MEL BROOKS

Comedic legend Sid Caesar passed away February 12, 2014, at the age of 91. Caesar was a friend and mentor to Mel Brooks and the two worked together through much of Brooks’ early career. See Brooks talk about Caesar’s genius for comedy in this film ...

The logic here is, as long as it isn't happening to Mel Brooks, it's funny.

"I'm fifteen! I never did this before! I'm not an actor!" That's a Mel Brooks ad-lib from his first stage appearance. The crowd loved it. The director did not.

In 1963, Mel Brooks and director/animator Ernest Pintoff came up with the animated short film The Critic, a satire of arty, esoteric cinema. Brooks supplied running commentary as the baffled moviegoer trying to make sense of the obscure visuals. The short film won the Academy ...

Mel Brooks is here to find the insane and the bizarre in the commonplace.

Mel Brooks remembers growing up poor and exotic fruit cocktails.

Not everybody gets Mel Brooks. Don't worry though, he'll take it personally. Susan Stroman, director for the Broadway run of Brooks' The Producers, remembers a WWII vet who walked out when Hitler showed up in the musical.

After 60 years in show business, Mel Brooks has earned more major awards than any other living entertainer; he is one of 14 EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony) winners. Yet, the comedy giant has energetically avoided a documentary profile being made, even issuing an ...

Mel Brooks is one of those rags to riches, only in America stories. But, it's not like Brooks hit the lottery. He worked hard for what he made of himself. Here, Brooks remembers his mother -- burning the midnight oil -- making a rhinestone dress ...

Starting in 1960, Carl Reiner teamed with Mel Brooks as a comedy duo on The Steve Allen Show. Their performances on stage and television included Reiner playing the straight man to Brooks' 2000 Year Old Man character. Here, Reiner remembers what it was like to ...