“HE WALKED ON STAGE PRETENDING TO BE HOWIE MANDEL… 😭😂 THEN THE REAL HOWIE SHUT HIM DOWN IN RECORD TIME!” The America’s Got Talent judges couldn’t believe their eyes when “Howie Blandel”—a bald, self-proclaimed Howie Mandel lookalike—stepped onto the stage armed with nothing but pun-filled jokes based on the judge’s own career. From “Dill or No Dill!” to a string of groan-worthy wordplay, the impersonator’s routine quickly spiraled into one of the season’s most awkward auditions.
‘AGT’ 2026: Howie Mandel Face-to-Face with Impersonator ‘Howie Blandel’ in Brutal Record-Time Rejection LOS ANGELES — The America’s Got Talent Season 21 auditions reached peak meta-comedy when judge Howie Mandel came face-to-face with his very own lookalike impersonator—dubbed “Howie Blandel.” Claiming to be a “70-year-old from Canada named Howard Michael Mandel,” the doppelgänger stepped onto … Read more