#325 - An Unsanitary Chat With Howie Mandel

Standup comedian, tv personality, and actor Howie Mandel chats with Trey Elling, ahead of his April 19th show at Moontower Just For Laughs comedy festival in Austin. Topics include:

• Performing in Austin (0:51)
• Serving as a punchline at the start of covid (1:37)
• The value of discomfort (2:28)
• Getting passed by Mitzi Shore at the Comedy Store (4:03)
• His swift ascent in entertainment (7:57)
• Austin’s rise as a standup mecca (10:44)
• Howie’s memories of Bill Hicks (11:56)
• Why standup seems so healthy in 2023 (13:19)
• Howie taking chances on stage, in contrast to his network persona (15:51)
• People not washing their hands after using the restroom (17:36)
• Howie’s limits with Stanley Cup (19:07)
• A fantastic Stanley Cup joke (20:39)
• The joy of getting to host the Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast with hist daughter (21:13)