Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 10/24/2025

[Rhiannon12866]

I apologize that there are so few "official" videos available, this practice by HBO appears to have started last season. If any are uploaded in the meantime, I'll definitely add them. But I wanted to share what's available before the "bootleg" videos are gone.



Monologue: Attempted Karma

Bill reacts to the top stories of the week, including Trump's latest lawsuit and White House demolition in his Real Time monologue.





New Rule: Crazy in Gov

Republicans have to be honest about who, these days, is more deranged.





Overtime with Bill Maher: Gov. Andy Beshear, Michael Steele, Kate Bedingfield

Bill and his guests continue their conversation after the show.





Here's a "bootleg" version of the show which includes the entire interview with Gov. Andy Beshear, Democratic governor of Kentucky; entire panel discussion with Michael Steele, former RNC Chairman and Lt. Governor of Maryland, MSNBC political analyst, and co-host of The Weeknight; and Kate Bedingfield, CNN political commentator and former White House communications director under President Biden; Bill's "Funny Bit"; and the opening part of New Rules. It won't last long, as usual:

[Silent Type]

1. I beg people to view New Rules first for trump/GOPer bashing, because you won't like most of the show.

New Rules was great, Beshear is a decent Democrat but he has to do better than tonight. I give Michael Steele points. Bedingfield— good to see her without constraints of being a presidential spokesperson.

Think I prefer one GOPer on show that everyone can debate.

[Rhiannon12866]

2. I've been following the show for a long time and I agree with you. I've wondered if he has one RWer on the show

For the others to argue with, even if it's just him. I've certainly seen him do it. What he doesn't seem to recognize is that he audience doesn't appreciate it. One great moment that stuck in my mind was an Overtime conversation between former Alabama Senator Doug Jones and Ali Velshi. I forget which one received the Overtime question, but the two of them really got into it, going back and forth on the topic in an extremely informed way. I guess Bill felt left out so he eventually ended the Overtime segment.

[nuxvomica]

3. Maher is completely tone deaf on the East Wing destruction

He says it's just a building while Steele held forth on what an important symbol it was. My high school class has a monthly get-together for lunch at a local restaurant during which we strenuously avoid political discussion because not everyone is on the same page. At yesterday's get-together, everyone was talking about the East Wing and shaking their heads. This resonates with people, more than I had guessed but probably far more than Maher will ever understand.