Most of his act is talking to the people in the audience and then coming up with 5 minutes worth of jokes right there on the spot. That is an amazing talent.

I remember...... In the late 80's, being in the military, overseas, at a place that was BORING as hell. My best buddy and I found this VHS tape of Howie. I had a TV and a VHS Player in my dorm room and we played THIS specific stand-up and LAUGHED until we had tears down our faces. Other people wanted to come in and see what the heck we were laughing at. We let them come in and started the tape all over and over again until the room was FULL. What a treat this was to us doods in the military. We FINALLY found something that lifted our spirits and morale. Today's comedy is NOTHING like this was back in the day!!! If you're reading this, THANKS HOWIE!!!!

Howe Mandel is one of the greatest comedians he literally has amazing crowd work,His stage presence is awesome ,His crowd is extremely interactive and everybody is laughing and feels very included. I feel like a lot of comedians Don’t like when their audience is loud and like to yell out, but he makes it a part of his act. All great traits for a comedian

Knowing him only as he got older, this is my first time watching his stand-up. I had no idea he was so chaotic and hyper when he performed. This was quite unexpected. The crowd was game from the get-go.

Howie funny as hell with it... remember as teen, loved it ...classic...bobby

It’s hard to believe this is the same man that’s on America’s got talent.

Look at Howie touching people, giving out handshakes and stuff... good for him!

When I was a kid, Walk Like a Man was my favorite movie, and I'm not ashamed to say it.

Loved Howie my whole family does ever since the first time we saw him .

Loved Howie!

I used to get a lot of flack from my friends back in the day for liking Howie Mandel stand up the man is a fucking genius his improv with people's names no comic has ever done that that I've seen and it's still stands today as funny as it was then it is today I thank God that I was able to see him when he was young and to see him now

Howie had to have been on some of that 80s coke we all had back then... damn!

We will never forget howard

OH MY GOODNESS. I REMEMBER WATCHING HIM ON HBO SO MANY YEARS BACK IN THE 80'S. I WAS ONE OF HIS BIGGEST FANS BACK THEN & STILL TODAY!!!! I'M SO GLAD I CAME ACROSS THIS JUST NOW 12/22/22. HE'S MY FAVORITE JUDGE ON AGT!!!! I JUST LOVE HIM!!!! HIS HAIR OR EVEN TODAY WITH NO HAIR, I LOVE HIS SMILE, PERSONALITY & HIS HUMOR!!! AND HIS WHAT? WHAT? WHAT! HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!! 😊❤🙏✌

WHAT A NUT & I ENJOYED EVERY MINUTE OF THIS!!! GOT TO LOVE HIM. ITS BEEN YEARS SINCE IVE SEEN THIS & I LAUGHED & SMILED THE WHOLE WAY THROUGH!!!! HE'S MY FAVORITE JUDGE ON AGT!!! HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!! 12/22/22 😊❤🙏✌

1988.. when cocaine was strong asf

Robin And Howie were my comedic icons!

This new stuff will never be as cool as the old school🤪

Laughed so hard at this

Love Howie Mandel especially on walk like a man 👨 so funny 🤣

So crazy to see him normal these days. I doubt he’d ever want to do this type of bit again. I can’t even imagine it.

One of the BEST!

I TAPED THIS ON VHS BACK THEN TOO FROM MY TV!!! 😊❤🙏✌( Howie Mandel HBO Special)

Never would've thought Howie Mandel was a great stand up comedian. Amazing crowd work and quick as hell. The way he fidgets on stage is funny. Definitely not the same Howie we have today.

Methinks Howie might be high!

This is what excessive cocaine does to a person.

I had no idea he was this wild lol

I remember the old Howie mandel stand up on HBO and they were great I wish comedy was still the same as it was in the late 80's early 90's it was the best

I CANT BELIEVE ALL THE NEGATIVE COMMENTS!!! I LOVED HOWIE BACK THEN & STILL TODAY!!!!!!! He's A Genious, Genuine & great person!!! Very Talented & Loved !!!!! 😊❤🙏✌

Thank you so much for leaving the TV after the special.

yo Howie Mandel was my fave in junior high, I was in the lunch room going "what ?! , what ?" with the arm gestures and everything.. I got clowned so bad lol.....glad I found this , good memories man

It's even more amazing to watch him do this now knowing he has crippling OCD.

Howie ...I'll always love you

The crowd work was the best stuff

Tiny still sitting around cussing Howie.😆😆

20 years later, an average household somewhere in America settles down for prime time television. "Did you hear about this new game show called Deal or no Deal? It seems cool. It's hosted by this guy, Howie Mandel." Just then Dave begins to stare off into the middle distance. "Is something wrong Dave?"

WOW DID NOT KNOW HOWIE WAS SO FUNNY HIS SHOW IS GREAT. THANKS FOR POSTING. I WISH HIM WELL.

