Master storyteller Mel Brooks reflects on ageless comedy, his remarkable success | Nightline

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  • The 95-year-old actor, comedian, film producer, director and screenwriter has had a career in show business that’s spanned over seven decades. His new memoir tells his journey of a lifetime.
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  • @williamcap2236
    @williamcap2236 2 ปีที่แล้ว +215

    I love that man ! no one can make me laugh like Mel Brooks ! A American treasure ! ❤

    • @jonathanjollimore4794
      @jonathanjollimore4794 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Still waiting for Space Balls 2 the Search for more Money

    • @stevenescamilla9277
      @stevenescamilla9277 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      I hope he lives to be over a hundred years old

    • @January.
      @January. ปีที่แล้ว

      *He's an American treasure!

    • @joemedley195
      @joemedley195 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      If America had knighthood, he and Reiner would my top nominees.

    • @OyLorelai
      @OyLorelai หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@jonathanjollimore4794it’s coming soon

  • @victor1998-swe
    @victor1998-swe ปีที่แล้ว +32

    The fact that this man is still alive and going to make 'History of the world Part 2' is amazing. I love Mel Brooks

  • @Mike-gl4wt
    @Mike-gl4wt 2 ปีที่แล้ว +98

    Can’t believe he’s still alive at 96 he’s looking good for his age and has energy!

    • @evanholloway1692
      @evanholloway1692 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I fear around that age, he’s not going to be around much longer.

  • @sickbastard151
    @sickbastard151 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    he is born in 1926. that is amazing!!! Greetings to him from the netherlands

  • @Ollision
    @Ollision 2 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    His comedy is needed today more than ever.

  • @lindseycarribean5113
    @lindseycarribean5113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +80

    He kept a youthful spirit.

    • @baymax6894
      @baymax6894 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

      The secret to life

  • @thekentuckyrifleman
    @thekentuckyrifleman 2 ปีที่แล้ว +96

    Among being the greatest comedy director, comedian, and storyteller of all time. He was a Combat Engineer during the Battle of the Bulge

    • @helaina400
      @helaina400 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Don’t think so

    • @thekentuckyrifleman
      @thekentuckyrifleman 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@helaina400 well he was.

    • @swrennie
      @swrennie 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@helaina400Try saying to your phone, "Did Mel Brooks serve in the army in WWII". Turns out he WAS a combat engineer in the Battle of the Bulge. Not knowing is one thing, but willful ignorance is something else altogether. Maybe research prior to commenting next time?

  • @obiestill5785
    @obiestill5785 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    I love this man so much. That he could live forever, please.

    • @evanholloway1692
      @evanholloway1692 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I’m afraid he can’t live forever, because no one can.
      And seems to his age, it may almost be time to put Mr. Brooks out to pasture.

    • @rustyrelicsfarm2406
      @rustyrelicsfarm2406 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@evanholloway1692I at least hope he makes it to 100..

  • @SMichaelDeHart
    @SMichaelDeHart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +112

    An American Legend AND Comedy Treasure!!
    I've howled with laughter, in the theaters, over years at Blazing Saddles, Silver Streak, Young Frankenstein and SO MANY more of Mel Brooke's productions.

  • @TheRealParanaue
    @TheRealParanaue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    He was ALWAYS ahead of his time and never let the biases and prejudices of others taint his love of comedy. This comedic genius of a man gave Dave Chappelle his big break in "Robin Hood: Men in Tights" in 1993.

  • @stephanieyee9784
    @stephanieyee9784 2 ปีที่แล้ว +43

    I absolutely Love Mel Brooks. Adore him. He is a comedic genius and funny as.

  • @angelthman1659
    @angelthman1659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +35

    They didn't mention that Mel also produced the classic drama The Elephant Man. He didn't put his name on it because it was so heavily associated with comedy.

    • @EmilyGloeggler7984
      @EmilyGloeggler7984 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He also produced "The Fly" remake.

    • @angelthman1659
      @angelthman1659 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@EmilyGloeggler7984 Thanks, I didn't know that.

    • @Michael-mh4vr
      @Michael-mh4vr 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Emily. Commenting on a non opera post!?

