: User score:
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 19 Jan 15, 2021 Bill Maher / Bill Maher / Bill Maher / Bill Maher tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 19 Sep 21, 2020 Bill Maher tbd
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 18 Jan 17, 2020 Executive Producer / Bill Maher / Host / Bill Maher tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 18 Jan 6, 2020 Bill Maher tbd
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 17 Jan 18, 2019 Executive Producer / Bill Maher / Host / Bill Maher tbd
tbd Vice: Season 6 Apr 6, 2018 Executive Producer tbd
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 16 Jan 19, 2018 Executive Producer / Bill Maher / Host / Bill Maher tbd
tbd Family Guy: Season 16 Oct 1, 2017 Bill Maher 5.6
tbd Vice: Season 5 Feb 24, 2017 Executive Producer tbd
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 15 Jan 20, 2017 Executive Producer / Bill Maher / Host / Bill Maher tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 15 Jan 2, 2017 Guest tbd
tbd The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon: Season 4 Sep 19, 2016 Guest tbd
tbd StarTalk: Season 3 Sep 19, 2016 Guest tbd
50 Chelsea: Season 1 May 11, 2016 Guest 5.2
tbd Vice: Season 4 Feb 5, 2016 Executive Producer / Producer tbd
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 14 Jan 15, 2016 Host / Executive Producer / Bill Maher / Host / Bill Maher tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 14 Jan 4, 2016 Guest 7.3
72 Late Show with Stephen Colbert: Season 1 Sep 8, 2015 Guest 5.8
tbd Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee: Season 6 Jun 3, 2015 Appearing tbd
tbd Vice: Season 3 Mar 6, 2015 Executive Producer / Producer tbd
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 13 Jan 9, 2015 Executive Producer / Bill Maher / Host / Bill Maher tbd
tbd Jimmy Kimmel Live: Season 13 Jan 5, 2015 Guest tbd
77 Black-ish: Season 1 Sep 24, 2014 Himself 6.1
tbd Late Show with David Letterman: Season 22 Aug 18, 2014 Guest tbd
tbd Vice: Season 2 Mar 14, 2014 Executive Producer / Producer tbd
tbd Real Time With Bill Maher: Season 12 Jan 17, 2014 Executive Producer / Bill Maher / Host / Bill Maher 7.3
tbd The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Season 22 Sep 23, 2013 Guest / Guest tbd
tbd The Arsenio Hall Show: Season 1 Sep 9, 2013 Guest / Guest / Bill Maher / Bill Maher tbd
tbd The View: Season 17 Sep 9, 2013 Guest tbd
tbd Fareed Zakaria GPS: Season 6 Jun 2, 2013 Guest tbd