Guests: An interview with Stephen A. Smith, host of ESPN's "First Take" and the podcast "The Stephen A. Smith Show", both available on YouTube, and author of the new book "Straight Shooter: A Memoir of Second Chances and First Take". This week's panel discussion includes Rep. Adam Schiff, Democratic Congressman representing California's 30th district who is a 2024 candidate to represent California in the US Senate; and Seth MacFarlane, actor, comedian, writer, producer, and singer whose newest show "Ted" recently premiered January 11 on Peacock.

Real Time with Bill Maher Season 22 Episodes...

• s22e01 - January 19, 2024: Gavin Newsom, Andrew Sullivan, Ari Melber
• s22e02 - January 26, 2024: Stephen A. Smith, Rep. Adam Schiff, Seth MacFarlane
• s22e03 - February 2, 2024
• s22e04 - February 9, 2024
• s22e05 - February 16, 2024
• s22e06 - March 1, 2024: Dr. Phil McGraw, Tim Ryan, Batya Ungar-Sargon
• s22e07 - March 8, 2024
• s22e08 - March 15, 2024
• s22e09 - March 22, 2024
• s22e10 - March 29, 2024
• s22e11 - April 12, 2024
• s22e12 - April 19, 2024: Jillian Michaels, Jon Meacham, Jane Ferguson
• s22e13 - April 26, 2024: Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Scott Galloway, Don Lemon
• s22e14 - May 3, 2024: Roger Daltrey, Kellyanne Conway, Joshua Green
• s22e15 - May 10, 2024: Eric Schlosser, Frank Bruni, Douglas Murray
• s22e16 - May 17, 2024: Michael Eric Dyson, Nellie Bowles, Pamela Paul
• s22e17 - May 31, 2024: John Waters, David Axelrod, Ken Buck
• s22e18 - June 7, 2024: Sen. John Fetterman, Matt Welch, Abigail Shrier
• s22e19 - June 14, 2024
• s22e20 - June 21, 2024
• s22e21 - June 28, 2024: Ray Kurzweil, Chris Matthews, Tulsi Gabbard
• s22e22 - July 12, 2024: Kevin McCarthy, Bakari Sellers, Ben Shapiro
• s22e23 - July 19, 2024
• s22e24 - August 23, 2024
• s22e25 - August 30, 2024: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, Alyssa Farah Griffin, John McWhorter
• s22e26 - September 6, 2024
• s22e27 - September 13, 2024: Alex Karp, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Al Franken
• s22e28 - September 20, 2024: Bjørn Lomborg, Stephanie Ruhle, Bret Stephens
• s22e29 - September 27, 2024: Fran Lebowitz, Yuval Noah Harari, Ian Bremmer
• s22e30 - October 11, 2024: Tim Alberta, Buck Sexton, Laura Coates
• s22e31 - October 18, 2024: David Hogg, Joe Scarborough, Mark Cuban
• s22e32 - October 25, 2024: Megyn Kelly, Van Jones, Gov. Jared Polis
• s22e33 - November 1, 2024: Rep. Jamie Raskin, Michael Moynihan, Tim Miller
• s22e34 - November 8, 2024: Michael Douglas, John Heilemann, Sarah Isgur
• s22e35 - November 15, 2024: Dr. Casey Means, Chris Cuomo, Mary Katharine Ham
• s22e36 - November 22, 2024: Neil Degrasse Tyson, Donna Brazile, Andrew Sullivan

Real Time with Bill Maher Show Summary

Real Time with Bill Maher is a talk show that airs every friday night on HBO, hosted by comedian and political satirist Bill Maher. Much like Politically Incorrect on ABC, Real Time features a panel of guests that discuss current events in politics and the media. It is an hour-long program that is filmed in front of a studio audience in Fairfax, Los Angeles.