{"id":1726,"date":"2016-12-16T22:25:16","date_gmt":"2016-12-17T03:25:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/?p=1726"},"modified":"2016-12-16T22:44:46","modified_gmt":"2016-12-17T03:44:46","slug":"brand-new-primetime-special-howie-mandel-all-star-comedy-gala-premieres-january-16-on-the-cw","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/2016\/12\/16\/brand-new-primetime-special-howie-mandel-all-star-comedy-gala-premieres-january-16-on-the-cw\/","title":{"rendered":"Brand New Primetime Special &#8220;Howie Mandel All-Star Comedy Gala&#8221; Premieres January 16 on The CW"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_1727\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1727\" style=\"width: 550px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-1727\" src=\"http:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/howiemande-im07.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"343\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/howiemande-im07.jpg 550w, https:\/\/mortystv.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/12\/howiemande-im07-300x187.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-1727\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Howie Mandel at the Wynn Hotel in Las Vegas Photo: <a href=\"http:\/\/flickr.com\/photos\/matthewphx\/\">Matt Ottosen<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The CW Network today announced the brand new primetime comedy special, the HOWIE MANDEL ALL-STAR COMEDY GALA. 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