In 2003, Maher became the host, co-producer, and co-writer of Real Time with Bill Maher, a weekly hour-long political comedy talk show on the cable television network HBO.
I 2003 blev Maher vært, co-producer og forfatter på showet Real Time with Bill Maher, et ugentligt politisk komedie talkshow af en times varighed på den amerikanske tv-station HBO.