ABC is mounting a live TV rendition of Mel Brooks’s Young Frankenstein, the musical
ABC has announced it will debut its latest live musical event this fall with “Young...
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The Museum of the Jewish People lists its top 15 moments in Jewish comedy history
You’ve perhaps seen plenty of lists ranking the top things, events and people of 2018, but...
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Review: “The Last Laugh” documentary explores humor, the Holocaust and taboos
The Last Laugh opens with a quote onscreen from the noted non-comedian, German novelist Heinrich...
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ICYMI: Encore screening of “Young Frankenstein” with new intro by Mel Brooks, in a cinema near you
In case you missed it last night, Fathom Events will screen Young Frankenstein, the classic...
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R.I.P. Gene Wilder (1933-2016)
Gene Wilder, the wonderfully witty actor who shined in several Mel Brooks films and captivated...
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2015 Creative Arts Emmy Awards winners in comedy
The Television Academy has so many categories and nominees to honor each year that it holds two...
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In Memoriam: The late Dick Van Patten remembers meeting Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner
Dick Van Patten, famously known as the TV dad on Eight is Enough in the late 1970s, died on...
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Shout! Factory TV launches new streaming entertainment site
Shout! Factory TV launched today as a new free streaming service offering cult comedy favorites,...
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Future generations may believe Mel Brooks had 11 fingers thanks to his handprint at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood
On Monday, Mel Brooks joined the select group of movie stars who have immortalized their...
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One night only! Mel Brooks in his first one-man show
Here’s something you’ve been waiting your whole life to see: Mel Brooks performing in...
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Mel Brooks remembers Sid Caesar, in this tribute with Conan O’Brien
Precious little footage remains of Sid Caesar’s comic greatness from television because in...
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RIP Sid Caesar (1922-2014)
Sid Caesar, TV’s sketch comedy pioneer, died on Wednesday in his Beverly Hills home. He was...
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