Howie Mandel: Last News

The long-running CBS daytime series The Talk ended last week after 15 years and Jerry O’Connell went shirtless one final time during the finale episode.

More than a decade after her death, Joan Rivers‘ influence is still strong in the comedy world and pop culture at large.

Ethan Shanfeld A tribute to Joan Rivers featuring the late comedy legend’s closest friends, colleagues and admirers will air on NBC on May 13, before an “extended and uncensored version” will stream on Peacock the next day. The special, which was filmed during the 2024 New York Comedy Festival, will feature comedy, musical bits and other appearances from names such as Nikki Glaser, Bill Maher, Tracy Morgan, Aubrey Plaza and Sarah Silverman. Rachel Brosnahan, Margaret Cho, Tiffany Haddish, Chelsea Handler, Neil Patrick Harris, Howie Mandel, Joel McHale, Patton Oswalt, Jean Smart and Rita Wilson are also on the lineup, as well as Rivers’ daughter, Melissa Rivers.

SPOILER ALERT! This story contains details from the season 2 finale of Deal or No Deal Island.

The season finale of Deal or No Deal Island is airing tonight (March 25), but you won’t be seeing Howie Mandel this time.

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Hollywood Reporter. Callner was a 12-time Emmy nominee who was best known for the numerous iconic music videos he directed, as well as creating the HBO series Hard Knocks.Among the first music videos he directed were Twisted Sister‘s ‘We’re Not Gonna Take It’, Cher‘s ‘If I Could Turn Back Time’ and Pat Benatar‘s ‘We Belong’.

Marty Callner, director of dozens of classic MTV-era music videos as well as numerous comedy specials and creator of HBO‘s Hard Knocks, has peacefully passed away at his home in Malibu. He died on March 17 of natural causes and surrounded by loved ones, according to his son, Jazz. He was 78.

Ethan Shanfeld Comedian Alex Hooper has set a new stand-up special debuting March 18. Distributed by Comedy Dynamics, it will be available to watch on YouTube, Apple TV, Amazon Prime Video and all other major platforms. In the hour, titled “Brace Yourself,” Hooper gets “brutally honest” about his cancer journey.

People magazine that his close friends have grilled him about his half-brother drama with Burr, 56, which came to a head when they both appeared on Howie Mandel’s podcast in January.Corgan said he had to convince his friends that him ambushing Burr, 56, on Mandel’s podcast to discuss their possible familial relationship was not faked for drama.“A really good friend of mine said to me, looking around, ‘Okay, now tell me the truth.’ And I said, ‘I don’t think so. I don’t think we’re related,'” Corgan told the outlet.

Bill Burr has criticised Elon Musk, describing him as an “idiot” and a “Nazi” during a radio interview.He appeared on US station NPR’s Fresh Air show to promote his new stand up special, Drop Dead Years, and talked about his issues with modern politics and the culture war between political ideologies.“I’m trying to get regular people to stop yelling at each other and realize that it’s a select few group of nerds eating raw almonds and doing their stupid workouts and competing with each other to have the biggest infinity pool and the rest of us are getting pushed down,” he said. “They’ve politicized the whole stupid thing and we’re falling for it”.When asked which “nerds” he meant, the comedian replied “That idiot Elon Musk!” He went on to describe the billionaire as “evidently a Nazi,” due to an incident at an event during Donald Trump’s inauguration.

Billy Corgan‘s friends are “convinced” he’s Bill Burr‘s half-brother, and have encouraged him to get a DNA test.Corgan appeared as a guest on Howie Mandel’s Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, and recalled his stepmother telling him as a child: “Do you know who Bill Burr is? Bill Burr might be one of the children that your father sired in his days being a travelling musician”.The Smashing Pumpkins frontman recently went on the Joe Rogan Experience podcast and was asked about the Bill Burr situation. “People I know for 20, 30 years have been asking me what I think,” he started to explain.“I said I don’t know, but I don’t think we’re related.

Billy Corgan has said that him and Bill Burr revealing that they could potentially be half-brothers has felt like they “stumbled into something bigger than us”.The revelation that the Smashing Pumpkins frontman and the comedian/actor could be related first arose last year, when Corgan appeared as a guest on Howie Mandel’s Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, and recalled his stepmother telling him as a child: “Do you know who Bill Burr is? Bill Burr might be one of the children that your father sired in his days being a travelling musician”.Things then escalated shortly afterwards, when Mandel surprised Burr – who was appearing as a guest on his podcast – by bringing the singer onto the show. During the meeting with Corgan, Burr jokingly asked: “What was supposed to happen? Are we going to go play catch? We’re both in our 50s”.In another interview, The Mandalorian actor shared that he was left frustrated by the surprise “reunion” organised by Mandel.

