Context: But I do n\'t know that they considered me right away as the host of the syndicated version [ because the first thought was to keep the primetime separate from the syndicated version ] . But they came to me and I \' m more than happy to be a part of it because I did n\'t want anyone else riding my pony . " Mandel is himself quite the work horse . He says he still does about a 100 live comedy dates a year , outside of punching in 10 hours a day over at NBC . But paradoxically , he says the extra time with Deal means more time at home with his brood .
Question: What does Mandel do as part of his living
Option 0: train horses
Option 1: None of the above choices .
Option 2: comedian
Option 3: direct tv shows
Answer: 2