  • @mitchmomlc
    @mitchmomlc ปีที่แล้ว +8

    give me the energy, give me the humanity, give me the beauty of this guy.
    Love from scotland

  • @WilliamTheMovieFan
    @WilliamTheMovieFan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    The brilliance of Blazing Saddles, that many people miss, is that the townspeople were angry when Sheriff Bart showed up, but at the end of the film nobody called him names and all of the townspeople begged him to stay. They were sad to see him leave.

  • @tupoufinucane458
    @tupoufinucane458 2 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    What a beautiful soul!
    Still funny and witty at 95. ❤

    • @emmarose4234
      @emmarose4234 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Still funny and witty at 96!

    • @OyLorelai
      @OyLorelai หลายเดือนก่อน

      98!

  • @BMWMTEAM1
    @BMWMTEAM1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Mel is part of an era that has been missed dearly.
    We miss you
    Frank
    Dean
    Don
    Sammy
    All of them
    Mel still amazing

  • @Dan-nt2yb
    @Dan-nt2yb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Mel’s work on Get Smart is for the ages……..😄👍🏾👍🏾

  • @Your.Uncle.AngMoh
    @Your.Uncle.AngMoh 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    It truly IS good to be the King. Mel Brooks is the King of Comedy and I really don't think that anything I was to write after that would add to the statement.

  • @ConvictedFelon2024
    @ConvictedFelon2024 2 ปีที่แล้ว +74

    "The Lord has given unto you these Fifteen..."
    *Drops tablet*
    "Ten Commandments for you to obey."
    Now that's comedic gold right there. 😂

  • @lordbeebus9842
    @lordbeebus9842 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    What a class act. He still cracks me up.

  • @spritenews5358
    @spritenews5358 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    95 yrs old. Unbelievable. I’m not that sharp at 50.

  • @CliffMcAulay
    @CliffMcAulay 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    Reading this book now... Magic! I laugh and laugh. Ok.... I sometimes weep with joy. Buy it immediately !! Thank you Mel.

  • @bingonamo7520
    @bingonamo7520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Still sharp as ever with his wit, at 95. I love the "ow" in the beginning.

  • @v66catta84
    @v66catta84 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Wonderful interview with an absolute legend.

  • @heyheyhey33351
    @heyheyhey33351 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    God, Mel is incredible. He's got the same energy and sense of humor he's always had.

  • @Quijanos1
    @Quijanos1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Phenomenal interview. Young Frankenstein is my favorite movie. Great writing, acting, packaging, and hilarity all caught on a black and white scene.

  • @bobareeniobobareenio2935
    @bobareeniobobareenio2935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    Mel Brooks: HUmble, down to earth, funny. Such a shame that we lost Carl Reiner . And ALL the rest of the wonderful funny artists . Sad, so sad.

  • @Da1Dez
    @Da1Dez 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I hope Mel stays with us until he's at least 100!

  • @mrs.g.9816
    @mrs.g.9816 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My late husband and I used to trade lines from Mel Brooks' movies. We'd watch them over and over. I still watch especially Blazing Saddles, History of the World, and Young Frankenstein - and I still laugh myself sick! 🤣 Thank you, Mel Brooks! 🤗

  • @anna-majandersson6716
    @anna-majandersson6716 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    - Frau Blücher....
    - NEEEEEEEIIIIIGH
    😂😂😂👍

  • @shawdavid
    @shawdavid 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

    Love Mel. Not many left like him sadly

  • @D4lF4l
    @D4lF4l 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This man bless him my grandmother loved watching him.
    Living legend

  • @MommyMy
    @MommyMy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Mel Brooks History of the World is still hilarious af😀

  • @72soul
    @72soul 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Reading the book now.. A touch of a class in a world so crass, thanks Mel for making us laugh till we fall on our ass.

  • @fixit8492
    @fixit8492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Yksi rakkaus! Olen 80-luvun lapsi Suomesta ja Mel Brooks is a jewel, a lifeline thru a rough childhood!

