Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: Episode 566
Overview
Returning from a two-week break after testing positive for COVID-19, Bill opens this week's show by interviewing Emmy-winning broadcaster Bob Costas. For the panel discussion, he is joined by Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist at The New York Times, Nicholas Kristof, and Democratic strategist and co-host of the weekly podcast Politics War Room, James Carville.
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 19
- Episode
- Episode 16
- Air date
- 2021-05-28
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
Episode 566 is Episode 16 in Season 19 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2021-05-28. The runtime is 60 min.
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