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When’s the last time you saw him giggling after blowing up a latex glove on his head? He still had a full head of hair when he recorded Howie Mandel on Ice for HBO in 1997. So for his first stand-up special since Y2K, Mandel feels he has something to prove. This …
Howie Mandel recently opened a comedy club bearing his name in Atlantic City, and he’s long been a mainstay judge on NBC’s America’s Got Talent. But Mandel’s heart has remained in his native Canada, so when Just For Laughs suddenly became a real-life Deal or No Deal for him, the …
Where Donald Trump once failed, Howie Mandel now hopes to succeed. No, not the White House. Atlantic City. The Hard Rock Hotel and Casino Atlantic City opened on the property site formerly housing the failed Trump Taj Mahal on June 28, and included in it: Howie Mandel’s Comedy Club! Mandel himself …
May may have been mental health awareness month, but if the first half of June has reminded us, even celebrities need to be reminded they are loved. Anyone can suffer from depression. All of us need to take care of ourselves mentally as well as physically. The Child Mind Institute has …
Howie Mandel showed up to join Just For Laughs COO Bruce Hills and the new team running the show at JFL (which includes Mandel and powerhouse agency ICM) to announce the full details for Montreal’s Just For Laughs fest this coming July. Among the new notable items: The Keynote Address …
Sacre bleu! Just For Laughs Group (Groupe Juste Pour Rire), responsible for throwing the biggest comedy festival in the world each July in Montreal, as well as fests in Toronto, Vancouver and Sydney, television specials, series and tours, has new owners. Howie Mandel and ICM Partners top an investor group …
If you thought it was crazy enough that a suitcase model from Deal or No Deal would become British royalty in 2018, then get ready for more craziness, because the entire game show itself is coming back with new primetime episodes by the end of the year. Without Meghan Markle. …
Third time’s not only the charm, but also a full-on trend, so safe to say The CW and Just For Laughs are very happy together. After all, The CW will celebrate a third consecutive year of broadcasting the Howie Mandel Gala from Montreal’s Just For Laughs. The 90-minute primetime stand-up …
Just For Laughs has begun gearing up for the 35th anniversary of its biggest comedy confab in the world by announcing the initial slate of headliners, Gala hosts and other performers heading to Montreal this July. The biggest ticket? Jerry Seinfeld, in his first JFL Montreal since 1989, co-headlining with …
The 34th edition of Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival, the world’s biggest comedy confab running from July 13-31, 2016, has announced its headliners for this summer. The industry ComedyPro section — including New Faces, panels, podcasts and awards — will happen July 27-30, 2016. Among the biggest events revealed so …
