Mel Brooks is one of the greatest comedic voices in cinema history, and one of his underseen classics is a satire you must ...
Specifically citing the overhead shot of the swastika used in the ‘Springtime for Hitler’ sequence, he branded those accusations of being a bad taste player as “the bane of my existence,” explaining ...
This month marks 52 years since the Mel Brooks comedy Blazing Saddles rode into theaters and tore Westerns a new one. Blazing ...
Robert Ebert had mixed feelings about Mel Brooks' 1977 Alfred Hitchcock spoof, High Anxiety, and he laid out his thoughts on the matter quite clearly.
Director behind some of the biggest comedies of the 21st Century says ‘the Trump administration is hard to be exaggerated in ...
One of Mel Brooks’ many iconic comedy movies is making streaming history 45 years after its original release. History of the World, Part 1 came out way back in 1981, going on to gross $31 million at ...
It’s not often we get to pay tribute, in full, to our giants while they’re still with us. But in “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” Judd Apatow dutifully and affectionately celebrates the laugh-filled ...
Before Mel Brooks was a comedy legend, he was a singer and drummer, growing up in Brooklyn and playing any gig he could get, ...
Born in 1926, Mel Brooks celebrated his 99th birthday in June of 2025. He served in World War Two before starting a lifelong career in comedy, film, and television. Mel Brooks was one of the most ...
It wasn't Spaceballs the flamethrower. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. Considering that Mel Brooks is 99 years old, I’m not ...
When Judd Apatow was growing up on Long Island, there was no debate about who ruled the comedy world. “Nobody was funnier than Mel Brooks,” Apatow once wrote. “Mel Brooks was the king.” Decades later, ...
It’s not often we get to pay tribute, in full, to our giants while they’re still with us. But in “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” Judd Apatow dutifully and affectionately celebrates the laugh-filled ...