Bill Maher Apologizes for Use of Racial Slur on ‘Real Time’ Bill Maher, appearing on his HBO show Friday night with Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska, used a racial epithet to describe himself after Mr. Sasse suggested that Mr. Maher “work in the fields with us.” JUNE 3, 2017 https://www.nytimes.com/2017/06/03/arts/television/bill-maher-n-word.html