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Happy 95th Birthday to Mel Brooks, Purveyor of Joy and Jokes, Subversive Social Satirist Extraordinaire

I know Mel Brooks is lonely for his real friends, like Carl Reiner, and his wife, Anne Bancroft. But we will have to do...

Happy 94th Birthday, Mel Brooks: Flashback to My 1993 Interview with Him When He Was “Just” 67

I published this article in the New York Daily News Live magazine on July 25, 1993. My editor was the wonderful Harriet Lyons. This...

It’s Good to Be King! Mel Brooks is Coming to Broadway for Two Nights in June, And I’m Kvelling

Mel Brooks is coming to Broadway. Two nights-- June 17th and 18th at the Lunt Fontanne Theater. Mel is 92 years young. God willing he'll...

Martin Scorsese and Mel Brooks, Two New York Boys, Take Over Hollywood for the Night

Usually in jaded Hollywood, people get antsy if a premiere doesn’t start on time.  Not last night at the ‘TCM Film Festival Opening Night’...

Review: “Leap!” Has a Laugh Out Loud Mel Brooks and Kate McKinnon in Three Delicious Roles

"Leap!"—directed by Eric Summer and Eric Warin-- is a clever Swan Lake for kids with lush animation. But it's also a lot of fun for adults....

Mel Brooks, Ken Follett Among Celebs Offering Condolences for Erudite, Beloved Lit Agent Ed Victor

Mel Brooks is among the many celebs and authors today toasting Ed Victor, the most erudite and beloved literary agent. Ed lived in London,...

Mel Brooks, 90, Hilarious, Tells Radio City Audience What He Cut from “Blazing Saddles”

Mel Brooks is 90 years young, and he's a spitfire, a spark plug. On stage at Radio City Music Hall, playing to an absolutely...

The Great Gene Wilder Passes Away at 83, Star of “Willy Wonka” and Classic Mel Brooks Films

Gene Wilder has passed away at age 83. I only have one really good Gene Wilder story, and that was this: he came to...