Bill Maher was born William Maher in New York City, New York, and grew up in River Vale, New Jersey. His father, William Aloysius Maher, Jr., who was of Irish descent, was a radio announcer and news editor. His mother, Julie (Berman), was a nurse, who was from a Jewish family. Maher was raised in his father's Catholic faith. While attending Cornell University, he decided to try stand-up comedy. His first stand-up routine was in a Chinese restaurant on Route 17 in Paramus, NJ. He soon landed a regular gig at Catch a Rising Star in New York City. After a few years, he became a regular host at the club and was spotted by a scout for The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson (1962). Maher made numerous appearances on the show, and Carson had been a hero of his since childhood, but he always felt constrained by the rules of network television. During this time, he appeared in films and made guest appearances on numerous sitcoms. In 1993, Maher was offered his own talk show by Comedy Central. Maher developed the show as a round table discussion on current events. Politically Incorrect (1993) premiered to critical acclaim and attracted major celebrities as well as politicians and pundits. In 1997, the show moved to ABC where it aired to continued success. On September 17, 2001, Maher made controversial comments regarding the terrorists who orchestrated the September 11 attack on the US. Sponsors pulled their ads and affiliates refused to air the show. ABC canceled the show in 2002, citing "low ratings". Maher had been nominated for 11 Emmys for his work on the show. In 2003, he was able to continue his television work with a similar program on HBO titled Real Time with Bill Maher (2003). He remains single and lives in Los Angeles.

Hila Klein (née Hakmon; Hebrew: הילה חכמון; born December 12, 1987) was born in Holon, Israel to a Sephardic Jewish family. Her father, Yochanan Hakmon, was of Libyan-Jewish descent, whereas her mother is of Turkish-Jewish descent. Hila served as a soldier in the Israel Defense Forces for two years. During her military service, she met Ethan Klein while he was visiting the Holocaust Museum in Jerusalem at the time on his Birthright Israel trip. She then attended the Shenkar College of Engineering and Design in Israel, but did not complete her studies.

Dr. Jordan B. Peterson is a professor of psychology at the University of Toronto, a clinical psychologist and the author of the multi-million copy bestseller 12 Rules for Life: An Antidote to Chaos, #1 for nonfiction in 2018 in the US, Canada, the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, the Netherlands, Brazil and Norway, and now slated for translation into 50 languages.

Christina P. is a stand-up comedian, writer, TV personality and host of two podcasts. Her new one hour stand-up special, Christina P: Mother Inferior, premiered October 10th 2017 on Netflix to rave reviews with The Interrobang calling it “intelligent, thought-provoking and not to be missed.” Filmed at The Showbox in Seattle, Christina discusses the realities of motherhood, getting older and her own childhood.

Nathaniel Read Silver (born January 13, 1978) is an American statistician and writer who analyzes baseball (see sabermetrics) and elections (see psephology). He is the founder and editor-in-chief of FiveThirtyEight and a Special Correspondent for ABC News. Silver first gained public recognition for developing PECOTA, a system for forecasting the performance and career development of Major League Baseball players, which he sold to and then managed for Baseball Prospectus from 2003 to 2009.

Yvette is a former model who was discovered at 11. She traveled the world modeling before settling in San Fransisco where she manages a leathergoods shop and designs shoes. She and her sister have started a podcast called Root of Evil as a companion to the show about their mother. Gentile has been overwhelmingly positive about the series. "Without a shadow of a doubt the way all of this has come together for I Am the Night, as well as the podcast Root of Evil, it was all meant to be and I really believe that mom is orchestrating from above, sprinkling her fairy dust around everything. For everybody involved, this is more than just a project. It's something so much deeper than we can even explain and it all comes down to the basis of love and identity and searching for our true self, and so many other things on top of that.”

She has been featured on the Biggest Loser, has been a plus-size model since 2003, is an actor, a writer, a vlogger, a mother and the co-owner of Dapper D Fashions with her wife, Vanna. Pecoraro is an all around rock star, and has been vlogging about her weight loss journey to a dedicated crowd of YouTube subscribers for many years. Born in Hawaii, she feels deeply connected to the culture and lifestyle there. Pecoraro’s Mother is the famous Fauna Hodel, a white woman raised in an African-American family, and she incorporated both of these cultures into Pecoraro’s childhood. She used to spend half of the week with her mother, and half with her father. Her father was white, and her step-Mom was Japanese. Thus, Pecoraro’s upbringing was a blend of unique cultural experiences. Rasha’s sister, Yvette Gentile, was Fauna’s first child and is of mixed race. Their mother’s unique upbringing and efforts to overcome adversity have affected both women as they have grown older.

