HBO Real Time Returns

January 23, 2026

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BILL MAHER COMEDY TOUR

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“The problem is that the people with the most ridiculous ideas are always the people who are most certain of them.”

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“Why are decent citizens still being jailed for smoking the wrong plant, easing the suffering of the terminally ill, or accepting cash for sex instead of the customary dinner and drinks?”

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“Men are only as loyal as their options.”

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“We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.”

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“I think capital punishment works great. Every killer you kill never kills again.”

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“If you think you have it tough, read history books.”

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“If you don’t know how to feel about the arrest of Julian Assange here’s the rule in Trumpworld: Hiding in an embassy? Bad if you have secrets. Chopping someone up in an embassy? Good if you have oil.”

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“To most Christians, the Bible is like a software license. Nobody actually reads it. They just scroll to the bottom and click ‘I agree’.”

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“I do think the patriotic thing to do is to critique my country. How else do you make a country better but by pointing out its flaws? “

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“The battle for good health is won on the cellular level”

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“We have the Bill of Rights. What we need is a Bill of Responsibilities.”

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All religion is just an opinion.

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“When you tolerate intolerance, you are not really being a liberal.”

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“I don’t want my president to be a TV star. You don’t have to be on television every minute of every day – you’re the president, not a rerun of ‘Law & Order’.”

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“The plain fact is: religion must die for mankind to live.”

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“The true axis of evil in America is the brilliance of our marketing combined with the stupidity of our people.”

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“Everything that used to be a sin is now a disease.”

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“I don’t hate America. I love America. Thomas Jefferson lived in America. Mark Twain lived in America. So did Billie Holiday and Frank Lloyd Wright… and a lot of other people Sarah Palin never heard of.”

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“There’s a reason small towns are small. No one wants to live there.”

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“Religion is bad, drugs are good.”

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