I remember seeing this when I was a teenager. My friend and I watched it and cracked up while he was doing the "what, what, what" thing.

I love Bobby & the other one that talked about over yonder. Funny voices.

it is amazing to watch how fast he is and its all ad lib..... forgot how funny and sharp he was.

This man is a maniac

Love Chicago, l went to school nearby!! Great place!!

I cant believe this fool judges other ppls performances and talents today... so glad I saw this...

happy to say i seen him live in the 80's

“Cocaine is a hell of a drug” -Rick James… and apparently 80’s Howie Mandel. DaFuk😵‍💫

Feel this! Deal or No Deal? 😄

NOBODY works a crowd like Howie. Best ever. I dare you, prove me wrong! Seriously. Id LOVE tonsee #2😂

Wow 😂 best comedian EVAAAAAA 🤣

A mixture of Bobcat Goldthwait and Robin Williams!! Best description!!

HOWIE is the best

The coke would make your whole face numb!! Zero inhibitions Courage of a lion!!

He kinda crushed it the entire time. Amazing crowd work. His 80’s stuff is underrated, just like Gallagher. RIP

Howie touched hands then👏🏻

Bobcat goldthwait looks so much different now

Would love to have him ask the same questions now

I'm laughing with tears running down my face.

I loved the OLD Howie, by the way it is my party and I will cry if I want to.

holy fuck, I had this on VHS back when I was little!

Howie and Bobcat should have done a set back in the day.

For a minute there I thought "I wonder what happened to his glove on the head" bit?

Howie is a real funny guy since I first saw him do these kind of goofy shows!!! I loved how he did these things with props!! I first watched Carrot Top doing crazy things like Howie!! I miss the old comedy of Howie being goofy!!! BRAVO to crazy shit that Howie did back then!!👏👏👏👏👏👏😛😛😛😛😝😝😝😜😜😜😜

HBO Needs to bring back these sexy themes this is what made the OG HBO Good !!!

i remember watching this on HBO back then, was around the time someone kept hacking the cable companies, was upset about HBO or Showtime raising their monthly prices, or something like that ☮

How much drugs was he on at this show, you can tell he is totally wasted!!

I've never hurd him sware so much in my life

I'll have what he's having.

dude is so high strung. its crazy to see this, and if you compare to seeing his most recent stand up, its night and day. he is really funny.

This is by far thee best comedy sketch in the entire realm of comedy, nothing comes close to this....i watched this 3⁰- 4⁰ yrz ago and its still the funniest i have ever seen in my life

Awwwww u are the best

No wonder why he went bald, from all those face slaps he ended up having more places to slap. It's like watching another Pauly Shore.

Funny guy.

Omg 80s coke was the best 😂

Awesome funny

Poor Dave.

HOWIE'S The guy from ST. ELSEWHERE who dies and goes to Heaven, I love that episode. ❤

Super comedy when you are young always laughing the audience and now you are older you are calm I like your comedy when young...

You're the funniest comedian ever!!! Your comedy got me out of depression ...years ago...keep the Faith...God Bless you

He is so young here!

STEREO SOUND WAS A BIG DEAL lol .. sick

This better than Gringo Papi

Had the album

Wtf did I just watch. How the hell did that get a standing ovation. It's like he came from a mental institution. Little Monsters is still the greatest tho.

Is first appearance on Johnny Carson when he told the snorkeling joke, for some reason I laughed for 5 mins.

Never sit in the front row.

I remember when Howie was in st. ELMOE'S ON TV 📺

Hilarious🤣

He's FUN!!!!...Not angry or political ..Just plain FUN..

I miss this Howie... hes like a grown kid with a potty mouth...

This video is 5 years old,,,,, looks older to me!!!🖖😁

Wow the blow must of been amazing back then

Howie

Wow, that audience was crazier than him; his material was not that great, the presentation waz kinda sick, but that audience was so hyped up, they were nutz noisy.

Howie was wide F-ing open back in the day bruh, I'd hate to be up front at one of his shows:) LMAO!

Omg! What year was this taped? Love Howie lol 😆 😂 🤣 💕

I've always loved you .... just a regular girl living in a regular world

78k views as of December 2022 and 770 likes... I think the people have spoken.

Who was doing this routine first Mandel or Goldthwaite?

After Howie was over the commercials came on and I was thinking guy man what a change how messed up this world is now I'm so glad the seventies and eighties were so fun I don't see anything about the nineties or anything about the future at all it's all fucked up too many rules everybody so isolated themselves.. If you do some off the wall people think you're stupid nowadays

Don’t do cocaine kiddies. Oh, and Mandel is as funny here as a rectal examination with a sandpaper glove.

Love the bonus dating game episode !! Lol