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the Hollywood star after an accidental shooting on the set of his film “Rust” led to criminal charges being filed against him.On the show, Hilaria Baldwin tells the camera that in the days leading up to Alec Baldwin‘s “Rust” trial, his mental health state had gotten much “worse.” Alec has been diagnosed with OCD in the past. He’s also said to be dealing with PTSD following the shooting.

Bill Burr and The Smashing Pumpkins musician Billy Corgan after arranging an awkward encounter between them on his podcast.READ MORE: The 20 best Smashing Pumpkins songsMandel staged a meeting of the pair on the January 21 episode of his podcast Howie Mandel Does Stuff. That came after Corgan was on the podcast in November 2024, and revealed that his stepmother had once told him that Burr “might be one of your father’s illegitimate children.

half-brother drama.“I want to apologize. I feel horrible,” the “Deal or No Deal” host, 69, said on his “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast on Tuesday.“I’m sorry, Bill.

Bill Burr has expressed his displeasure at a surprise meeting with musician Billy Corgan, whom it’s claimed could be his half-brother.In November, Corgan was a guest on Howie Mandel’s Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast, where he revealed his stepmother telling him: “Do you know who Bill Burr is? Bill Burr might be one of the children that your father sired in his days being a travelling musician”.On January 21, Mandel surprised Burr by bringing the Smashing Pumpkins frontman on the show. During the meeting with Corgan, Burr jokingly asked: “What was supposed to happen? Are we going to go play catch? We’re both in our 50s”.After the interaction, The Mandalorian actor was a guest on The Rich Eisen Show, where he reflected on the meeting.

Burr might be his half-brother while on the “Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast. Earlier this month, Mandel then secretly brought on the Smashing Pumpkins frontman during Burr’s interview.Burr shared he was not a fan of how the meet and greet went down.

Howie Mandel Does Stuff” podcast, the “Old Dads” actor, 56, doubled down on his disappointment over being blindsided when Mandel, 69, ambushed his interview by bringing out The Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan, 57, who revealed he might be Burr’s half-brother.Talking about the recent unsolicited therapy session on “The Rich Eisen Show” this week, Burr said, “Howie did what he did because he is a Hollywood whore and he doesn’t care what happens,” adding that Mandel “just brings up all that weirdness.”When Eisen asked Burr if he was “pissed” at Mandel, Burr noted that he avoids speaking publicly about personal aspects of his life and “did not appreciate” the move.“Billy’s fine. That’s the first time I ever met him and it was fine or whatever, but I did not appreciate what Howie did,” he shared.

Howie Mandel Does Stuff.”“You’re an a–hole,” Burr told Mandel.Corgan was under the impression that Mandel informed Burr about his appearance, prompting the podcast host to say, “I thought it would be a good surprise.”However, it was the opposite for Burr, who asked, “Can this be edited out?” before just going with it.“All right, f— it, I’ll do it,” Burr said before asking the singer, “Did you ever think the fact that I never told that story… that maybe you shouldn’t?”The stand-up comedian was referring to a previous podcast episode when Corgan claimed that his stepmom had told him: “Do you know who Bill Burr is? Bill Burr might be one of the children that your father sired in his days being a traveling musician.”“You know how many emails and crap I got?” Burr said of the reveal.Despite the tension, Burr told Corgan, “Listen, you’ve done well for yourself, I’m happy for you, but I just would prefer if you just kinda didn’t go around telling these f–king stories. Like, why did you feel the need to do that?”The “1979” singer shared with Burr that Mandel convinced him to tell the story on his podcast after they randomly ran into each other.“The first thing he said to me was, ‘Here comes Bill Burr.’ And I go, ‘Do you know that story somehow?’ And he said, ‘What story?’ And so I told him privately that story and he said, ‘Oh you’ve got to say this on the air,'” Corgan said of Mandel.That didn’t surprise Burr, who then accused Mandel of bringing the singer on for “the f–king ratings.”“He’s bringing you in here, not because he’s trying to heal the bulls–t that we went through growing up,” Burr said.

Billy Corgan and Bill Burr have met up to address whether or not they are actually related. Check out the moment below.The speculation around the two comes as the Smashing Pumpkins frontman appeared on an episode of Howie Mandel’s Howie Mandel Does Stuff podcast in November and revealed that there is a genuine possibility that the comedian Bill Burr is his half-brother.He made the comments after Mandel accidentally used an image of Burr instead of Corgan on the studio’s screen.“Most of my friends don’t even know this story,” he began. “About 10 years ago, one of my brothers was having a birthday party … and my stepmother said to me, “Do you know who Bill Burr is?”“At that point, I had never heard of Bill Burr; I didn’t know who he was.