Howie Mandel | Club Random with Bill Maher

Can a germaphobe survive Bill Maher’s world—and being left alone for two whole minutes? Howie Mandel returns to Club Random for a delightfully off-kilter conversation about OCD, cancel culture, comedy, and the trouble with getting clipped out of context. Howie reveals how an OnlyFans conversation cost him a major deal, the sneaky way he became the face of Skechers, and why he’s still terrified of disappointing people at 70. Bill tries to convince him to stop apologizing, embrace his darker comic side, and treat the whole world like the Comedy Store. Somehow, they also wander into ghosts, holograms, marriage, food influencers, trampoline science, Richard Dreyfuss’s chair—and Bill’s one-issue platform: sex before food. Subscribe to the Club Random YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/clubrandompodcast?sub_confirmation=1 Subscribe to the podcast for free wherever you listen: ⁠https://bit.ly/ClubRandom Support our Advertisers: With World Mental Health Day this October, it’s a good reminder that taking care of your mental health can start with one step. Visit https://www.Rula.com/RANDOM to get started. For a limited time, try OneSkin with fifteen percent off using code RANDOM at https://www.OneSkin.Co/RANDOM. Try ZipRecruiter to post your job FOR FREE at http://ziprecruiter.com/RANDOM For free and unbiased Medicare help, dial 984-217-3643 or go to https://askchapter.org/billmaher Buy Club Random Merch: https://clubrandom.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices ABOUT CLUB RANDOM In Club Random, Bill Maher unleashes his comedic wit on an unpredictable lineup – from Bill Burr and Jerry Seinfeld to Quentin Tarantino and Neil deGrasse Tyson – digging into everything but politics. It’s Maher in his familiar element: one-on-one vibes, unfiltered laughs, and the kind of freewheeling banter only he can deliver. ABOUT BILL MAHER Bill Maher was the host of “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC) from 1993-2002, and for the last 23 years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him 41 Emmy nominations. Maher won his first Emmy in 2014 as executive producer for the HBO series, “VICE.” In October of 2008, this same combination was on display in Maher’s uproarious and unprecedented swipe at organized religion, “Religulous.” Maher has written six bestsellers: “True Story,” “Does Anybody Have a Problem with That? Politically Incorrect’s Greatest Hits,” “When You Ride Alone, You Ride with Bin Laden,” “New Rules: Polite Musings from a Timid Observer,” “The New New Rules: A Funny Look at How Everybody But Me Has Their Head Up Their Ass", and most recently "What This Comedian Said Will Shock You". 00:00 – Intro 03:14 – Howie Mandel on Sobriety and OCD 07:44 – Why Bill Won’t Go Back to Stand-Up 13:39 – Howie’s Massage Joke Cost Him a Fortune 19:04 – Bill’s Smoking Ritual Drives Howie Nuts 22:26 – Bill’s Trampoline Advice Actually Worked 25:59 – Richard Pryor and Ghosts at the Comedy Store 29:30 – At 70, Time Is the Only Currency 35:33 – The Problem With “Till Death Do Us Part” 38:26 – Bill Considers a Second Stand-Up Career 42:56 – How Weed Affects Bill and Howie Differently 46:16 – Why Howie Quit Drinking and Smoking 51:23 – Howie’s Anxiety Is Also His Superpower 54:16 – Howie Bets Big on Holograms 57:30 – Bill’s Rule: Sex Before Food 1:00:24 – Why Everything Revolves Around Food 1:04:23 – Holograms vs. Human Connection 1:09:29 – Howie’s Hologram Act Goes Global 1:13:45 – Howie’s Accidental Skechers Deal 1:17:26 – The TikTok Joke That Cost Howie a Sponsor 1:20:04 – At 70, Shouldn’t You Say Anything? 1:24:10 – Howie Can’t Stop Worrying About Offending People FOLLOW CLUB RANDOM https://www.clubrandom.com https://www.facebook.com/Club-Random-101776489118185 https://twitter.com/clubrandom_ https://www.instagram.com/clubrandompodcast https://www.tiktok.com/@clubrandompodcast FOLLOW BILL MAHER https://www.billmaher.com https://twitter.com/billmaher https://www.instagram.com/billmaher