Bill Maher Forgets He’s on CNN and Drops F-Bomb on Live TV

Bill Maher brought some HBO over to CNN last Friday when he accidentally dropped an F-bomb on live TV. The talk show host, who has a new segment on the network titled Overtime in which he interviews his Real Time guests, shocked viewers with the unexpected profanity on his Feb. 10 broadcast.

While speaking about Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders with his guest, Kristen Soltis Anderson, Maher went off on nepo-babies (Sanders’ dad is Mike Huckabee, who held the title of Arkansas governor before her).

“Does the fact that… Sarah Huckabee Sanders is a nepo baby detract from her political accomplishments? I guess they were hearing me talk about the Huckabee dynasty,” he said, before continuing, “You know what that is? It is like, you mostly refer to people in showbusiness as nepo. Anybody whose mother or father was a star and then you’re a star, that makes you a nepo baby. I could name many of them. They’re very upset about being called that.”

He added, “I’ve noticed this phenomenon, as many people have out here. It’s fine if your parents were in showbusiness. Just don’t say, as I’ve heard some of them say, ‘Well, it wasn’t any easier for me.’ Yes, it was. It was easier! Or the other thing they say a lot is, ‘Well, it just got me in the door. Well, that’s a lot of it in showbusiness, is getting in the door.”

All of this was typical Maher content you’d hear on Real Time, but he must have forgotten he was on CNN for his next line: “Anybody can act. It’s not that fucking hard.”

Maher immediately brought his hand to his mouth and said, “Oh, sorry. Sorry, CNN. I know. I forgot. You’re not supposed to— not on HBO.”

Watch Maher’s full segment from Friday’s show in the video above. Fast-forward to the 2:00 minute mark to catch the host’s F-bomb.