Howie Mandel Apologizes After Kelly Ripa, Mark Consuelos Age Comment

“That doesn’t mean anything,” Howie said before interjecting with a pointed finger, “No, no, no. I don’t like that because that’s a caveat because you tell someone you’re 70, and they go, ‘you look great—’”

“It’s like saying, ‘You’re smart for a stupid person,’” he quipped, earning laughs from the audience. “‘Oh, you look smart, you seem smart.’ You see, I don’t look good.”

But by the end of their exchange, Howie couldn’t resist Kelly and Mark’s compliments any longer as he joked, “Honestly, now I’ll be serious for a minute. I am gorgeous.”

Howie may have cleared the air with Kelly and Mark, but keep reading for more instances where the beef wasn’t so easily squashed…