  • @BowlofIndoMee
    @BowlofIndoMee 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Wait Mel Brooks is still alive? That's great

  • @sydneypoppy
    @sydneypoppy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Legend. The real GOAT of comedy imo 😊

  • @kody2500
    @kody2500 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    Mel brooks still one of the funniest people in the world

  • @artel6225
    @artel6225 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Time & tide, God bless Mel. Comic genius

  • @silviageorge7600
    @silviageorge7600 20 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This man is an international treasure !
    I love him !

  • @brandallblack5833
    @brandallblack5833 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This man deserves a Nobel Peace Prize hes a freaking genius.

  • @MsLizziebeth1
    @MsLizziebeth1 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    A world treasure. Saying that with love from halfway around the planet.

  • @defblinders9585
    @defblinders9585 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    How can you not love Mel Brooks?

  • @user-bt9cm7ze4c
    @user-bt9cm7ze4c 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    98 yrs old. Longer than i'll ever live that's for sure.

  • @carlostrivinos9947
    @carlostrivinos9947 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    A colossal genius. Brooks that is

  • @samdiego1965
    @samdiego1965 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    This guy is a national treasure

  • @lauralafauve5520
    @lauralafauve5520 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I love this guy!

  • @tylertilwick6852
    @tylertilwick6852 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Young Frankenstein, Blazing Saddles and Spaceballs are my top 3 all-time favorite films of Mr. Mel Brooks

  • @larry6795
    @larry6795 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Mel is a gift 👏🏽🙏🏾

  • @mz6504
    @mz6504 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love this man……it is truly good…to be the king…..

  • @mumsow
    @mumsow 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    Love him 💜

  • @matthewstrong1114
    @matthewstrong1114 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Love him so much!

  • @deletingaccount
    @deletingaccount 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    Funny man!.. May the Schwartz be with you sir.

  • @January.
    @January. ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I've been looking for a man like Mel Brooks my whole life.

  • @rhey81
    @rhey81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He's got a sh*t ton of life in him for someone whose 95.

  • @vensonj
    @vensonj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Blazing saddles and robin men in tights and space balls were my favs

  • @WillScarlet16
    @WillScarlet16 ปีที่แล้ว

    Dear dear Mel, please please PLEASE make it to 100!

  • @riciaswebb406
    @riciaswebb406 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love him so much.

  • @SuperSusieBell
    @SuperSusieBell 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    What a amazing man.

  • @cristinabuffington9659
    @cristinabuffington9659 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    A national treasure right here

  • @davidwalter2002
    @davidwalter2002 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just think: Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart all worked on Sid Caesar's show. They've influenced all of comedy for the latter half of the 20th Century, and, indeed, for the rest of time. What a legacy!

  • @TrenchG0at
    @TrenchG0at 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I just listened to his Audiobook version - i loved it - only regret i didnt get it day 1

  • @maria89479
    @maria89479 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Wow. I would absolutely love to meet this man. My father LOVED him we would history of the world over and over. Those are memories i cherish so so much

  • @vensonj
    @vensonj 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    “I see your Schwartz is bigger than mine”

  • @fher3786
    @fher3786 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    A real American treasure 👏🏽🙏🏽❤️

  • @VincentAgostino-gy6hr
    @VincentAgostino-gy6hr 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    What of the greatest moments in comedy is when Mel Brooks was interviewed by Martin Short as Jiminy Glick.

  • @angbandsbane
    @angbandsbane 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Saw his cameo in "Only Murders in the Building" and I got really excited. My wife was just like "What, who is that?" I think my response was "He is THE man."

  • @jonathanhornby
    @jonathanhornby 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Is there an extended version of this interview? More Mel please :)

  • @charlesstevensEnki
    @charlesstevensEnki 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    Blazing Saddles!
    Funny

    • @samanthab1923
      @samanthab1923 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Saw that in the old East Hampton theater. Was an old Post Office. The guy in front of us would stamp his foot & roar with laughter shaking the whole place 😂

  • @Alex-wj9ho
    @Alex-wj9ho 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Its good to be the king!

  • @ronaldlebowitz7409
    @ronaldlebowitz7409 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    happy birthday mel we love you so much!

