Since America's Got Talent premiered its new season earlier this month, fans have witnessed judges Simon Cowell, Howie Mandel, Heidi Klumand Sofía Vergara react to some spectacular and exciting acts. But recently, viewers have noticed that Howie has been missing from auditions — in fact, his absence was markedly noticeable on last week's episode, when the famous stand-up comedian disappeared about two-thirds of the way through and never came back. Show So where exactly did Howie go? Here's what we found out about the judge's recent absence from the hit NBC competition show: What happened to Howie Mandel on America’s Got Talent?During last week's episode, when Howie went noticeably missing, host Terry Crews shared a brief announcement: "Howie Mandel isn't feeling good, so he won't be here tonight," he stated. With three judges for the time being, Terry explained that the rules were changed so that two "yes" votes would advance the act, and three red buzzers would stop them. Fans, of course, were still left wondering what had exactly happened to Howie. One even took to Twitter to ask the AGT judge directly, writing, "Howie, are you gone for some of the tapings? You’re not in Urban Crews audition." Howie retweeted the fan and simply wrote back, "I got Covid." This content is imported from twitter. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. So, as it turns out, there's a simple explanation behind Howie's absence after all. As fans might remember, the comedian previously shared that he had contracted COVID-19 back in April at the 2022 Kid's Choice Awards, where he accepted the award for Best Reality Show for AGT alongside his fellow judges — likely around the same time these recent episodes of AGT were filmed. Though Howie seems to have physically recovered from COVID-19 since then, he revealed that he had struggled with his mental health due to having to isolate during that time. "I'm vaxxed, and I'm boosted, so my symptoms weren't terrible," he said, according to People. "But ... the mental pain of me being locked in a room for 10 days, not going near anybody ... I went insane." When is Howie Mandel coming back to AGT?It's not clear how much of AGT season 17 will have Howie absent from the show, but as he was out while he had COVID-19, we're expecting that his absence will also be felt in more upcoming episodes. Still, rest assured that the comedian is not going anywhere from AGT in the long run. The only question, of course, is whether there might be a temporary judge to replace Howie during the times he's absent in future episodes — such as when Modern Family star Eric Stonestreet was brought in as Heidi’s replacement while she was out sick during season 15. While we're hoping to see Howie back in the judge's chair very soon, we're also curious — as we're sure many other AGT fans are — as to how a new temporary judge could shake things up on the show. Of course, we'll have to keep tuning in to season 17 to find out! Hannah (she/her) is an editorial assistant for Good Housekeeping, where she writes health content and assists with social media strategy across platforms including Instagram, TikTok, Facebook and Twitter. Previously GH's editorial fellow, she earned her bachelor's degree in writing seminars and psychology from Johns Hopkins University. When she isn’t endlessly scrolling through social media, you can often find her clicking away behind a camera, fangirling over Taylor Swift or trying out new food spots in New York City. This content is imported from OpenWeb. You may be able to find the same content in another format, or you may be able to find more information, at their web site. The recent episode of America’s Got Talent featured some great performances, but judge Howie Mandel was nowhere to be seen. Howie has been a part of the show’s judging panel since 2010’s season 5. He is the show’s longest-serving judge at the moment. Hence, fans started wondering where he was and what had happened to
the TV personality after his absence in the recent episode. As fans kept questioning Howie’s absence on America’s Got Talent season 17, the TV personality took to his Twitter and revealed that he had contracted COVID. Host Terry Crews also announced
on the show: “Howie Mandel isn’t feeling good, so he won’t be here tonight.” Howie revealed his COVID diagnosis by replying to a fan on Twitter who had asked him: “Howie, are you gone for some of the tapings? You’re not in Urban Crews audition.” “I got Covid,” the judge simply responded. Back in 2021, Howie appeared on
Access and talked about getting his first vaccine jab of Moderna at Dodger’s stadium. He has also been vocal about being pro-vaccine. AGT fans swarmed to Twitter
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View Tweet A look at America’s Got Talent episode 3 actsHere’s a look at some of the acts on AGT’s June 14th episode. The Brown BrothersNate and Gabriel, aka known as The Brown Brothers, appeared in the episode. The duo are navy veterans who are now venturing into music. Nate plays the piano while Gabriel sings. The duo delivered a touching performance which also had comedic elements. Their act was a combination of song and impressions. Blade to BladeAnother set of brothers performed an extreme act of knife-throwing. Their performance left many on the edge of their seats when they started by throwing daggers while standing across from each other. Jack WilliamsJack Williams is this season’s ventriloquist comedian who appeared on the episode with his hazy-eyed rabbit puppet. The performer impressed the audiences and judges alike with his rabbit voice, as he switched between his normal voice and the comedic one. The judges went as far as to call his act one of the best ventriloquism auditions on the show. You can take a look at the other performances here. The Savoy | Series 2 Trailer | ITVBridTV 10383 The Savoy | Series 2 Trailer | ITV https://i.ytimg.com/vi/u9SvTNIAHx0/hqdefault.jpg 1029128 1029128 center 22403 WATCH AMERICA’S GOT TALENT ON NBC EVERY TUESDAY AND GET FREAKY WITH US ON INSTAGRAM AND FACEBOOK |