Real Time with Bill Maher
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Real Time with Bill Maher is a long-running HBO political talk show and comedy series hosted by comedian Bill Maher, known for its panel discussions, monologues, and satirical commentary on current events.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Real Time with Bill Maher canonical | 7 |
| Real Time with Bill Maher (writer) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5039673 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Real Time with Bill Maher Context triple: [Brad Grey, notableWork, Real Time with Bill Maher]
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A.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers is an American late-night talk show on NBC featuring comedian Seth Meyers delivering topical monologues, celebrity interviews, and comedy segments.
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B.
The Daily Show
The Daily Show is a long-running American satirical news program that parodies current events and politics through comedic commentary and correspondent segments.
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C.
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report is a satirical late-night television show in which Stephen Colbert portrays a bombastic conservative pundit to parody political commentary and news media.
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D.
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore was a late-night satirical news and talk show on Comedy Central, hosted by comedian Larry Wilmore and known for its panel discussions on politics, race, and current events.
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E.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a long-running American late-night talk show on CBS known for its celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and topical monologues.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Real Time with Bill Maher Target entity description: Real Time with Bill Maher is a long-running HBO political talk show and comedy series hosted by comedian Bill Maher, known for its panel discussions, monologues, and satirical commentary on current events.
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A.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers is an American late-night talk show on NBC featuring comedian Seth Meyers delivering topical monologues, celebrity interviews, and comedy segments.
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B.
The Daily Show
The Daily Show is a long-running American satirical news program that parodies current events and politics through comedic commentary and correspondent segments.
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C.
The Colbert Report
The Colbert Report is a satirical late-night television show in which Stephen Colbert portrays a bombastic conservative pundit to parody political commentary and news media.
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D.
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore
The Nightly Show with Larry Wilmore was a late-night satirical news and talk show on Comedy Central, hosted by comedian Larry Wilmore and known for its panel discussions on politics, race, and current events.
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E.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a long-running American late-night talk show on CBS known for its celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and topical monologues.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
political talk show
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satirical news program ⓘ talk show ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekly ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Bill Maher ⓘ |
| debutedIn | 2003 ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO ⓘ |
| filmingCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| filmingLocation |
California
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linked to:
California, United States
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2003-02-21 ⓘ |
| formatFeature |
comedy segment
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interview segment ⓘ monologue ⓘ panel discussion ⓘ satirical commentary ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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political satire ⓘ talk show ⓘ |
| hasBillMaherAs |
executive producer
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host ⓘ |
| hasHostRole | moderator of panel ⓘ |
| hasSegment |
Editorial monologue
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New Rules ⓘ Overtime ⓘ |
| network | HBO ⓘ |
| notableFor |
panel debates
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satirical monologues ⓘ uncensored political discussion ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | premium cable ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| predecessor | Politically Incorrect ⓘ |
| presenter | Bill Maher ⓘ |
| productionCompany | HBO ⓘ |
| starring | Bill Maher ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
American politics
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current events ⓘ social issues ⓘ world affairs ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| typicalGuests |
academics
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celebrities ⓘ commentators ⓘ journalists ⓘ politicians ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | approximately 60 minutes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Real Time with Bill Maher Description of subject: Real Time with Bill Maher is a long-running HBO political talk show and comedy series hosted by comedian Bill Maher, known for its panel discussions, monologues, and satirical commentary on current events.
Referenced by (8)
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linked to: Real Time with Bill Maher