The Producers
At 94, Mel Brooks makes his first ever political endorsement ad
“Joe will keep us going,” Brooks said in the commercial, posted to Twitter by his son Max Brooks.
It’s Springtime for Donald Trump in ‘Producers’ Spoof
Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane’s ‘Producers’ parody imagines how candidate Donald Trumps began his run for office.
Making a Mess of Comedy
Comedy, explained Aristotle, has a vague history, because at first no one took it seriously. We cannot know for certain if Aristotle was deadpanning, but his observation would amuse Saul Austerlitz. According to Austerlitz, American film comedy has not been taken seriously, either. In fact, the author quips, it is American film’s “bastard stepchild.” With his latest book “Another Fine Mess: A History of American Film Comedy,” Austerlitz gives us a broad survey of the genre, hoping to spark debate.
Mel Brooks Moves to Walk of Fame
Over 30 years after opening our ears to the musical quality of franks-and-beans flatulence, actor and director Mel Brooks will finally receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The 83-year-old “Blazing Saddles” director, will place his hands in cement on April 23.