Hollywood Tonight presents Bill Maher on HBO synopsis and stills information!

  REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER continues its fifth season FRIDAY, OCT. 19 (11:00 p.m.-midnight ET/PT), exclusively on HBO. Allowing Maher to offer his unique perspective on contemporary issues, the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists, and interviews with in-studio and satellite guests.

   HBO.com features exclusive online video from REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, including a weekly “New Rule” and “Overtime,” a post-show session in which Maher and his roundtable guests answer questions from online fans. The fourth season of REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER, which concluded last November, prompted Rolling Stone to observe that “watching Maher on ..Real Time.. taking apart conventional wisdom is a thrilling affair. Plus, he..s very funny.”

   Maher was the creator and host of “Politically Incorrect,” which was produced by HBO Downtown Productions and debuted on Comedy Central in 1993. The series moved to ABC in 1997, where Brad Grey Television joined HBO Downtown Productions as producers, and ended its run in 2002.

   A favorite of HBO viewers since his first special on the network in 1989, Maher..s other HBO credits include six hour-long specials: “The Decider,” “I..m Swiss,” “Victory Begins at Home,” “Be More Cynical,” “The Golden Goose Special” and “Stuff That Struck Me Funny,” plus “30 Seconds Over Washington,” two half-hour stand-up specials, and “Comic Relief VI™.”

  His most recent book, “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer,” made the New York Times best seller list, as well as best seller lists across the country. He is also author of the books “When You Ride Alone You Ride with Bin Laden: What Government Should Be Telling Us to Help Fight the War on Terrorism,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect..s Greatest Hits” and “True Story.”

   REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER is produced by HBO in association with Brad Grey Television. The executive producers are Bill Maher, Scott Carter, Brad Grey, Marc Gurvitz and Sheila Griffiths.