Mel Brooks

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  1. They've Filled Our Lives with Laughter - Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner

    04/14/2020

    They've Filled Our Lives with Laughter - Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner

    Your host, Alan Alda, has been friends with Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks for over forty years. Carl and Mel have been friends with each other for seventy years. During that time, they’ve created, together or separately, some of the most memorable comedy in our lives -- from iconic movies and TV series to Broadway shows and books.Their sketches on the Sid Caesar show in the 1950s will still leave you gasping on the floor. And so will their recording of the “2000 Year Old Man” that began as improvised entertainment at parties and never stopped. Mel and Carl aren’t as old yet as Mel’s character of the 2,000 Year Old Man, but the two of them together in this life-affirming episode are just as wise and just as funny. Sit back, relax, and get ready to join Mel, Carl, and Alan together from Carl’s house in Beverly Hills. Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    46 min
  2. Mel Brooks: On Love, Life and Punchlines

    12/14/2021

    Mel Brooks: On Love, Life and Punchlines

    At 95, Mel tells it like it was in his new book, All About Me! My Remarkable Life in Show Business Support the show: https://www.patreon.com/clearandvivid Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.

    45 min
  3. Comedy Legend Mel Brooks

    11/23/2022 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Comedy Legend Mel Brooks

    Brooks wrote countless edgy jokes over the years, but he doesn't regret any of them. In fact, his only regret is the jokes he didn't tell. Brooks calls comedy his "delicious refuge" from the world. His memoir is All About Me! is now out in paperback. David Bianculli reviews Wednesday, the new Addams Family spin-off.

    45 min
  4. Mel Brooks' Cinematic Parodies All Come From A Place Of Love (Fresh Air+)

    05/12/2024 • SUBSCRIBERS ONLY

    Mel Brooks' Cinematic Parodies All Come From A Place Of Love (Fresh Air+)

    Emmy- Grammy - Oscar- and Tony-Award-winning director, comedian, actor and songwriter Mel Brooks is best known for his cinematic parodies, some of which he cast himself in. That comes from a childhood love of cinema — and his desire to be a suave leading man himself. Hear his full 1991 interview: https://n.pr/44885br | Hear his 2001 interview: https://n.pr/4d5f09x | Hear his 2013 interview: https://n.pr/4aHWzpP | Hear his 2021 interview: https://n.pr/3JvoqgQ. Listen to 40+ years of Fresh Air's archives at https://FreshAirArchive.org. Not a Fresh Air+ supporter yet? Find out more, and join for yourself, at https://plus.npr.org/freshair.

    5 min
  5. EXTRA! Mel Brooks

    12/11/2019 · BONUS

    EXTRA! Mel Brooks

    Ben Mankiewicz's extended interview with Mel Brooks about his reputation has a comedy legend, and the love of his life, Anne Bancroft, who died in 2005.  To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

    9 min
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