Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall

Bill Maher

For more than twenty years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last fourteen years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 38 Emmy nominations. Maher won his first Emmy in 2014 as executive producer for the HBO series, “VICE.” In October of 2008, this same combination was on display in Maher’s uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, “Religulous,” directed by Larry Charles (“Borat”). The documentary has gone on to become the 8th Highest Grossing Documentary ever.

In addition to his television program – which has featured such visitors as President Barack Obama, Vice President Joseph Biden, Bernie Sanders, Elizabeth Warren, Kerry Washington, Michael Steele, Howard Dean, Michael Moore, Eva Longoria, Drew Barrymore,  Rev. Jesse Jackson, Gen. Wesley Clark, Susan Sarandon, Kevin Costner, Gary Hart and Pat Buchanan.– Maher has written five bestsellers: “True Story,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That?  Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits,” “When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden,” “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer,” and most recently, “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass.”

Maher started his career as a stand-up comedian in 1979, and still performs at least fifty dates a year in Las Vegas and in sold out theaters all across the country.  Four of his ten stand-up specials for HBO – 2014’s “Bill Maher: Live from DC,” 2007’s “The Decider,” 2005’s “I’m Swiss,” as well as the hilarious, “Bill Maher … But I’m Not Wrong,” – have been nominated for Emmy awards. 

Maher was born in New York City, raised in River Vale, N.J. and went to Cornell University. He now resides in Los Angeles.

Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall : Upcoming Events

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Oregon Symphony presents Back to the Future in Concert at the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer Concert...

Showing: 05/24 - 05/25
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Cancelled: Insidious: The Further You Fear at the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on May 27, 2025...

Showing: 05/27
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Oregon Symphony presents The Music of Angelo Badalamenti & Twin Peaks at the Portland'5 Arlene...

Showing: 05/28
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True West welcomes folk group The Wailin Jennys to the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on...

Showing: 05/29
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Portland'5 presents Louis: A Silent Film with Wynton Marsalis and Cecile Licad at the Portland'5...

Showing: 05/30
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Live Nation presents comedian Jake Shane at the Portland'5 Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall on Saturday, May...

Showing: 05/31