#431 - Howie Mandel: The Tears of a Clown

The Important Cinema Club

Justin Decloux and Will Sloan

Tv & Film

4.7 • 575 Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2025

⏱️ 56 minutes

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We discuss the work of comedian, actor and racconteur Howie Mandel, with a focus on HOWIE MANDEL'S NORTH AMERICAN WATUSI TOUR, A FINE MESS, WALK LIKE A MAN, and LITTLE MONSTERS. Send us stuff like zines, movie related books, physical media or memorabilia c/o Justin Decloux, Unit 1010, 3230 Yonge St, Toronto, ON, M4N 3P6, Canada Join the Patreon now for an exclusive episode every week, access to our entire Patreon Episode back catalogue, your name read out on the next episode, and the friendly Discord chat: patreon.com/theimportantcinemaclub Subscribe, Review and Rate Us on Apple Podcasts: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-…ub/id1067435576 Follow the Podcast: twitter.com/ImprtCinemaClub Follow Will: twitter.com/WillSloanESQ Follow Justin: twitter.com/DeclouxJ Check out Justin's other podcasts, THE BAY STREET VIDEO PODCAST (@thebaystreetvideopodcast), THE VERY FINE COMIC BOOK PODCAST (www.theveryfinecomicbookpodcast.com) and NO SUCH THING AS A BAD MOVIE (@nosuchthingasabadmovie), as Will's MICHAEL AND US (@michael-and-us).

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0:00.0	Hello, my name is Justin the Klu, I'm here today with Will Sloan.
0:09.0	And you're listening to The Important Cinema Club.
0:11.8	And today, is there a more important subject than that of Canada's own Howie Mandel?
0:18.8	I'm laughing already.
0:20.2	So first of all, Howie Mandel, I'm laughing already. So first of all,
0:21.9	Howie Mandel, if you are listening,
0:23.7	stop listening now.
0:25.6	Nothing will make you happy about what we're about to say.
0:28.6	Okay, and now let's continue.
0:30.3	Shame on us for doing this topic.
0:34.3	No, I love this.
0:35.6	I had a blast watching these movies.
0:40.1	I was like a scientist, just just looking into something that was so popular during its time so we are and we missed it
0:45.7	yeah missed it too we are a movie podcast why are we talking about Harry Mandel whose filmography
0:50.3	is shall we say a little skimpy yes it is. I think it's because, it's because of that.
0:55.9	Yeah.
0:56.1	It's because of the absence.
0:57.3	I think that that always fascinates us about comedians that didn't have movie careers,
1:02.2	but people know them and they were popular.
1:04.1	And I think what is especially fascinating about Howie Mandel is that he was so popular in the 80s.
1:10.5	He is a household name now.
1:12.8	He is not known for his comedy, though.
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