Howie Mandel Was Interrupted On TV While Talking About His Kid’s Love Life, And It’s Giving Me Flashbacks To Him Playing Matchmaker For Sofía Vergara

Did the comedian miss his calling?

Howie Mandel has held many titles over the course of his four-decade career — comedian, actor, talent judge and one of the best game show hosts — and now I guess we can go ahead and add matchmaker to that list too. The America’s Got Talent panelist had an interesting interaction with an audience member during an appearance on Live with Kelly and Mark regarding his son’s love life, and I can’t help but think of how he also tried to play that same role for fellow AGT judge Sofía Vergara after her divorce.

An Audience Member Expressed Interest In Howie Mandel’s Son During A Talk Show Appearance
Howie Mandel visited Live with Kelly and Mark, where the subject of his children came up. After joking that while his two daughters went to college and got degrees, his son Alex Mandel “wasn’t accepted” to homeschool. He went on to make more playful jokes at Alex’s expense, telling the audience:

He’s not married. He’s a wonderful kid. He has a model rescue service. He brings them in and nurses them back to health and then releases them before there’s any commitment or anything. … If you’re single, he’s available.

At that point a woman in the audience interrupted him to seemingly take Howie Mandel up on the offer, saying that her name was also Alex. The comedian responded:

Can you imagine that? You and Alex? You’d be Alex squared. You want to meet my son?

Despite audience member Alex saying she’d “love to,” Howie Mandel had to walk it back, saying that the younger Mandel was going to be mad at him, despite Alex seeming like a “lovely young lady.” It was a pretty hilarious encounter, and it gave me flashbacks to similar stunts he’s pulled with Sofía Vergara.