Bill Maher

 William Maher (/ma/r/; born on January 20, 1956) is a popular American writer and comedian. Maher also works as an executive producer, political commentator and actor. Maher is famous for his HBO political talk show Real Time with Bill Maher (2003-present) and the corresponding late-night show known as Politically Incorrect (1993-2002) which aired initially on Comedy Central and later on ABC. In 2022, Maher started the podcast Random.Maher. Random.Maher is known for his political satire and sociopolitical commentary. His topics include politics, religion, correctness, and mass media. Religulous the documentary about religion that he made in 2008, is based on his critical views. He is a proponent of animal rights. He has served as a member of the PETA board since 1997. PETA since 1997. He is an advisory board member of Project Reason.Maher is a proponent of legalization of cannabis and serves on the advisory board of NORML.In 2005, Maher ranked at number 38 on Comedy Central's list of the 100 best stand-up comedians all time. Maher was awarded a Hollywood Walk of Fame star on September 14, 2010. In 2014, Maher won a Primetime Emmy Award for his role as executive producer of Vice.