Happy 96th Birthday Mel Brooks! (1 Viewer)

[Eeyore]

Happy 96th Birthday to Mel Brooks

On this hectic news day, with more evidence surfacing of the criminality of trump and his enablers in the republican party, let’s take a few moments to wish Happy Birthday to the incomparable Mel Brooks, who turns 96 today. For many, Mel Brooks is...

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A living legend

 

[faceman]

Happy 96th Birthday to Mel Brooks

On this hectic news day, with more evidence surfacing of the criminality of trump and his enablers in the republican party, let’s take a few moments to wish Happy Birthday to the incomparable Mel Brooks, who turns 96 today. For many, Mel Brooks is...

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A living legend

Blazing saddles was his epic. It wouldn't even be released today

 

[Madmarsha]

It's good to be the king.

 

[Bill]

Blazing saddles was his epic. It couldn’t even be released today

FIFY

 

[Geldo]

'Scuse me while I whip this....back in and regret making racially insensitive appendage jokes...because nowadays people don't understand sardonic humour

 

[faceman]

FIFY

The 2 writers for the movie were Brooks and Richard Pryor. Brooks is Jewish and Pryor was black. Pryor often made
jokes about southern white men. I was never offended. I laughed

 

[Bill]

'Scuse me while I whip this....back in and regret making racially insensitive appendage jokes...because nowadays people don't understand sardonic humour

The 2 writers for the movie were Brooks and Richard Pryor. Brooks is Jewish and Pryor was black. Pryor often made
jokes about southern white men. I was never offended. I laughed

You guys are right. Most people today don’t even know what a joke is anymore, and they have completely forgotten how to laugh… particularly at themselves. I truly believe that I’m the last living person who can still take a joke without becoming offended. And I’m sure just saying that has offended someone.

 

[Sailorsaint]

You guys are right. Most people today don’t even know what a joke is anymore, and they have completely forgotten how to laugh… particularly at themselves. I truly believe that I’m the last living person who can still take a joke without becoming offended. And I’m sure just saying that has offended someone.

Enter Will Smith.....
Mel Brooks is a genius. Blazing Saddles, History of the World, Spaceballs, etc. and my favorite, Young Frankenstein.

 

[Bill]

Enter Will Smith.....
Mel Brooks is a genius. Blazing Saddles, History of the World, Spaceballs, etc. and my favorite, Young Frankenstein.

I didn’t see all of those. But I did see Blazing Saddles & Young Frankenstein on TV, and most of those flicks were pretty funny.

 

[Geldo]

Blazing Saddles passes the comedy test for me every time. Makes me laugh, makes me feel good, makes me want to share the jokes with friends!

 

[Eeyore]

Young Frankenstein is my Halloween tradition.

Just the memory of watching Gene Wilder and Peter Boyle singing Puttin' On The Ritz for the first time makes me laugh. It was unexpected and hit just right to a pre-teen kid. It is/was disrespectful, but I think that Mel Brooks did that kind of stuff from a good place.