He did sneer to the first crowd who jeered him “Well I already got your money”. He’s not even trying to put together a show. A no refund policy is in place. I tend to agree with you.
We went to a Howie Mandel show about 20 years ago where he said exactly that. I not unreasonably was expecting a decent stand-up comedy act. It was awful, and I’ve never forgiven the guy. It still pisses me off today when the wife turns on his Deal or No Deal game show.