Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, April 17, 2026 [View all]

Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 24th season Friday, April 17th (10:05-11:05 p.m. live ET/7:05-8:05 p.m. PT), with a replay at 12:11 a.m., exclusively on HBO.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Kara Swisher, award-winning podcast host, executive producer, and host of the new CNN Original Series Kara Swisher Wants to Live Forever.

This week's in-studio panel discussion will include Rahm Emanuel, former White House Chief of Staff, Chicago mayor, and U.S. Ambassador to Japan under President Biden; and Jake Sullivan, co-host of The Long Game podcast, professor at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government, and former U.S. National Security Advisor under President Biden.