Best Episodes
Each week Bill Maher surrounds himself with a panel of guests which include politicians, actors, comedians, musicians and the like to discuss what's going on in the world.
Written by Sophie and last updated on feb 12, 2023.
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Eric Holder, former US Attorney General, is this week's opening interviewee. On the panel, Bill is joined by California gubernatorial candidate Michael Shellenberger and columnist Douglas Murray.
The episode was rated 7.45 from 78 votes.
Returning from his Summer break, Bill opens the show by interviewing journalist Chris Cuomo. On the panel he is joined by John McWhorter, associate professor of English and comparative literature at Columbia University, and political journalist Sam Stein.
The episode was rated 7.45 from 77 votes.
Legendary musician Sir Rod Stewart is Bill's interviewee this week. On the panel, he is joined by political scientist Ian Bremmer and former Representative for California Jane Harman.
The episode was rated 7.46 from 76 votes.
Bill opens this week's show by interviewing jazz musician Wynton Marsalis. For the panel, he is joined by author and business professor Scott Galloway and journalist Matt Welch.
The episode was rated 7.47 from 75 votes.
This week, Maine State Senator Chloe Maxmin is Bill's first guest and for the panel discussion he is joined by Democratic strategist Paul Begala and former NBC Sports reporter Michele Tafoya.
The episode was rated 7.48 from 73 votes.
Bill opens this week's episode by interviewing award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore. For the panel discussion, he is joined by journalist Jonathan Lemire and entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy.
The episode was rated 7.48 from 81 votes.
Bill interviews Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright and author, David Mamet and is joined on the panel by historian Nancy MacLean and columnist David Leonhardt.
The episode was rated 7.49 from 69 votes.
Bill kicks off this week's episode by interviewing journalist and Russian expert, Julia Ioffe. On the panel, he is joined by Sen. Jon Tester, the senior Democratic Senator from Montana, and John Heilemann, creator, host & executive producer of Showtime’s The Circus.
The episode was rated 7.53 from 88 votes.
For the last show of the season, Bill interviews actor Matthew Perry about his new book. On the panel, he is joined by CNN anchor Laura Coates and Jonathan Haidt, a social psychologist at NYU’s Stern School of Business.
The episode was rated 7.54 from 101 votes.
Bill begins this week's show by interviewing author and Washington Post columnist Christine Emba. On the panel, he is joined by political commentator Andrew Sullivan and culture writer Katie Herzog.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 87 votes.
This week, Bill begins the show by interviewing Iranian journalist Masih Alinejad. For the panel, he is joined by political commentator Van Jones and journalist Caitlin Flanagan.
The episode was rated 7.60 from 88 votes.
This week, Bill opens the show by interviewing Benjamin Netanyahu, the former Prime Minister of Israel. For the panel, he is joined by columnist Michael Smerconish and astrophysicist Neil deGrasse Tyson.
The episode was rated 7.63 from 88 votes.
Country singer Trace Adkins is Bill's interviewee this week, while on the panel he is joined by Julia Ioffe, founding partner and Washington Correspondent for the media company Puck, and Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jon Meacham.
The episode was rated 7.64 from 86 votes.
Bill opens this week's show by interviewing CNN anchor Chris Wallace. On the panel, he is joined by former Republican Governor of New Jersey Chris Christie and Special Correspondent for BBC News Katty Kay.
The episode was rated 7.72 from 85 votes.
Democratic Governor for Colorado, Jared Polis is Bill's interviewee to open the show. On the panel, he is joined by Robert Costa, Chief Election and Campaign Correspondent for CBS News, and Ro Khanna, Democratic Congressman representing California's 17th district.
The episode was rated 7.73 from 94 votes.
