Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, April 3, 2020

[Rhiannon12866]

Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 18th season Friday, April 3 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), with a replay at 11:35 p.m., exclusively on HBO.

Virtual interview guests include Los Angeles mayor Eric Garcetti, author Max Brooks, actor Seth MacFarlane, musician and activist Willie Nelson, and 2020 Democratic presidential candidate Senator Bernie Sanders.

[HarlanPepper]

1. Glad he's back. Will fast forward through Bernie.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. The articles said it will be broadcast from Bill's home in Los Angeles

I'm guessing it won't follow the usual format, but will be a series of interviews and it looks like he'll be having mostly regular guests though I don't recall seeing the mayor before. Should be interesting and I'm glad that he's still doing the show like so many others are even without an audience and speaking with his guests remotely.

[rebe303]

26. Me too

He has become an embarrassment

[smirkymonkey]

3. Oh, yay! Glad to see him back.

Looking forward to Max Brooks and Willie Nelson. Garcetti sounds interesting, although I don't know much about him other than what I have read in a Wiki article. Seth is hit or miss. Bernie, meh.

Thanks Rhiannon!

[Rhiannon12866]

5. I imagine he's having the mayor to discuss what's happening right now in the city

He's the only one I don't recall having seen on the show before. Bill is virtually inviting them into his home, after all, LOL. Should be interesting.

[greyl]

4. Fixin' to be a real barn burner, looking forward to it. No right-wing foils this week. nt

[Rhiannon12866]

6. That's an excellent point!

Looks like he's not having anyone on that he plans on arguing with, LOL. And that's a change I can appreciate.

[greyl]

7. Thanks, but we'll see how it goes with Bernie. :)

I'd doubt Bill or Bernie - or anyone, really - will be less irritable and raw than usual. Maher will likely pose the "why are you still in this?" question, so looking forward to how that'll play out.

[Rhiannon12866]

9. I'm guessing that this show will be more relaxed and less formal than usual

Especially since most of them, like the other late night shows we've been seeing, will be coming from everyone's homes. Bill will be Bill, no doubt, he can't help that, LOL, but possibly aside from the mayor, they're all repeat guests that he knows pretty well. And I think that Bill does much of the writing himself, anyway, so the show reflects his opinions.

[BigmanPigman]

8. Seth will be drinking scotch from his mug, not water.

When he was on with Issa and their mugs got accidentally switched. Issa handled it well and they switched mugs back.

[Rhiannon12866]

10. It has crossed my mind that several of the late night guys might have issues with alcohol

Considering how many times they come up with excuses to bring it out right on the show.

[mountain grammy]

11. Good lineup. Glad he's doing the show.

[Rhiannon12866]

13. I know!

Not a RWer in the bunch this time around. We have enough to be stressed about the crisis in this country without having to deal with that. That was a good decision and I'm also glad to see him back. Everything has changed so much overnight that repeats seem irrelevant.

[mountain grammy]

15. Seth McFarland, Willie Nelson and Bernie

Can't wait.. very good decision.

[Rhiannon12866]

17. I also like Max Brooks

He's witty and funny like his Dad.

[mountain grammy]

18. oh yeah!

[tenderfoot]

12. I wonder if he'll lose his shit about the Navy Captain being cancelled...

like he was over Chris Matthews.

[Rhiannon12866]

14. Oh, I'm sure we'll hear his opinion

That's really the point of the show. But he doesn't seem to have anyone on this week that he's likely to argue with which is a relief. Things are stressful enough these days.

[not_the_one]

16. Frankly, I am no longer interested in anything Bernie has to say. Biden knows what to do.

When I lived in New York I voted for him over Hillary in the 2016 primary, because I wanted to make a statement that would not hurt Hillary.

But Bernie is now way past his shelf expiration date. Since he can't, or won't, take control of his, shall I say, more "ardent", supporters, he is causing much more damage than good, to the party.

I don't think he CAN control those supporters, which means they aren't real democrats, but are of the Jill Stein shit-stirring variety, along with russian trolls/bots. Lots of low dollar donations could easily be funded by Vlad. (My own conspiracy...)

[appalachiablue]

19. K/R Good crew incl. Seth, Willie, Bernie, more

[Rhiannon12866]

22. Thanks! Good guests tonight, not a RWer in the bunch!

[question everything]

20. Interesting that he is on. Last time he was not sure when and if he will return

[Rhiannon12866]

23. He's doing what the other late night guys have been doing

Broadcasting from home and interviewing his guests remotely. I'm glad to see him back, too, we need all the humor - and a return to semi-normalcy - that we can get right now.

[UTUSN]

21. Can get HBO on https://ustvgo.tv/ - and many other cable outlets. Or tomorrow on regular YouTube

and Cast to Smart tv

[Rhiannon12866]

24. I regularly post whatever's available on YouTube here in V&M every week

[UTUSN]

25. Thanks for doing that, & I Rec it whenever I see it!1

[Rhiannon12866]

28. Thanks so much!

I know that the show's popular here and that not everyone has HBO - or even TV - so I started posting it 3 years ago. We used to see it posted, but with a warning that it would disappear, so I choose the official version that will still be available next week or next year.

[Duppers]

27. Willie said he's 87!

Oh WOW!!!!!

He will be 4/29, my daughter's & my Lab daughter's b.d. 😉

[Rhiannon12866]

29. And Bill said that's an age he's "fast approaching," LOL

Willie Nelson is a true national treasure.

[Boomerproud]

30. It was a helluva show IMWO

Mentally and every other way I needed it desperately .
.

[kentuck]

31. Willie's beautiful new song