Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, March 13, 2026

[Rhiannon12866]

Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 24th season Friday, March 13th (10:05-11:05 p.m. live ET/7:05-8:05 p.m. PT), with a replay at 11:40 p.m., exclusively on HBO.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Gov. Josh Shapiro, Democratic governor of Pennsylvania and author of the new book Where We Keep the Light: Stories From a Life of Service.

This week's in-studio panel discussion will include Anthony Scaramucci, former White House communications director under Trump and author of the new book All The Wrong Moves: How Three Catastrophic Decisions Led to the Rise of Trump; and Lloyd Blankfein, former CEO of Goldman Sachs and author of the book Streetwise: Getting to and Through Goldman Sachs.

[Prairie Gates]

1. Fuck Bill Maher

[Abolishinist]

20. Rather than FBM,

you should go after Gov. Josh Shapiro for exhibiting an embarrassing lack of insight for agreeing to be on his show. It was obviously his decision to do so, he needs to know the consequences. Punch up, not down!

It's a live show, surely one with such a way with words could convince him to immediately cancel tonight's appearance before it's too late. Think of the bragging rights!

Here's his contact information:
● Call the Governor's Office: 717-787-2500
● Text the Governor: 717-788-8990

Go for it!

[Happy Hoosier]

2. Why are we still posting this crap? NT

[MarineCombatEngineer]

8. Ya know, maybe, just maybe, members here appreciate the info,

what's wrong with that?
I know I do, so instead of accusing a long time member of trolling, maybe it was better if you didn't say anything.

[3_Limes]

10. Mahr is NOT an ally. I won't pretend that he is, nor will I suppprt anyone else pretending he is.

[MarineCombatEngineer]

11. You can do so without the insults.

jus. sayin.

[3_Limes]

12. Well, I chose that term specifically bec', despite consistent negative feedback and numerous orher posters pointing out

That Mahr is a MAGA proponent the OP continues to insist on stirring that pot. To the point that it feels very troll-ish. It feels divisive and agitative. Like trolling.

I could certainly be wrong, but that's my take.

[Sympthsical]

13. Or just ignore it

The OP is a valued long-term member who has posted this stuff for years.

While I can appreciate newer people hopping in and deciding they're going to tell adults how it's going to be with their media consumption, I'm going to assume we are all adults. If I don't like something, I either ignore it or filter it out.

And there is a filter on DU! Under "My DU" there is a feature called "Trash Can". You can just put "Maher" as the keyword, and poof, one never need worry about what other television shows people are watching again.

Unless the object of the exercise is to control and dictate what people view and try to bully them out of it. Much like evangelicals monitoring what others do with their eyeballs.

But surely that would never happen in a liberal space.

[beaglelover]

14. He is NOT a MAGA proponent. He just points out the ridiculousness of both sides at the fringes.

His New Rules segment is almost always 100% spot on. Sometimes it's against Republicans and sometimes it's against Democrats.

[muriel_volestrangler]

19. He's all in on the Iran invasion, and Venezuela too

See reply #18. He is not a "ridiculousness of both fringes" guy - he's attacking Kamala Harris for taking the mainstream (for both Democrats, and for Americans) view of opposing the attack on Iran. That makes him MAGA.

[BannonsLiver]

21. "Trolling I guess"

100 percent

[sunflowerseed]

3. He is part of the GOP why ya telling us

About him? We don't care!

[beaglelover]

16. Then don't watch. Some of us here enjoy his show.

[maxsolomon]

26. He is not.

He gave a million bucks to HRC, IIRC.

If you don't care, just trash the thread.

[3_Limes]

4. Great. And what's on OAN tonight? Or Newsmax?

Nick Fuentes appearing anywhere? Any other MAGA broadcasts we can catch?

[BlueTsunami2018]

6. I used to really like Bill's show.

But man, he’s become such an insufferable douchebag over the past few years with his right wing culture war bullshit that he’s unwatchable.

He doesn’t focus on the things that matter anymore. He’s doing the work of the ruling class fascists and passing that off as the “normal” opinion.

I can’t give him the views anymore.

[UTUSN]

7. K&R

[Floyd R. Turbo]

22. 👍🏻

[MarineCombatEngineer]

9. Thank you Rhiannon12866.

Despite some of the negative comments here in this thread, I'm happy to know that info.

[Sympthsical]

17. It is useful

I had no idea there was a Josh Shapiro interview until now. And as I see him as a bright point in our party, I want to see it.

