REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER {IAN MCKELLEN, GEORGE CLOONEY, BARNEY FRANK, MICHEL MARTIN, VICTOR DAVIS HANSON} (TV)
Summary
One in this live political comedy talk show hosted by satirist Bill Maher. This episode's guests are actor and director George Clooney, Representative Barney Frank of Massachusetts, news correspondent Michel Martin, actor Ian McKellen, and historian Victor Davis Hanson. Highlights and topics include: a fake commercial from the “International House of Flammable Flags”; a conversation with Clooney via satellite about his recent trip to Darfur and the efforts to inform the world population about the genocide taking place there; Clooney’s thoughts on liberalism and the use of celebrity to draw attention to important issue; the panel, consisting of Frank, Martin, and McKellen, discussing rising gas prices and the government’s reaction; the panel’s thoughts on illegal immigration and the economic and social issues surrounding it; their opinions on the increasing disparity between salaries for CEOs and average workers; a fake “audition tape” for Maher trying out for the position of White House press secretary; Hanson via satellite discussing his latest book, “A War Like No Other,” and the recent proliferation of international conflict, and politics in the Middle East; McKellen’s role in the film version of “The Da Vinci Code,” and the controversy surrounding it; and a “New Rules” segment about current events, including a monologue about medication advertisements. (This asset may contain audiovisual problems. It represents the best quality available at this time.)
Details
- NETWORK: HBO
- DATE: April 28, 2006
- RUNNING TIME: 1:00:00
- COLOR/B&W: Color
- CATALOG ID: B:89047
- GENRE: Talk/Interviews
- SUBJECT HEADING: Talk/Interviews
- SERIES RUN: HBO - TV series, 2003-
- COMMERCIALS: N/A
CREDITS
- Bill Maher … Executive Producer, Writer
- Scott Carter … Executive Producer, Writer
- Sheila Griffiths … Executive Producer
- Brad Grey … Executive Producer
- Marc Gurvitz … Executive Producer
- Dean E. Johnson … Co-Executive Producer
- Billy Martin … Co-Executive Producer
- Matt Wood … Associate Producer
- Sue Bennett … Segment Producer
- Deena Katz … Segment Producer
- Mary Knowles … Segment Producer
- Hal Grant … Director
- David Feldman … Writer
- Matt Gunn … Writer
- Brian Jacobsmeyer … Writer
- Jay Jaroch … Writer
- Chris Kelly … Writer
- Billy Martin … Writer
- Danny Vermont … Writer
- Buster and Shavoni … Theme Music by
- Chris "Kid" Reid … Theme Music by
- Bill Maher … Host
- George Clooney … Guest
- Barney Frank … Guest
- Michel Martin … Guest
- Ian McKellen … Guest
- Victor Davis Hanson … Guest