  • @mimsyborogove3906
    @mimsyborogove3906 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Just like everyone else, I LOVE Mel Brooks! I was stunned when I found out he and Anne Bancroft were married. Who knew Mrs. Robisnson was such a nut job in real life, because she'd have to be to be married to Mel.

  • @anastasioschristoforatos474
    @anastasioschristoforatos474 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    We love you Mel!!

  • @zeldasmith6154
    @zeldasmith6154 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Gene Wilder. What a joy.

  • @acenturyofblackmusic1655
    @acenturyofblackmusic1655 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    "excuse me while i whip this out."

  • @GeoffreyGodshall
    @GeoffreyGodshall 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mel, I was born in '71. Thanks for the laughs!

  • @sharonnicolo4518
    @sharonnicolo4518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Started his audiobook he is absolutely wonderful ❤

  • @suecastillo4056
    @suecastillo4056 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Watch The Worlds Greatest Lover also… priceless!!! Mel is genius…

  • @ExileLBL
    @ExileLBL 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I remember when I was 9-10 and my friend was like cmon, sit down and play Spaceball.. and the first scene with that unending ship appears with combination of dramatic strings.. I died :DD. Its great he is still in a good shape!

  • @privatedeletebuttongooglei5221
    @privatedeletebuttongooglei5221 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Actor, Producer, Writer. Thanks George. For teaching us.

  • @johnlaverdiere2324
    @johnlaverdiere2324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I just love him watched all of them in the years ,all his movies funny beyond. Nurse diesel...and Harvey Carmen,high anxiety

  • @pieterklaaskrugmann
    @pieterklaaskrugmann ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That age, that sharp ❤❤❤❤❤❤

  • @badjuju2612
    @badjuju2612 ปีที่แล้ว

    He still looks sharp, and has that sharp wit. God bless you Mr. Brooks.

  • @RP12ification
    @RP12ification ปีที่แล้ว

    If not, one of greatest comedian-directors of all time. Every MB films they would make ME, my family and friends ALWAYS for a laugh. The best and always MB, long live MB!

  • @romaneverett8320
    @romaneverett8320 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Mel brooks is one of my favorite actors !!! Great movies an great Humor awesome dude

  • @andreaioppi8757
    @andreaioppi8757 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    God bless you Mel, life Is a nightmare without you Sir.

  • @moonlightttt156
    @moonlightttt156 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He is the best

  • @tominator8622
    @tominator8622 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    As a Christian, the part where he drops one of the tablets make me giggle everytime I see it.

  • @strykertool
    @strykertool 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I would
    Love to see him do a drama. Could you imagine ?

  • @tjlnintendo
    @tjlnintendo 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    It’s amazing that he was there when the frankenstein movies first came out on theaters.

  • @MegaDeansy
    @MegaDeansy ปีที่แล้ว

    Mel Brooks - he makes life soooooooo enjoyable !

  • @christoph8365
    @christoph8365 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    A magnificent entertainer

  • @philwatling5109
    @philwatling5109 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Mel was so charming and funny that he charmed Ann Brancroft into marrying him

    • @MrPjw5
      @MrPjw5 ปีที่แล้ว

      Real life Roger and Jessica Rabbit. You know she said “yes” to his proposal because he made her laugh.

  • @davidleventry7556
    @davidleventry7556 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    I love Mel Brooks

  • @oeautobody3586
    @oeautobody3586 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Aw the age of comedy
    . Miss comedy from Hollywood.

  • @lisamiller1699
    @lisamiller1699 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    THE KING. He traveled down roads of war, racism, current events, history and parodied others brilliantly. In this day and age of wokeness we will never see another like him.

  • @jonathanmiller8131
    @jonathanmiller8131 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Mel your a genius you art will live on forever like the stooges your funny the slap schtick comedy lives on in you Sir Brooks

  • @Kinja98
    @Kinja98 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great book. Read it in a week or so. Informative and highly entertaining!

  • @sorenadix6411
    @sorenadix6411 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I just watched "Life Stinks." Heart warming! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

  • @lexvonghoul6996
    @lexvonghoul6996 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    He is such a nice guy.