"I don't think people give comedy the respect that it deserves," the AGT judge tells Gold Derby.

Mandel is hosting America’s Got Talent: The Comedy Showcase, a one-night-only event set for February 2nd at the world-famous Laugh Factory.

The late James Brown was crowned as “the hardest-working man in show business.” Howie Mandel could easily be the heir apparent to the throne. A cursory glance at Mandel’s resume will bear out the fact ...