It premiered on Comedy Central in July 1993 and aired for three seasons until November 5, 1996; amid its success on Comedy Central, ABC expressed interest in bringing the show to the network to shore up its late-night lineup, moving there on January 5, 1997.

Frequent guests included Dave Matthews, Arianna Huffington, Michael McKean, Ann Coulter, Carrot Top, and Christine O'Donnell.

[4] The show's writers included Al Franken, Arianna Huffington, Kevin Bleyer, Scott Carter, and Chris Kelly.

In the aftermath of the attacks, U.S. President George W. Bush said that the terrorists responsible were cowards.

[1] Advertisers withdrew their support, and some ABC affiliates stopped airing the show temporarily.

"[6] Maher apologized, and explained that he had been criticizing U.S. military policy, not American soldiers.

The show won a 2000 Emmy Award for "Outstanding Technical Direction, Camerawork, Video for a Series."

The Best of Politically Incorrect, which featured questions asked on the show, comments Maher made and guest answers.

In 2003 an audiobook POLITICAL INCORRECTIONS: The Best Opening Monologues from Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher was released, which featured opening monologues from the show accompanied by explanations of the current affairs that were being discussed in the media at that time.