Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, June 26, 2026

[Rhiannon12866]

Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 24th season Friday, June 26th (10:08-11:08 p.m. live ET/7:08-8:08 p.m. PT), with a replay at 11:43 p.m., exclusively on HBO.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Vice President JD Vance, 50th vice president of the United States and author of the #1 New York Times bestselling book Hillbilly Elegy: A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis and the new memoir Communion: Finding My Way Back to Faith.

This week's in-studio panel discussion will include Senator Raphael Warnock, Democratic senator from Georgia, senior pastor of Atlanta’s Ebenezer Baptist Church, and author of the new book The Crooked Places Made Straight: Reflections on the Moral Meaning of America; and Larry Wilmore, comedian, writer, and guest star in the new HBO Original limited series Life, Larry and the Pursuit of Unhappiness: An Almost History of America, debuting Friday, June 26th.

[Prairie Gates]

1. Fuck Bill Maher

[themaguffin]

2. and just like that....

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[Floyd R. Turbo]

3. Thanks for posting!

[TexasBushwhacker]

5. I hate Bill, but I love Larry Wilmore

I might have to find this on YouTube.

[themaguffin]

24. Agreed, Larry is great

[Happy Hoosier]

6. Serious question... how is this post not commercial spam?

It's advertising a commercial product that is not aligned with DU.

[3_Limes]

19. Wondering the same thing.

It's also been mentioned to me that the poster is an employee of the network, but I have no way of verifying that one way or the other. Would be kinda shity if true though.

[fujiyamasan]

22. That wouldn't surprise me one bit

I don’t know why Maher is entitled to free advertising on this site. I don’t see any other talk show with a weekly guest update, especially one whose politics has definitely taken a clear rightward shift.

It all seems very sus

Besides we all know who HBO’s owner will be.

[question everything]

27. Have you no shame? Have you no sense of decency?

Rhiannon12866 is one of the most respected and admired on DU and you hint hat she is shilling for a corporation?

She tirelessly scans programs and talk shows, podcasts and newsreports and few can be compared to her.

[Emile]

7. JD Vance, yikes.

[themaguffin]

9. that POS is everywhere this week pushing his bullshit book

[maxsolomon]

17. He's supposed to be in Switzerland negotiating peace w/ Iran

Or is that now back to just the Realtor team?

[themaguffin]

23. Maybe the My Pillow guy will negotiate peace

[LR3]

8. Fuck Bill Maher

and all other Republicans like him

[BannonsLiver]

15. Or really, anyone like him.

[maxsolomon]

18. He's not a Republican

but OK.

[question everything]

10. How will Vance explain the "MOU" with Iran that is not going anywhere?

He obviously wants to promote his new book.

Warnock is great, after his appearance with Jon Stewart and Wilmore is always fun.

As long as they get to speak.

Thanks for posing.

[fujiyamasan]

11. Maybe you should give us Greg Gutfeld's guest list

Or Candace Owen’s or Joe Rogan. Hell at this point, Joe Rogan is more critical of Trump than Maher.

What purpose does this weekly thread serve? Is someone being paid by Warner brothers to advertise this shit?

[question everything]

12. No one prevents you from posting your preferences

Maher is a Democrat who wants to help by offering critical suggestions. Many here agree with him. I am not aware of those in your list who have ever been associated with the Democratic party.

Maher had Al Gore, Gavin Newsome James Talarico and, of corse today Senator Warnock.

He gave Obama a Million dollars and made many donations.

Is this really the most important issue of today?

Why are some here obsessed with what we watch?

[fujiyamasan]

20. lol, "Democrat"

Sorry, don’t care for someone shilling right wing talking points week after week. Not sure why he gets this kind of free advertising. You never answered why he’s worthy of what is basically a sticky thread that comes up weekly.

Maher gave that donation over a decade ago. Who gives a shit. Now he’s basically Trump’s biggest “liberal” apologist.

[themaguffin]

25. Ha

[whathehell]

26. I thought he self-defined as a Libertarian..

[BannonsLiver]

13. Great question, since it's basically the same audience at this point for Old Bill and Greggy Poo.

[Kingofalldems]

29. For the win!

[BannonsLiver]

14. Whoa! JD Vance!

You excited to hear the thought provoking discussion he’s going to bring?

[FoxNewsSucks]

28. Well, he can always enlighten the audience with the best ways

to seduce the sofa

[mountain grammy]

16. Nice to see Larry Wilmore has a new show..

Glad I still have HBO.. funny I got it so long ago just to watch Maher and now I never do..

Senator Warnock is great.. I'll look for the clips.

[Rhiannon12866]

31. Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 6/26/2026

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1322119653

[themaguffin]

32. I wish he had a show again

[mountain grammy]

33. Me too!

He was so good at that!

[Abolishinist]

21. We'll be watching!

Although it's another two play weekend, tonight at the La Jolla Playhouse, tomorrow The Old Globe, so I've taped it for later.

Thanks for posting!

[Rhiannon12866]

30. Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 6/26/2026

https://www.democraticunderground.com/1322119653