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Chris Matthews, John Bolton on Real Time with Bill Maher April 30

By April MacIntyre Apr 29, 2010, 4:36 GMT

Bill Maher - © Tina Gill / PR Photos

Real Time with Bill Maher will see Chris Matthews, John Bolton and Laura Tyson debate top news with Maher on his Friday night salon on HBO.

The series continues its eighth season Friday, April 30 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), on HBO, with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m., following the live presentation. 

Host Maher delivers his unique perspective on contemporary issues laced with humor, and the show includes an opening monologue, roundtable discussions with panelists, and interviews with in-studio and satellite guests.

The roundtable guests this week are columnist Ross Douthat, news anchor Chris Matthews and economist Laura Tyson; former UN ambassador John Bolton and NY Rep. Anthony Weiner are interview guests.

A favorite of subscribers since his first special on the network in 1989, Maher has starred in nine solo specials on HBO, including the hour-long presentations “Bill Maher…But I’m Not Wrong” (which debuted in February), “The Decider” and “I’m Swiss” (both nominated for an Emmy® in the Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special category), “Victory Begins at Home,” “Be More Cynical,” “The Golden Goose Special” and “Stuff That Struck Me Funny,” and two half-hour stand-up specials, plus the HBO specials “30 Seconds Over Washington” and “Comic Relief VI™.”  REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER will return for its ninth season on HBO in 2011.

Maher was the creator and host of “Politically Incorrect,” which was produced by HBO Downtown Productions and debuted on Comedy Central in 1993.  The series moved to ABC in 1997 and ran through 2002.

Other HBO playdates:  May 2 (12:30 p.m., 4:25 a.m.), 3 (8:00 p.m.) and 5 (11:05 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates:  April 30 (3:00 a.m.) and May 1 (9:30 a.m., midnight), 2 (7:00 p.m.) and 4 (10:00 p.m.)

Here is last week's Dr. Jack Kevorkian interview:               

Bill becomes a Tea Party member: