Bill Maher: Live from D.C.

Bill Maher: Live From D.C. is the American comedian and personality Bill Maher's tenth HBO stand-up comedy special.[1]

It was broadcast live on September 12, 2014 from the Warner Theater in Washington, D.C., immediately after broadcast of an episode of Real Time with Bill Maher from Sidney Harman Hall in Washington.[2] Maher was given a police escort to the theater; his journey was commentated on by Michael Moore and Keith Olbermann.[3]

Maher covered political and social topics such as the midterm elections, religion, U.S. President Barack Obama, the Republican psyche and his legal battle with Donald Trump.

The special is noted for being HBO's most watched comedy special in the five years to 2014, with 1.1 million viewers watching at 10:00 PM.[4]

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[1] Bill Maher - Live From D.C. - IMDb

[2] Bill Maher celebrated his one-night Washington tour with a wrap party in Penn Quarter - The Washington Post

[3] Maher takes D.C., skewers GOP - Politico

[4] Bill Maher: Live From DC HBO’s Most Watched Comedy Special In 5 Years - Deadline

Bill Maher
Television	Politically Incorrect (1993–2002) Real Time with Bill Maher (since 2003)
Film	Religulous (2008)
Books	True Story: A Novel When You Ride Alone You Ride with bin Laden New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody but Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass
Specials	I'm Swiss (2005) Bill Maher: The Decider (2007) But I'm Not Wrong (2010) Bill Maher: Live from D.C. (2014) Bill Maher: Live from Oklahoma (2018)