NBC has signed comic Howie Mandel as host of its new game show, "Deal or No Deal."
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"Deal" starts production this week but no premiere date has been set, an NBC spokeswoman said.
Mandel -- best known for his six-year stint on "St. Elsewhere" -- is a frequent guest on NBC's "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno" and recently starred in "Hidden Howie," a comedy/reality show on cable's Bravo network.