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Rachel Maddow, Russell Simmons on Real Time Friday, Jan. 21

By April MacIntyre Jan 19, 2011, 21:42 GMT

01/16/2011 - Bill Maher; Cara Santa Maria - 68th Annual Golden Globe Awards HBO Afterparty - Arrivals - Circa 55 - Beverly Hills, CA, USA © richard shotwell / PR Photos

Real Time is back on HBO Friday night, as host Bill Maher continues its ninth season January 21 (10:00-11:00 p.m. live ET/tape-delayed PT), with an instant replay at 11:00 p.m. following the live presentation. 

Last week Maher took the Tea Party on a mini-historical look back at how the Founding Fathers and the modern Tea Party are not so connected in principle.

The roundtable guests this week are news anchor Rachel Maddow, commentator Steve Moore and economist David Stockman.  Journalist Michael Hastings and music entrepreneur Russell Simmons 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,” “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™.”

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:  Jan. 23 (noon, 1:40 a.m.), 24 (8:00 p.m.) and 26 (11:00 p.m.)

                HBO2 playdates:  Jan. 21 (2:25 a.m.), 22 (10:30 a.m., 12:15 a.m.), 23 (7:00 p.m.) and 25 (10:00 p.m.)