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Bill Maher's Real Time sees John Legend, Dana Loesch and Rev. Al Sharpton

By April MacIntyre Oct 15, 2010, 18:54 GMT

09/07/2010 - John Legend - © Charles Norfleet / PR Photos

Bill Maher's "Real Time" tonight (October 15) will see guests John Legend, radio host Dana Loesch and Daily Kos founder Markos Moulitsas; automotive critic Dan Neil and activist Rev. Al Sharpton 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.

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.

"Real Time with Bill Maher’ is a popular HBO talk show hosted by funny politica and satirist Bill Maher. The weekly episodes include an opening political sketch, a monologue, a panel of three well educated celebrities, two guests (live or via satellite), and at the end, “New Rules.” The show covers a wide range of American politics with his guests being educated and from a variety of backgrounds – resulting in balanced and informed back and forth chat with Bill Maher framing the discussions with his ideological viewpoints as the head of the panel.

Other HBO playdates:  Oct. 17 (12:30 p.m., 1:00 a.m.), 18 (8:00 p.m.) and 20 (11:00 p.m.)

HBO2 playdates:  Oct. 15 (2:30 a.m.), 16 (9:00 a.m., midnight), 17 (7:00 p.m.) and 19 (10:00 p.m.)