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The Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15

Every episode of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 ranked from best to worst. Discover the Best Episodes of Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15!

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  1. #1 Fan Favorite
    Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 19 - Alex Marlow; Eddie Izzard; Ian Bremmer; Malcolm Nance
    7.5/10(38 votes)

    S15:E19

    Bill's interview guest is Alex Marlow, who was the first employee of Breitbart News and has been the site's editor-in-chief since 2013. In 2015, Marlow was named to Forbes "30 Under 30" list. Bill's roundtable panel includes MSNBC's chief analyst for terrorism, torture and cyber intelligence, Malcolm Nance, Eurasia Group President Ian Bremmer and actor and comic Eddie Izzard.

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  2. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 10 - Roger Stone; Jose Antonio Vargas; Michael Hayden; Rick Santorum; Neera Tanden
    7.4/10(40 votes)

    S15:E10

    Bill's interview guests are: Republican Political Consultant and Trump Confidant, Roger Stone and the Former Director of the National Security Agency, General Michael Hayden. Bill's roundtable guests are: Former Republican US Senator and Presidential Candidate from Pennsylvania, Rick Santorum, President for the Center for American Progress, Neera Tanden and the Founder and CEO of Define America and EmergingUS, Jose Antonio Vargas.

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  3. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 27 - Bret Stephens; Tim Gunn; Fran Lebowitz; Salman Rushdie
    7.4/10(42 votes)

    S15:E27

    Columnist Bret Stephens and fashion guru Tim Gunn are the interview guests. The panelists are authors Fran Lebowitz and Salman Rushdie.

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  4. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 28 - Barney Frank; Bob Costas; Catherine Rampell; Martin Short; Rick Wilson
    7.4/10(39 votes)

    S15:E28

    Former representative Barney Frank and sportscaster Bob Costas are the interview guests. The panelists are columnist Catherine Rampell, actor Martin Short and Republican strategist Rick Wilson.

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  5. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 21 - Dan Savage; Dan Abrams, Katty Kay and Michael Steele; Richard A. Clarke
    7.3/10(37 votes)

    S15:E21

    Bill's interview guest is writer Dan Savage. Dan is the writer of the nationally syndicated column, “Savage Love,” and host of the “Savage Lovecast” podcast. Bill's roundtable panel includes the former Republican National Committee chair and MSNBC contributor Michael Steele, BBC America Newsnight anchor Katty Kay, former National Security advisor Richard Clarke and Mediate founder and ABC News chief legal analyst Dan Abrams.

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  6. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 29 - Paul Hawken; Kurt Andersen; John Heilemann; April Ryan; Tom Morello
    7.2/10(37 votes)

    S15:E29

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  7. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 5 - Milo Yiannopoulos; Rep. Jack Kingston, Jeremy Scahill and Larry Wilmore; Leah Remini
    7.1/10(75 votes)

    S15:E5

    Bill's interview guests are Milo Yiannopoulos, senior editor of Breitbart News and actress Leah Remini. Bill's roundtable panel includes: comedian and political commentator Larry Wilmore, media commentator and terrorism/intelligence expert Malcolm Nance and former US congressman from Georgia, Jack Kingston.

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  8. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 20 - Maajid Nawaz; Richard Painter; Bianna Golodryga; Charlie Sykes; Bradley Whitford
    7.1/10(41 votes)

    S15:E20

    Bill's interview guest is Maajid Nawaz. He is the founder of the world’s first counter-extremism think tank, Quilliam. He is co-author with Sam Harris of Islam and the Future of Tolerance: A Dialogue. Bill's roundtable panel includes: conservative political commentator and prominent 'Never-Trump' member Charlie Sykes, Bianna Golodryga from Yahoo News, the former White House ethics lawyer from the Bush (2) administration, Richard Painter and actor/political activist Bradley Whitford.

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  9. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 24 - Al Franken; Penn Jillette; Amy Holmes; Gavin Newsom
    7.1/10(38 votes)

    S15:E24

    Bill's roundtable panel includes the Democratic U.S. senator from Minnesota, Al Franken, the Democratic Lieutenant Governor from California, Gavin Newsome, political analyst for the Rasmussen Reports, Amy Holmes and comedian/magician Penn Gillette.

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  10. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 22 - Al Gore; Ralph Reed, Jr.; Kristen Soltis Anderson; Joshua Green; Michael Weiss
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    S15:E22

    Bill's interview guest is former Vice President Al Gore. The Oscar® winning filmmaker will discuss his latest project, "An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power." Bill's roundtable panel includes political commentator and pollster Kristen Soltis-Anderson, NYT columnist and best selling author of "The Devil's Bargain", Joshua Green, author of "ISIS: Inside the Army of Terror", Michael Weiss and the chairman of the Faith and Freedom Coalition and author of "Awakening", Ralph Reed.

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  11. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 26 - Episode 436
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    S15:E26

    Software company executive Ken Bone and environmental activist Xiuhtezcatl Martinez are the interview guests. The panelists are political commentator S.E. Cupp and writer Adam Gopnik.

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  12. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 30 - Billy Crystal; Russell Brand; Harold Ford Jr.; Olivia Nuzzi; Steve Schmidt
    7.0/10(40 votes)

    S15:E30

    Actors Billy Crystal and Russell Brand are the interview guests. The panelists are former representative Harold Ford Jr., journalist Olivia Nuzzi and Republican strategist Steve Schmidt.

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  13. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 32 - Woody Harrelson, David French, Betsy Woodruff, Van Jones, Joy Behar
    7.0/10(36 votes)

    S15:E32

    Editor Janice Min and musician-activist Daryl Davis are the interview guests. The panelists are political strategist James Carville, conservative blogger Erick Erickson and commentator Margaret Hoover.

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  14. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 34 - Donna Brazile; Sarah Silverman; Chris Matthews; Michael Moore
    7.0/10(37 votes)

    S15:E34

    Political strategist Donna Brazile; comedian Sarah Silverman. The roundtable guests are political commentator Chris Matthews and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore.

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  15. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 2 - Richard Haass; John Avlon; Eva Longoria; Grover Norquist; Tim Ryan
    6.9/10(66 votes)

    S15:E2

    Richard Haass, president of the Council of Foreign Relations and John Avlon, editor-in-chief of the Daily Beast are the interview guests. Bill's roundtable panel includes: actress Eva Longoria, Ohio's Democratic congressman Tim Ryan and the founder and president of Americans for Tax Reform, Grover Norquist.

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  16. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 16 - Boris Epshteyn; Neil deGrasse Tyson; David Frum; Cornel West
    6.9/10(47 votes)

    S15:E16

    Bill's interview guest is former special assistant to President Donald Trump, Boris Epshteyn. Bill's roundtable include: Princeton professor and social justice activist Cornell West, former Obama advisor and senior editor of the Atlantic, David Frum and astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson.

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  17. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 23 - Richard Dawkins; Jon Meacham and Fareed Zakaria; Jim Parsons
    6.9/10(38 votes)

    S15:E23

    Bill's interview guest is English ethologist, evolutionary biologist and author of the new book, 'Science in the Soul', Richard Dawkins. Bill's roundtable panel includes Washington Post columnist and CNN commentator Fareed Zakaria, Pulitizer Prize winning author and presidential historian Jon Meacham and four-time Emmy winning actor Jim Parsons.

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  18. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 31 - Janice Min; Daryl Davis; James Carville; Erick Erickson; Margaret Hoover
    6.9/10(38 votes)

    S15:E31

    Musician-activist Daryl Davis is an interview guest. The panelists are political strategist James Carville, conservative blogger Erick Erickson and commentator Margaret Hoover.

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  19. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 33 - Jack Jacobs; Graeme Wood; Christina Bellantoni; Jeffrey Lord; Rob Reiner
    6.9/10(37 votes)

    S15:E33

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  20. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 9 - Matt Schlapp; Chris Hayes, Louise Mensch, and Max Brooks; Timothy Snyder
    6.8/10(50 votes)

    S15:E9

    Bill's interview guests are: Matt Schlapp, chairman of the American Conservative Union and historian Timothy Snyder. Bill's roundtable guests are: MSNBC commentator Chris Hayes, author Max Brooks, and British commentator and former member of Parliament, Louise Mensch.

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  21. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 25 - Jesse Jackson; Frank Bruni; Paul Begala; Nayyera Haq; Matt Welch
    6.7/10(37 votes)

    S15:E25

    Bill's interview guest is the Rev. Jesse Jackson. Bill's roundtable panel includes Democratic strategist and CNN political contributor Paul Begala, former White House and State Department advisor Nayyera Haq, Editor-At-Large for Reason Magazine Matt Welch and New York Times columnist Frank Bruni.

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  22. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 14 - John Kasich; Gabriel Sherman; Philip Mudd; George Packer; Maya Wiley
    6.6/10(50 votes)

    S15:E14

    Bill's interview guest is Ohio's Republican Governor and former Presidential Candidate, John Kasich. The Governor's new book is "Two Paths: America Divided or United." Bill's roundtable guests are Civil Rights Activist Maya Wiley, Novelist and Journalist George Packer, Ex-Deputy Director of the CIA's Counter-Terrorism Center Phillip Mudd and the National Affairs Editor of New York Magazine, Gabriel Sherman.

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  23. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 7 - Rosa Brooks; Jeffrey Lord, Joy Reid and Charlie Sykes; Bill McKibben
    6.5/10(60 votes)

    S15:E7

    Bill's interview guests are: Environmentalist and founder of 350.org, Bill McKibben and Charlie Sykes from Indivisible. Bill's roundtable include: CNN political commentator Jeffrey Lord, the MSNBC's Joy Reid and author and former Pentagon policy advisor Rosa Brooks.

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  24. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 18 - Michael Eric Dyson; Ice Cube; David Gregory; David Jolly; Symone Sanders
    6.5/10(55 votes)

    S15:E18

    Bill's interview guest is Michael Eric Dyson, Professor of Sociology at Georgetown University, and the author of "Tears We Cannot Stop: A Sermon to White America." Dyson regularly writes about race and politics in America as a columnist for The New York Times. Bill's roundtable panel includes: CNN political commentator and former 'Meet The Press' moderator David Gregory, the former Republican Congressman from Florida, David Jolly, rapper and actor Ice Cube and the former national press secretary for the Bernie Sanders campaign, Symone Sanders.

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  25. Real Time with Bill Maher Season 15 Episode 8 - Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse; Barney Frank and Andrew Sullivan; Jake Tapper
    6.4/10(51 votes)

    S15:E8

    Bill's roundtable guests include: Democratic US Senator from Rhode Island Sheldon Whitehouse, former Democratic US Congressman from Massachusetts Barney Frank, CNN anchor and host of "The Lead" Jake Tapper and conservative blogger and contributing editor of New York magazine Andrew Sullivan.

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Season 15 Ratings Summary

"Alex Marlow; Eddie Izzard; Ian Bremmer; Malcolm Nance" is the best rated episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" season 15. It scored 7.5/10 based on 38 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 6/16/2017. This episode is rated 0.1 points higher than the second-best, "Roger Stone; Jose Antonio Vargas; Michael Hayden; Rick Santorum; Neera Tanden".