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Bill Maher
Comedian

Bill Maher

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Hosting Politically Incorrect and Real Time with Bill Maher.

Politically Incorrect · Religulous

Born
20 January 1956
Birthplace
New York City

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Bill Maher

Bill Maher is an American comedian and television host known for political discussion and satire.

Early life

Education

Grew up in New Jersey and studied English and history at Cornell, graduating in 1978.

Career

  1. 1979

    Comedy clubs

    Hosted at Catch a Rising Star in New York.

  2. 1993

    Politically Incorrect

    Began presenting the panel show.

  3. 2003

    Real Time

    Launched the HBO programme.

Selected work

Politically Incorrect

Mixed comedy with topical discussion.

Religulous

Presented a documentary examining religious belief.

Club Random

Launched the interview podcast.

Beyond work

Animal welfare

Has supported animal-rights causes and served on PETA’s board.

Sources & photo creditBiography and career ↗Biographical references ↗

Original photograph. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.

Photo: Angela George at https://www.flickr.com/photos/sharongraphics/. CC BY 3.0 · Original image. Cropped and displayed in monochrome.