Mel Brooks chats with Fallon about working with his good friend Gene Wilder over the years, including the origin of Young Frankenstein. Here is his appearance on The Tonight Show starring Jimmy Fallon.
Brooks and Wilder’s collaborations run deep. Not only did Wilder act in many of Mel Brooks’ films, they also wrote a bunch together as well. “He was such a wonderful part of my life” he told Fallon. He went on to tell him about how he met Wilder. When Wilder asked why he the audience was laughing at him so much during a stage role that was both sad and amusing Brooks repsonded, “Look in the mirror, blame it on God.”
