Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, October 3, 2025

[Rhiannon12866]

Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 23rd season Friday, October 3rd (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT), with a replay at 12:05 a.m., exclusively on HBO.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Louis C.K., Emmy® Award-winning writer, actor, director, comedian, and author of the upcoming novel Ingram.

This week's in-studio panel discussion will include Van Jones, CNN political commentator and founder of Dream Machine Innovation Lab and Rapport; and Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize-winning author.

[True Dough]

1. I respect Tom Friedman's point of view.

Van Jones has disappointed me lately.

Louis C.K., I hope he's cleaned up his act (not his jokes, his conduct).

Thanks, Rhiannon!

[Rhiannon12866]

2. Thanks, True Dough

And I wondered about Louis C.K., too. I thought he was persona non grata everywhere, so I looked him up and he's currently on tour across North America and continues internationally next year. Guess he's cleaned up his act...

[themaguffin]

8. Van has said things over the years that give the GOP too much credit or the benefit of the doubt... really odd stuff

I don't get it. It's like he doesn't understand the world we have been in for the last decade and I can't imagine that he doesn't get that.

[UTUSN]

3. K&R

[Prairie Gates]

4. Fuck Bill Maher

[question everything]

5. Interesting. Thanks for posting

[SoFlaBro]

6. Is fucking Louis CK going to take it out during the interview like the predator piece of shit he is?

[question everything]

7. kick

[Abolishinist]

9. We'll be watching!

Although an extremely busy weekend so it might be the first of the week. And I have no respect for Louis C.K., so up in the air if I'll watch this part.

I've always liked Thomas Friedman (Trump Is a ‘Small Man in a Big Time’), so he together with Van Jones could be interesting.

And of course, his opening and New Rules are always fun.

Thanks for posting!

[UTUSN]

14. Critical thinking, no kneejerking, and cherry picking for good parts are the ways to go!

[question everything]

10. Kick

[question everything]

11. Another kick for the evening crowd

[question everything]

12. Kick to honor Rhaiannon12866

[IcyPeas]

13. Louis CK recently performed at the Riyadh comedy festival in Saudia Arabia

Van "Both Sides" Jones is how I think of him.