Bill Maher

witty prominent satirical

Bill Maher pierces Roosevelt Room frenzy as Correspondents' Dinner host, commanding draft-line gratitude from Ed while Josh's crew eyes him for zinger fodder. His shadow sharpens the team's partisan roasts, bridging White House gravity with late-night bite amid re-election knives. Untouched by direct voice, he nonetheless warps speech momentum, a comedian's platform fueling satire that dances on policy's edge—thanked yet targeted, embodying levity's double blade in Bartlet orbit.

3 appearances

Bill Maher's Journey

A timeline through the narrative

3 moments

S2E18 · 17 People

Sam Rallies Team into Republican Joke Pairs

Neutral off-screen reference

Bill Maher invoked via Ed's draft read as the dinner host to thank, promptly shut down by Sam's 'not making fun of the host' rule, shifting target focus away from …

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S2E18 · 17 People

Speech Team Roasts Humorless Draft; Flowers Ignite Donna's Past

N/A (referenced neutrally)

Bill Maher referenced as dinner host whom Ed thanks in draft, but Sam overrules jokes targeting him, positioning him as off-limits amid joke target debate.

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S2E18 · 17 People

Flowers Ignite Revelation of Donna's Josh-Tangled Past

N/A (absent)

Referenced by Ed as the host to thank in speech, with Sam vetoing jokes targeting him to maintain decorum.

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Affiliation

Republican Party