Mel Brooks, Seth MacFarlane, & More Spoke At The 2024 TCM Film Festival
For the last 15 years, film fans have gathered to Los Angeles every spring for the annual Turner Classic Movies Film Festival. Each year, there are also plenty of notable names in attendance at TCM to speak on these films, including some that have made your favorite comedies. This year was no exception. We were […]
Mel Brooks Accepts Honorary Oscar, Promises He Won’t Sell It
L to R: Mel Brooks, Nathan Lane & Matthew Broderick. Courtesy of The Oscars. Last night, Mel Brooks accepted an Honorary Oscar at the annual Governor’s Award ceremony in Los Angeles. The award was presented to him by Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, whom he worked with on the Broadway musical adaptation of The Producers. […]
Watch: Judd Apatow Talks Please Don’t Destroy And Hanging Out At Mel Brooks’ House
Before Judd Apatow became the household name he is today directing producing some of the biggest comedy films of all time (The 40 Year Old Virgin, Step Brothers, & Bridesmaids to name a few), the comedian turned film-maker & comedy writer got his start learning from comics who lead the way before him. Many of […]
Mel Brooks Made A Surprise Cameo On “Only Murders In The Building”
Mel Brooks & Martin Short in Only Murders In The Building. Courtesy of Hulu & 20th Century Television. Comedy legend Mel Brooks made a surprise appearance on the latest episode of Only Murders in the Building this week. Mild spoilers are ahead. You have been warned. Spoilers Ahead: What happened in this week’s episode of Only Murders […]
Here’s All The Big Comedy Winners From The TV Critics Awards
The annual TV Critics Awards happened yesterday. Typically, these awards will take place during the annual press tour that happens every winter and every summer. Given the strikes, things were moved online. Today, we learned the big winners from the online ceremony. Comedy was well represented yesterday, from current television programming to the Career Achievement […]
Talking Mel Brooks and history with the cast of “History of the World Part II”
History may repeat itself, but if History of the World Part II proves anything, it’s that there’s always room for more things to parody. Mel Brooks has made a career out of sending things up, and at 96, he’s clearly not planning on slowing down. This week, History of the World Part II premiered on Hulu. The limited sketch […]
Check out the full trailer for “History of the World Part II”
Last month, we got our first look at the teaser trailer for History of the World Part II. Now, we’ve got a better look – with more jokes! – with the full trailer. The series is described as being a “four day event,” created by Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, and Ike Barinholtz. And of course, Mel […]
Mel Brooks is still searching for the ultimate joke
The quest continues. Even after over 70 years in the business of show, the 95 year old comedy giant – standing at 5 foot 5 – named Mel Brooks is on the front lines, searching far and wide for one thing and one thing only: The ultimate joke. “Something that is very important to comedy […]
“History of the World Part II” Hulu series in the works from Mel Brooks
It’s been 40 years since History of the World Part I first was released. Since then, fans have been asking the question “When is part II?”. And now Mel Brooks is finally sharing the second part with the world. It’s been announced that Brooks will write and executive producer a new variety series incarnation, History of the World […]