Bill Maher tells Howie Mandel why his Comedy Store performance stood apart—even after a lineup featuring Whitney Cummings, Jay Leno and Sebastian Maniscalco. Their conversation moves from why great comedy comes from darkness to the Comedy Store’s haunted history, flying chairs, ghosts and Bill’s brutally funny take on the afterlife.

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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".

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George Santos tells Bill Maher why congressional votes are often little more than political theater, messaging and backroom deals. Then the Club Random conversation takes a sharp turn into Viagra, OnlyFans, porn and the increasingly blurry line between fantasy and real life.

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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".

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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.

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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

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George Santos tells Bill Maher why he believes being a conservative made him an outcast in the gay community. They debate the “tolerant left,” Trump voters, political loyalty and whether Hollywood quietly blacklists conservatives.

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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".

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George Santos tells Bill Maher why the Ferragamo and Tiffany purchases weren’t the shopping spree people assumed—and reveals that some members voted to expel him while wearing ties he gave them. He also explains the campaign-finance scheme he admits crossed the line, why it was treated as identity theft, and the prison sentence that followed.

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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".

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