Howie Mandel making a clearly unexpected joke about Sofia Vergara's newly single status.kicked off it's first live shows on Tuesday, and the night featured a particularly unique performance by 12-year-old ventriloquist and mentalist Brynn Cummings.The fun, playful act involved the audience making a love connection between fuzzy puppets, and it was all good, wholesome fun.
Although Mandel couldn't help but poke some fun when it came time to the judges' feedback.After calling Cummings «adorable» and praising her act, Mandel added, «I have one word of advice.
If you're looking for eligible bachelors, you should have talked to Sofia, because she's in the market right now.»The quip elicited laughs and shocked gasps from the live audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium, but Vergara took the joke in stride, smiling broadly and waving her hands in the air while crying out, «Yesss!»Host Terry Crews tried to maintain decorum, yelling from the stage, «No, no, we're not doing that here!»Tuesday's appearance marks Vergara's first TV appearance since news broke that she and estranged husband Joe Manganiello had called it quits.As ET previously reported, Manganiello filed for divorce in July after seven years of marriage, confirming that the former couple had a prenuptial agreement in place when they tied the knot in 2015.
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