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)