Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks Heads To Broadway For Two Night Engagement
An EGOT winner is coming back to Broadway!
WATCH: Zero Mostel Sings A Yiddish Classic
What did Mostel perform for a mainstream TV audience long before American popular culture embraced multiculturalism? A Yiddish song.
Salman Rushdie Talks Philip Roth, Mel Brooks And Bagels
“Philip died with his reputation at a kind of pinnacle, and was widely accepted as being one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.”
Neil Simon, A Yiddish-Influenced Wisecracker
In his heyday, Neil Simon wrote plays that tickled audiences as the height of the wisecrack genre.
The Old Schtick Still Works For Mel Brooks
It’s only natural that the young man who played an ancient one would seem youthful in his own old age.
As Andy Warhol’s Interview Magazine Folds, Remembering Some Of Its Best Work
In homage to Interview’s nearly five decades of cultural contributions, here are some of our favorite entries from its archives.
WATCH: Carl Reiner, Mel Brooks and Iris Apfel Are Living Ferociously At 90+
Is there a secret to living well into your 90’s?
Why Carl Reiner Was The Dreamiest Boss I Ever Had
When she got a job working for Carl Reiner, Sybil Sage worried that he might have a big ego. He turned out to be a mensch and a terrific boss.
Mel Brooks Cuts Robocall for Grand-Nephew Running for New York State Senate
(JTA) — If you live on Long Island and your phone rings, answer it — it might be Mel Brooks. The legendary comedian recorded a robocall for his great-nephew, Todd Kaminsky, who is running for State Senate in New York’s 9th District, on the South Shore of Long Island. Kaminsky is a Democrat running for re-election; he…
Mel Brooks Warned by President Obama: Don’t Sell Arts Medal on eBay
President Barack Obama awarded 24 American giants of the arts and humanities with medals on Thursday, lauding their accomplishments - and sharing some laughs.
