Brownstein: Just for Laughs boss Howie Mandel preaches global domination

Any doubts skeptics may have harboured about Howie Mandel’s new role as co-owner of Just for Laughs/Juste pour rire should be dashed: the Canadian comic couldn’t be more passionate about building the festival brand, both on the anglo and franco sides. 
“Do you know about Coachella?” Mandel asks, referring to the famed California music and arts festival.
Before a response is possible, he continues: “Few people have actually been to it, but everybody seems to kno