David Ridgen is an award­-winning media producer specializing in hard­hitting, character­-driven, POV, investigative television and theatrical programming. Ridgen Film is currently expanding further into the areas of drama and new media production. Recent works by Ridgen have been credited with the re­opening of cold cases and arrests (i.e., Confession to Murder Part I & II), putting a Klansman behind bars for a civil rights-era double murder (i.e, Mississippi Cold Case), making progressive impact on the Israel/Palestine issue (i.e, American Radical: the trials of Norman Finkelstein), and spurring victim reconciliation with perpetrators (i.e., Reconciliation in Mississippi).

Patrick Justin McAfee (born May 2, 1987) is an American former football punter who is both a football and professional wrestling analyst. He played eight seasons for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League(NFL). He was a placekicker at West Virginia and was drafted by the Colts in the seventh round of the 2009 NFL Draft. McAfee retired from football in February 2017 and joined the satirical sports blog Barstool Sports until August 31, 2018. He also performs as a stand-up comedian and is a professional wrestling commentator on the WWE's NXT TakeOver events as a pre-show analyst. He also took part in calling a college football game between Baylor and Texas Tech on November 24, 2018 and an NFL game between the Detroit Lions and the Green Bay Packers on December 30, 2018. On July 29, 2019, it was announced McAfee would join ESPN's Thursday Night Football broadcast.

Lori Henry is a Vancouver-based travel writer and voice actor. She is most famous for her role as Alex Reagan, a fictional journalist and host of The Black Tapes Podcast (2015).

Hamish Donald Blake (born December 11, 1981) is an Australian comedian, actor, and author from Melbourne. Since 2003, he has worked with Andy Lee as part of the comedy duo Hamish and Andy. The pair have performed live and on television and radio, most notably with their drive-time radio program Hamish & Andy. As a solo performer, Blake has appeared on various Australian television programs, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival's televised 2008 Great Debate, and has been a regular guest on Spicks and Specks, Rove and Thank God You're Here.

Andrew Thomas Lee (born 24 May 1981) is an Australian comedian, musician and children's writer. He is known for working alongside Hamish Blake as part of the comedy duo Hamish & Andy.

I’m Rachel Hollis, a proud working mama with four kids and an ultra hunky husband. I worship coffee like a deity, I read books like my life depends on it and think vodka with La Croix is one of the greatest inventions of the last decade.  When it comes to women, there always seems to be a question about how we can balance everything. Girl, I don’t even try! I’ve got four kids (one of which is the gorgeous queen I’m holding above) and whether I’m at home with them or at Chic HQ with the team, life is never calm and balanced. Instead, I embrace my chaos and seek only to feel centered amongst the flurry. The babies and housework and spreadsheets and meetings and 5th birthday parties to plan, along with a million other things that might overwhelm me? They are just a list of my many, many blessings.

Keith Habersberger is a Video Producer and Development Partner at Buzzfeed Motion Pictures. He joined the company in January 2014 as a video intern, and has since become a prominent host personality of BFMP. From covering Hollywood red carpets to investigating current trends, and even letting his and other celebs' Twitter followers make his decisions, he has produced viral, personality-driven content of a satirical nature. He is also a member of The Try Guys. Before BuzzFeed, Habersberger toured the nation with Mission Improvable, the most booked improv comedy group in the nation, while producing National improv tournaments and festivals with Chicago Improv Productions.

I'm an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor, and podcaster. I've lived and worked in San Francisco, New York City, and currently reside near Los Angeles with my wife, Heather, and our son, Finn. I have a history/comedy podcast called The Dollop, which I co-host with comedian Gareth Reynolds. The Dollop has been in the top 20 downloaded comedy podcasts in the US, Canada, and Australia for the past couple of years. I'm was an actor and writer on Maron on IFC. I most recently wrote for Deadly Class on Syfy.  I've also acted in many commercials and other television shows, including Arrested Development, The Office, and VEEP.  I've performed stand up comedy on the Jimmy Kimmel Show, The Late Late Show, Comedy Central and a few other things that don't need to be mentioned because this is getting long.  Oh, and buy my albums Shame Chamber and Hot Head on Bandcamp, iTunes, and Google Play

Ryan Whitney announced Sunday, that at just 32 years old, he is retiring from hockey. He had signed on to play with MODO of the Swedish Hockey League this season, but lingering injuries forced the defenseman to call it quits. A former fifth overall pick of the Pittsburgh Penguins, Whitney established himself as a high-end offensive defenseman early in his career. He spent four seasons in Pittsburgh before being dealt to the Anaheim Ducks during the 2008-09 season that ultimately ended with the Penguins winning the Stanley Cup. Whitney established a career-high during just his second NHL season in 2006-07 when he put up 59 points for the Penguins. Injuries began to slow him down in the following years.

