Episode
Real Time with Bill Maher: June 20, 2025: Dave Barry, Paul Begala, Rep. Wesley Hunt
Overview
This week marks the 700th episode of REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER and features an interview with Dave Barry, Pulitzer Prize-winning humor columnist and author of the new book "Class Clown: The Memoirs of a Professional Wiseass: How I Went 77 Years Without Growing Up." This week's panel discussion includes Paul Begala, Democratic strategist and political contributor at CNN; and Rep. Wesley Hunt, Republican congressman who represents the 38th district of Texas.
Details
- Series
- Real Time with Bill Maher
- Season
- Season 23
- Episode
- Episode 20
- Air date
- 2025-06-20
- Runtime
- 60 min
Episode context
June 20, 2025: Dave Barry, Paul Begala, Rep. Wesley Hunt is Episode 20 in Season 23 of Real Time with Bill Maher. It aired on 2025-06-20. The runtime is 60 min.
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