Howie Mandel | Club Random with Bill Maher
Club Random with Bill Maher
October 5, 2026
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.
Speakers Bill Maher, Howie Mandel
TopicsComedyTV & FilmFilm Interviews
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Bill Maher (1:26)
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Howie Mandel (2:06)
I really am concerned with how I affect others. If I offend you-
Bill Maher (2:12)
That's kind of offensive to me. Is this making you a billionaire?
Howie Mandel (2:18)
I'm not a billionaire. I hope one day to make-
Bill Maher (2:22)
Sounds like the kind of thing that does. Oh, look.
Howie Mandel (2:28)
Look who's here.
Bill Maher (2:30)
My mic.
Howie Mandel (2:31)
You're not even mic'd?
Bill Maher (2:32)
No. Yeah.
Howie Mandel (2:34)
You're not mic'd?
Bill Maher (2:36)
Yeah, I am mic'd.
Howie Mandel (2:37)
Oh, it's me, Howie.
Bill Maher (2:39)
I'm mic'd. I'm suited and booted and ready to go. I know. You and I- Don't touch me.
Howie Mandel (2:44)
You, I wasn't going to.
Bill Maher (2:45)
You think you can touch me?
Howie Mandel (2:46)
No, I just did this. It's the thought that counts.
Bill Maher (2:48)
You think you're the only one who doesn't want to be touched?
Howie Mandel (2:51)
I'm the only one that doesn't want to be touched?
Bill Maher (2:52)
Do you think you're the only one who doesn't want to be touched?
Howie Mandel (2:55)
No, I don't think anybody wants to be touched.
Bill Maher (2:57)
Well, we do, but-
Howie Mandel (2:59)
Can I just say something? I've been here before and I absolutely love you, but this is, it's a little-
Well, we come from the same era.
Bill Maher (3:11)
Same year?
Howie Mandel (3:13)
Yes, but of show business I'm talking about. Around show business, we probably-
Bill Maher (3:16)
When did you start show business? That would be natural since we're born in the same year.
Howie Mandel (3:20)
Yeah, but did we start out in show business the same year?
SPEAKER_3 (3:23)
Well, we started out-
Howie Mandel (3:24)
70, 70, 77
Bill Maher (3:26)
I was 79
Howie Mandel (3:28)
Well, you're a kid.
Bill Maher (3:29)
Yeah, we're the same age.
Howie Mandel (3:31)
No, I know, 55, I know.
Bill Maher (3:32)
56, but January.
Howie Mandel (3:34)
Yes, we're both 70
Bill Maher (3:35)
We could have been switched at birth.
Howie Mandel (3:38)
You wouldn't want that. You would not want that.
Bill Maher (3:41)
I really wouldn't.
Howie Mandel (3:41)
I'm telling you, you wouldn't. I don't even mean that as I'm a fucking mess. We talked about that last time.
Bill Maher (3:46)
You're not a mess.
Howie Mandel (3:46)
But here's the thing. I am as much as I like living in the now and aspire to do much more than you like the technology and everything that comes with whatever now is.
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