388: Howie Mandel on OCD, ADHD, AGT & Being the Voice of Gizmo | The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler #388

The HoneyDew with Ryan Sickler

Ryan Sickler

Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Stand-up

4.9 • 9.9K Ratings

🗓️ 1 June 2026

⏱️ 63 minutes

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My HoneyDew this week is legendary comedian, actor, and television host Howie Mandel! Howie Highlights the Lowlights of living with ADHD and OCD. We discuss how his OCD diagnosis became public after an interview with Howard Stern and what it’s been like navigating mental health in the public eye. We also talk about Howie’s incredible career—from the voice behind Gizmo in Gremlins, to one of the first comedians to become a game show host, and becoming the longest-running judge in America’s Got Talent history. It’s a funny, honest, and fascinating conversation about comedy, mental health, television, and one of entertainment’s most unique careers. Check out Howie’s Podcast, Howie Mandel Does Stuff. SUBSCRIBE to The HoneyDew for new episodes every week Highlighting the Lowlights with comedians, actors, musicians, and more. #HowieMandel #TheHoneyDew #RyanSickler #AmericasGotTalent #Gizmo #Gremlins #ADHD #OCD #ComedyPodcast #standup 🎟️See me live. All tickets at www.ryansickler.com/tour 🎤Check out my new standup special “Live & Alive” streaming on my YouTube now! http://youtu.be/PMGWVyM2NJo?si=SrhXjgzR1pe6CyYE 👉 Subscribe for more standup and new episodes of The HoneyDew, The Wayback, and more! http://youtube.com/@rsickler ✅ Subscribe to my Patreon “The HoneyDew with Y’all”! Get The HoneyDew audio and video a day early, ad-free, for just $5/month! Want more? Upgrade to the $8/month premium tier and get everything above plus The Wayback a day early, ad-free, censor-free, and exclusive bonus content you won’t find anywhere else! http://patreon.com/RyanSickler 📧What’s your story?? Submit at honeydewpodcast@gmail.com 👕Get Your Merch👕 http://www.bonfire.com/store/ryansickler/ 🎧 Listen to my Podcasts 🎧 The HoneyDew - http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-honeydew-with-ryan-sickler/id527446250 The Wayback - http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-wayback-with-ryan-sickler/id1721601479 Patreon - http://www.patreon.com/ryansickler 📣 Follow Me📣 ▪ Instagram: http://www.instagram.com/ryansickler/ ▪ TikTok: http://www.tiktok.com/@ryan.sickler ▪ Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/RyanSicklerOfficial 🕸️ryansickler.com/ 🍈thehoneydewpodcast.com/ 🦀Subscribe to The CrabFeast Podcast🦀 http://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-crabfeast-with-ryan-sickler-and-jay-larson/id1452403187 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:24.1	Tulsa, Oklahoma.
0:25.2	I'll be there Friday, June 19th and Saturday, June 20th.
0:29.4	All tickets on my website at Ryan Sickler.com.
0:35.4	The Honeydew with Brian Sickler.
0:48.0	Welcome back to the honeydew, guys.
0:50.8	You know what we do here.
0:51.7	We highlight low lights.
0:52.8	I always say these are the stories behind
0:54.4	the storytellers. I'm very excited to have this guest right here for the first time on the
0:58.6	honeydew. Ladies and gentlemen, the legendary Harry Mandel. Welcome to the honeydew out. Wow.
1:04.1	We're clapping you in. You know, the truth is, and I love that you're excited to have me
1:08.8	and that it's a thrill to have me, but to be honest with you, like, if you go, like, we're not at a club and we're not in a theater.
1:15.4	And when you go, how amanda?
1:18.3	Like that loud?
1:19.2	And then you go like this.
1:21.0	It's sad.
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