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{{short description|American late-night, half-hour political talk show hosted by Bill Maher}}
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{{Infobox television
| image                = Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher title card.jpg
| runtime              = 30 minutes
| creator              = 
| writer               = Scott Carter<br>[[Bill Maher]]
| genre                = [[Talk show]]
| starring             = [[Bill Maher]]
| country              = United States
| language             = English
| num_seasons          = 8
| num_episodes         = 
| company              = [[HBO Downtown Productions]]<br>[[Comedy Central|Comedy Central Productions]] (1993–1997)<br>[[Brillstein Entertainment Partners|Brillstein-Grey Entertainment]] (1997–1999)<br>[[Brad Grey Television]] (1999–2002)
| network              = [[Comedy Central]] (1993–1997)<br>[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] (1997–2002)
| first_aired          = {{start date|1993|07|25}}
| last_aired           = {{end date|2002|07|05}}
| related              = ''[[Real Time with Bill Maher]]''
| caption              = Title card used during the ABC run
}}

'''''Politically Incorrect''''' (stylized as '''POLITICALLY INCOrrECT''') is an American late-night, half-hour political [[talk show]] hosted by [[Bill Maher]] that aired from July 25, 1993, to July 5, 2002. It premiered on [[Comedy Central]] in July 1993 and aired for three seasons until November 5, 1996; amid its success on Comedy Central, [[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] expressed interest in bringing the show to the network to shore up its late-night lineup, moving there on January 5, 1997.

On September 17, 2001, Maher criticized [[United States foreign policies|United States foreign policy]] on the show and argued that the perpetrators of the [[September 11 terrorist attacks]], "although terrible people," were not cowards. "What ''was'' cowardly," he argued, "was America's relationship with the rest of the world." The comments were widely condemned,<ref name="bohlen2001"/> and while Maher later apologized and clarified the meaning behind his comments, major advertisers stopped advertising with the show. As a result, the show was canceled in June 2002.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2002-may-15-et-brownfield15-story.html|title='Politically Incorrect' Canceled; ABC Goes With Jimmy Kimmel|date=May 15, 2002|website=Los Angeles Times}}</ref>

The show first originated from [[New York City]], but soon moved to [[Los Angeles]]. The New York episodes were shot at the [[CBS Broadcast Center]] and the Los Angeles episodes at [[CBS Television City]], where it remained even after its move to ABC.

The first episode featured comedian [[Jerry Seinfeld]], [[Howard Stern]] co-host [[Robin Quivers]], [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican Party]] strategist [[Ed Rollins]], and comedian [[Larry Miller (entertainer)|Larry Miller]]. Frequent guests included [[Dave Matthews]], [[Arianna Huffington]], [[Michael McKean]], [[Ann Coulter]], [[Carrot Top]], and [[Christine O'Donnell]].<ref name="ABC-Witch">{{Cite web|url=https://abcnews.go.com/print?id=11671277|title= Christine O'Donnell: 'I Dabbled in Witchcraft'|publisher=ABC News|access-date=2010-09-29}}</ref>