GARETH REYNOLDS  is an internationally touring Stand-up Comedian whose brilliantly clever quips perfectly offset Dave Anthony’s hilarious snark on their smash-hit podcast THE DOLLOP which garners over 5 Million downloads every month.

Gareth has currently written on ARRESTED DEVELOPMENT  and FLAKED for NETFLIX and YOU’RE THE WORST on FX, previous to that he wrote on COMEDY CENTRAL sitcom IDIOTSITTER, took the lead on ABC show HAIL MARY and has been seen on IFC’s MARON.
 
  Originally hailing from the sweet streets of Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Gareth moved to Los Angeles and starred in NBC’s THE REAL WEDDING CRASHERS which was as creatively stimulating as it was successful. Through that show he began producing and writing his own material, eventually making shows at COMEDY CENTRAL, the TRAVEL CHANNEL, and MTV.

He also has a cat named Jose.

Heather McDonald delivers the JUICY SCOOP.   She doesn’t hold back on anything. She is the host and creator of the #1 Gossip Podcast – JUICY SCOOP with Heather McDonald.  Her show is available twice a week on iTunes, Android, or Stitcher. In its third year, there are over 300 episodes and over 30+ million downloads. The show has over 9,000 five star reviews on iTunes and is ranked in the top 10 comedy podcasts.  Heather get’s the JUICIEST stories from her guests from the best reality shows, comics, actors, writers and social media stars. Her Showtime stand up special “I DON’T MEAN TO BRAG”  and was available on Netflix. She consistently sells out shows across the country in theaters, comedy clubs and other venues. Heather was the host of TLC’s ALL ABOT SEX and HOLLYWOOD TODAY LIVE. She also co-hosted, Anderson Cooper Live, and The Kris Jenner’s Show. Heather wrote, produced and appeared on E!’s top rated show CHELSEA LATELY for it’s entire 7 year run. She also starred in AFTER LATELY, a mockumentary series on E! for its 3 successful seasons. She is regularly featured on CNN, Nightlight and the Reelz channel. Other appearances include Bravo’s Watch What Happens, Flipping Out and Real Housewives of Orange County and Beverly Hills; Keeping up with the Kardashians, Logo’s Rupaul’s Drag Race and Rupaul’s Big Gay Game Show, The Tonight Show, Wendy Williams, The Today Show, Dr. Drew, Reno 911, Frasier, Malcolm in the Middle and Drake and Josh. Heather’s debut book, YOU’LL NEVER BLUE BALL IN THIS TOWN AGAIN, spent seven weeks on the New York Times best-seller list, and climbed to the #1 position on Amazon’s “Bestsellers in Entertainment” list. McDonald released her follow up book in February 2013 titled MY INAPPROPRIATE LIFE: Some Material Not Suitable for Small Children, Nuns, or Mature Adults which also became a national bestseller. Heather was also a contributing writer and had featured roles in major motion films “White Chicks” and “Dance Flick” by The Wayans Brothers.

Raised in Houston, Texas, with a loving family of seven and world-renowned parents in full-time ministry, Joel Osteen never imagined that he would follow so closely in his father’s footsteps. As a young man, his training and interests were behind the scenes in television production though he was close to his father in ministry. "There’s no greater feeling than being able to help people rise higher and overcome something and feel better about themselves. I think that we’re all made to help others, to lift people up.” - Joel Osteen His father always encouraged him to preach, but Joel would politely decline time and time again until one day in October 1999 when his father was admitted to the hospital with kidney complications. Joel finally agreed to preach the next Sunday, and his father passed the following week. Joel’s first sermon was the last his father ever heard. Joel and his wife, Victoria, were suddenly thrust into full-time leadership of Lakewood Church.

Bob Hohler is a sports investigative and enterprise reporter. He also covered the Red Sox and worked in the Globe’s Washington bureau. His book, “I Touch the Future: The Story of Christa McAuliffe,” details the New Hampshire teacher’s life and death aboard the space shuttle.