The show, based on the iconic 1967 film of the same name by Mel Brooks, tells the story of two producers who discover that a producer could make more from a Broadway flop than a hit, which leads ...

The only time Mel Brooks thinks his comedy went too far was during a particularly explicit 'Blazing Saddles' gag, which he ...

Mel Brooks, one of Hollywood's funniest film-makers, has told the BBC political correctness is "the death of comedy". He said Blazing Saddles, his Western spoof about a black sheriff in a racist ...

Mel Brooks, Teri Garr and Cloris Leachman at the 40th anniversary celebration of ‘Young Frankenstein’ in\ 2014. Garr used a wheelchair due to her multiple sclerosis. In a 2008 interview with ...

Gad also shared "the greatest compliment I could have ever gotten" from Brooks, after he pitched details about what ...

Mel Brooks, who directed Teri Garr in the iconic ... Zane Roessell/FilmMagic In a 2008 interview with the AV Club, Garr explained how she came up with the accent and how she was cast in the ...

Her “German” accent had us all in stitches! She will be greatly missed. — Mel Brooks (@MelBrooks) October 29, 2024 David Letterman, who welcomed Garr onto his late-night talk show numerous ...