I caught last week's interview with Annabelle Gurwitch, author of "The End of My Life is Killing Me: The Unexpected Joys of a Cancer Slacker"

I'm currently aiming to be an oncology NP with school, so I was glad to see her and have since picked up the book.

[themaguffin]

28. Shapiro

is a good governor. I'm curious to see how he does if he does run for president.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

23. 👍🏻

[babylonsister]

15. Thanks for the info! I catch him occasionally

on cnn Saturday nights, so do like to know who his guests are. I am neither a rwnj or troll and I'll be damned if I'll let anyone dictate what I can watch.

[Floyd R. Turbo]

24. 👍🏻

[Tree Lady]

25. I watch occasionally also

I feel dems have to be careful that anger towards people who are struggling and making mistakes could backfire and send the people in question Bill Maher and Fetterman further to the right.

I think Bill is fearful Trump will cancel his show and Fetterman has issues since his stroke. While I don’t agree with things they have said or done by completely trashing them we are handing them to the other side.

[muriel_volestrangler]

27. If "Bill is fearful Trump will cancel his show" then he's a cowardly money-grubber

He's 69. He could just be a liberal, stop sucking up to Trump, and see what happens. It's what the honorable talk-show hosts are doing - and they're younger, with more of their career ahead of them. It's not the end of the world if HBO succumbs to pressure and bins the show. He could go on substack, if he thought he was censoring himself at HBO. It works for Paul Krugman.

But I don't think he's "fearful". I think he genuinely supports Trump's attacks on Iran, and kidnapping Maduro. He has always been a libertarian. He's not "struggling". He's in control of what he says, and he's showing his true colors.

[muriel_volestrangler]

18. Two important recent threads for the thread starter and anyone who supports Maher info

without qualification:

Bill Maher Slams Kamala Harris For Opposing Trump's Iran War: 'I See So Much Happiness'

The "Real Time" host on Friday endorsed President Donald Trump's deadly campaign in Iran and mocked Harris for opposing it.
By Marco Margaritoff
Mar 7, 2026

“Real Time” host Bill Maher continued to paint himself as a progressive critic of President Donald Trump while also taking a swipe at former Vice President Kamala Harris for criticizing the Iran war — admitting on Friday that he doesn’t “hate it.”

“Also, this week, war,” said Maher. “Did you hear about that thing? We bombed Iran and it’s going on. Now, if you expect me to say I hate it, I don’t. Sorry! When he puts boots on the ground, yeah, then I’ll hate it. Now, I know too many happy Iranian Americans, sorry.”
...
“I mean, Kamala Harris made a statement, she said, ‘This is a war the American people don’t want,’” Maher continued. “And who knows more about what the American people don’t want?”
...
“I just don’t get what liberals don’t get about liberation,” said Maher. “I see so much happiness. I see it in Venezuela, I see it here in Iran. Could we skip the part where we talk about, ‘Oh, they had so many different reasons for going to war,’ ‘regime change’ and ‘we gotta get rid of the nukes’ and ‘they were supporters of terrorism.’”

https://www.huffpost.com/entry/bill-maher-slams-kamala-harris-endorses-trump-iran-war_n_69ac35e4e4b089ab3d8f2118

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221089322

And, from EarlG:

A reminder to all DUers reposting content from social media: Check your sources

I will note that DU's "Don't peddle right-wing talking points, smears, or sources" rule does carve out an exception for such sources:

Do not post right-wing talking points or smears. Do not post content sourced from right-wing publications, authors, or pundits. Exceptions are permitted if you provide a clear reason for doing so that is consistent with the values of this website.

Note that if you want to use a source which would typically be considered inappropriate for DU, you need to to give a clear reason for why you're doing it. If the purpose is to point out that MAGA media is turning against Trump, or if you want to highlight the awfulness of a particular X post by some right-wing public figure, then you need to give a clear explanation that that is your intent.

But simply reposting content from neo-Nazi or other extremist social media accounts, just because they've criticized Trump or other Republicans, or because they've posted an update about the war with Iran, does NOT count under the rule exception.

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100221091629

(EarlG's bolding)

I would submit that Maher's publicity about who he interviews now falls under the "right-wing talking points, smears, or sources" rule, unless it's qualified with "yeah, I know he's a RW shithead" - and you shouldn't be relying on replies to provide the qualification.