Bill Maher: Exclusive Footage From New Season (VIDEO)

Bill Maher returned from a holiday hiatus and gave us a sneak peek at his newest batch of snarkery. Take a look at our exclusive footage below, which includes hilarious commentary on "Sarah Palin's Alaska," the war on Christmas, Congress's Lame Duck session, and the problem with Julian Assange's name, among other timely events worth his two cents.

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[Charles McNeill]

10:23 AM on 01/22/2011

The Corporations Are The Government .

[youngbuck]

02:20 AM on 01/22/2011

Man he's good !

[RenePA]

11:53 PM on 01/17/2011

Best wishes for your new season, Bill.

I hope you find time to grill each and every one of your panel -- and guests -- specifically those who would oppose a nationalized health care to explain their logic as to why they want jobs to leave this country.

Even Warren Buffet has talked about the fact that a lack of nationalized health care places a cost burden on employers that other, developing, countries do not have.

Without the additional cost of employee health benefits, companies would find keeping their manufacturing in the USA something that could be affordable.

Please have your republican guests (and hey, let's not kid ourselves - the occasional democrat, too) explain why they hate Americans... because they deny them health benefits and now, because American companies can't compete with countries that don't have health care included in employment costs, they can then actually promote the expanding unemployment of the American working class.

[fredvh]

12:23 PM on 01/16/2011

the wingnuts sure hate this guy

[Master Bates]

02:37 PM on 01/14/2011

If his show hasn't started yet...who are all the people laughing? Laugh track...or rubes off the street who wanna see 7 minutes of this guy?

[mpgarr]

03:56 AM on 01/13/2011

I wished that Amy Goodman and David Barsamian both had far more exposure and reach than they do---they are about the only two working journalists who really do have a clearly "liberal bias."

[youngbuck]

02:21 AM on 01/22/2011

Amy Goodman ROCKS !

[mpgarr]

03:49 AM on 01/13/2011

I am glad that I will be able to start getting my weekly fix of Bill Maher this Friday night--I do miss the show of another Bill that aired on Fridays but is gone for good now--The Bill Moyer's Journal on PBS. Sadly there are no young Bill Moyers coming up these days----at least we do have Bill Maher and Jon Stewart.

[Stephen Witteveen]

03:08 PM on 01/12/2011

Considering Sarah Palin's initiative "Shootin' Democrats for Fun and Profit" and the well known crosshairs map, in addition to the knowledge that the general conservative population in many of these States are armed and unstable; it is my opinion that if there is even a hint that your free speech will inspire hatered and violence, it ceases to be free speech and becomes hate propaganda.

She needs to "man up" and admit that her ideas cannot be ruled out as a blatant message sent to her followers weather or not it was intended as such.

[Timma]

02:51 PM on 01/12/2011

As ususal Bill Maher speaks humor to truth...

[lizmckenzie55]

02:20 PM on 01/12/2011

I'm a 99er and had to give up cable ... my tv is never on now except for football. I miss Bill, and Keith, and Rachel, and Jon, and Ed, and etc.!!!

[DJE12857]

06:00 PM on 01/12/2011

I'm sorry to hear that lizmckenzie55. I hope things turn around for you soon. Fanned and good luck.

[lizmckenzie55]

03:05 PM on 01/13/2011

Thanks much and fanned right back ... kind words, even from someone you do not know, really do help.

[reddfraser]

03:09 PM on 01/13/2011

Hi there, I live in a small town in Canada whose cable does not carry Real Time either.On the computer at msnbc.msn you can watch full episodes of Keith's Countdown and Rachel's show.
Also the comedychannel site carrys all their shows, including Jon and Colbert.I have been begging for help to find such a site to watch complete Real Time episodes,For some reason Hulu won't let Canadians on.....the short clips on Youtube miss most of his show..Does anyone know of such a site??
Hope these work for you,
Redd.
reddfraserathotmail.com in case anyone knows

[lizmckenzie55]

03:49 PM on 01/13/2011

Did Comedy Central just start doing that? I have it bookmarked and have watched various clips and if I missed the link for full episodes all this time, I could just kick myself ... lol. Thanks for that bit of info ... I have the page up now.

I follow both Keith and Rachel on Twitter but never thought their sites would offer full episodes ... once again, thanks!

I guess I will be using my PC for even more than what I already use it ... ummmm, maybe for my birthday in March, a larger screen?

Thanks again for all the information and put me down as fan #3.

I live in Wisconsin and it has been quite a winter so far ... how are things way north of me?

[lizmckenzie55]

03:53 PM on 01/13/2011

Damn! I just pulled up Bill Maher's page and they have full episodes. I love this social networking stuff ... many thanks to you! But on the same hand, cannot believe I didn't consider that these sites would post full episodes.

Oh, I have heard from so many others outside of the U.S. about the hulu problem ... not just Canada. Possibly they cannot obtain licensing outside of the U.S.?

[FerFer1958]

01:28 PM on 01/12/2011

Can't wait for Jan 14th.
you were great on Jay Leno. I think Jay was scared.... good ! :)

pvbeachbum.... why don't you go and comment on the shows you like?

[Classof89]

08:59 AM on 01/13/2011

Jay's always scared. But looking forward to Friday night.

[pvbeachbum]

12:36 PM on 01/12/2011

once again, the world''s unfunniest man is back on HBO. He could barely get a laugh out of the audience.

[Heidi Currie]

01:35 PM on 01/12/2011

What clip were you watching? Hilarious!

[Barbara Laman]

01:42 PM on 01/12/2011

Gee, beachbum, you're proof that you're one of those who just don't get the satire. Really good satire always depends on some people not getting it. Glad to know you've revealed yourself and by doing so proved great satire. Thanks!

[pvbeachbum]

02:41 PM on 01/12/2011

great satire maher NOT!!!

[infodoc1]

12:00 PM on 01/12/2011

And Time's runner-up for "person of the year" was the Fox Noise propaganda movement, just to illustrate how much credibility they have

[Gutts]

11:54 AM on 01/12/2011

Why was Bill and his staff off if they do not celebrate the holidays?

[throwcautiontothewind]

11:57 AM on 01/12/2011

Christmas has many pagan elements to it (and who's not going to partake of a holiday where it's legitimate to put vodka in eggnog while you're still in your pajamas?).

[signgrrl]

01:42 PM on 01/12/2011

no, no, dark rum !! really !

[nmnana]

03:00 PM on 01/12/2011

Brandy...Brandy in the eggnog. Yummm.

[hoagie76]

04:39 PM on 01/12/2011

why are only christian holidays acknowledged with time off?

[Gutts]

04:48 PM on 01/12/2011

Its the Bill Maher show. All other talk shows are off for two weeks. Would that not be the time to on, that way you can issue new shows.

[Whatchutalkinabout]

11:31 AM on 01/12/2011

Thoughts about the interview?

http://video-cdn.abcnews.com/110112_gma_banfield.mp4