The only actor Mel Brooks worked with that he didn’t find funny: “We are cutting that line”
Mel Brooks didn't want one of his actors to get any funny lines because he thought they couldn't handle it, and giving them a ...
The female star that Mel Brooks called “the single greatest comedian that ever lived”
Mel Brooks has worked with some of the greatest comedians of the 20th and 21st centuries, so he knows what he's talking about ...
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All 11 Mel Brooks Movie Ranked, From Good to Classic
He paired with lifelong friend Carl Reiner to create genius works including The 2,000 Year Old Man, and Brooks co-created Get Smart, the spy spoof sitcom. But Mel Brooks, who recently turned 98 ...
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Barry Levinson on the ‘Diner' TV Series That Never Was - and How Mel Brooks Inspired the Movie
I don't know, but I find it sort of amusing." Levinson credits the existence of "Diner" the movie to an unlikely source: comedy legend Mel Brooks, with whom Levinson worked as a writer on "Silent ...
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Young Frankenstein: 12 Stories of Mel Brooks’ Monster Hit Coming Alive
The Mel Brooks classic Young Frankenstein turns 50 this month. Here are 12 stories of how it came alive.... alive! Cleavon Little (L) and Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles. Warner Bros. Brooks ...
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From the Archives: Mel Brooks talks about ‘The Producers’ in 1968 interview
Fifty years ago, The Times’ Charles Champlin spoke to Mel Brooks for the opening of his feature directing debut, “The Producers,” starring Zero Mostel and Gene Wilder. In 2001, it would be ...
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Mel Brooks Thought There Was “No Reason To Make ‘The Producers’ Into A Musical”
The musical adaptation of the film version of The Producers is one of Mel Brooks’ greatest successes, but the veteran comedian has revealed it nearly didn’t happen. He wasn’t sure his 1967 ...