Howie Mandel says he'll tour less following Dave Chappelle attack: 'Violence triggers violence'

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Howie Mandel admitted he'll probably be touring less following the attack on Dave Chappelle in the middle of the comedian's performance Tuesday night.

Mandel explained during an interview with Extra's Billy Bush what his biggest fear is following the attack on Chappelle and Will Smith's attack on Chris Rock at the Academy Awards. "That hit...

no pun intended… that hit very deeply," the "Deal or No Deal" host explained when Bush asked him how the attack on Chappelle made him feel.

Howie Mandel admitted he'll "do less" when it comes to touring following the attack on Dave Chappelle at the Hollywood Bowl. "My biggest fear, 40 years ago, was not getting a laugh, was somebody not liking what I said, was maybe somebody being offended and confronting me outside and going ‘You know, that joke was really offensive.’ And then cancel culture came along.Then it was like ‘Oh, my God, if somebody doesn’t like your joke or you overstep the line, you could lose your career.'" "And then after the Academy Awards … violence triggers violence," he added, referencing Smith's slap after Rock told a joke about Jada Pinkett Smith. "And this is one step that kind of opens the door and triggers somebody that if they don't like what you're saying, or they're offended by what you're saying … it's kind of OK because it's been done to be violent.