Real Time with Bill Maher guests - Friday, June 5, 2026

[Rhiannon12866]

Real Time with Bill Maher continues its 24th season Friday, June 5th (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/7:00-8:00 p.m. PT), with a replay at 12:37 a.m., exclusively on HBO.

This week features a one-on-one interview with Vice President Mike Pence, 48th Vice President of the United States and author of What Conservatives Believe: Rediscovering the Conservative Conscience.

This week's in-studio panel discussion will include Senator Chris Murphy, Democratic senator from Connecticut and author of the new book Crisis of the Common Good: The Fight for Meaning and Connection in a Broken America; and Susan Rice, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, former U.S. National Security Advisor, and former Director of the Domestic Policy Council.

[dem4decades]

1. Murphy better not take any of Maher's shit.

Chris is pretty good, and Maher is a smug asshole. That is all.

[True Dough]

2. So, is that considered hanging with Mike Pence?

As opposed to 'Hang Mike Pence!"

???

[question everything]

3. Thank you. Interesting panel. Pence clearly opposes his former boss but probably has no followers

[Just_Vote_Dem]

4. It would be interesting to see how forcefully he speaks against Trump n/t

[maxsolomon]

6. Don't set your expectations too high.

He's still a POS on board with 95% of what MFer has done. He'll probably mealy mouth around the "Stolen Election" BS.

[Just_Vote_Dem]

7. Ugh.

I know, I'm a dreamer lol

[Happy Hoosier]

9. He agrees with Trump's goals, just not his presentation. NT

[Emile]

5. Senator Chris Murphy makes it worthwhile.

[maxsolomon]

8. I can honestly say that I'll miss this one.

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Because I'll probably fall asleep before it airs.

Who cares what Pence and (edited) have to say. Fuck Republics.

[Abolishinist]

10. Fuck Republics?

[maxsolomon]

12. "Republics" is to Republicans

as "Democrat Party" is to Democratic Party.

I'm just being snippy.

[Sympthsical]

11. Susan Rice is a Democrat

She worked under both the Obama and Biden administrations. She was Ambassador to the UN and a National Security Advisor.

[maxsolomon]

13. Oh crap I had her confused with Condoleeza.

Have to think better...

[Sympthsical]

14. LOL, fair enough!

[Abolishinist]

15. I thought that's what happened.

But hey, it's Friday!

[question everything]

16. Susan Rice was very good. Knowledgable and convincing.

[Rhiannon12866]

17. Thanks! As a top aide to President Obama, we need to hear more from her!

[Prairie Gates]

18. Fuck Bill Maher

[Rhiannon12866]

19. Real Time with Bill Maher (HBO) - 6/5/2026

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