“Watching what happened to Dave last night confirmed my fear. I was watching it kind of live on Twitter and I turned to my wife and I said, ‘I don’t want to. I don’t want to go on stage,’ “ Mandel said
Howie Mandel is speaking out following the onstage attack of fellow comedian Dave Chappelle.
The former Deal or No Deal host, 66, spoke with Extra‘s Billy Bush on Wednesday about the events that unfolded during Chappelle’s set at the Netflix Is A Joke event at the Hollywood Bowl on Tuesday night. A man, who has since been identified as Isaiah Lee, appeared to rush the stage and tackle the comedian.
“That hit… no pun intended… that hit very deeply,” Mandel said, later adding, “Watching what happened to Dave last night confirmed my fear. I was watching it kind of live on Twitter and I turned to my wife and I said, ‘I don’t want to. I don’t want to go on stage. I’m just really afraid.’ “
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When Bush asked Mandel, who currently hosts Bullsh*t: The Game Show on Netflix, what his plans are for future comedy tours, the game show host replied, “The love of what we do is fading… joking now has no safety net.”
