Blazing Saddles named funniest movie ever by AFI on Mel Brooks' 100th birthday

More than 50 years after its release, this Mel Brooks comedy just earned the biggest honor in Hollywood.

Mel Brooks Turns 100: See Photos Of Comedy Icon Through His Life And Career

Mel Brooks, the comedy genius behind such classic films as "Young Frankenstein," "The Producers," "Spaceballs" and "Blazing ...
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Mel Brooks at 100: How the director of ‘Blazing Saddles,’ ‘Young Frankenstein,’ and ‘The Producers’ forever changed film comedy

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rising from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential comic voices of the 20th century, Brooks' career has spanned ...
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‘Paws of Fury’ Directors Discuss ‘Blazing Saddles’ Inspiration and Working With Mel Brooks

In 1974, Mel Brooks’ Western comedy “Blazing Saddles” shook up the game, sending up themes of racism that were pervasive in Hollywood, the Western genre and American culture as a whole. Now, “Paws of ...
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‘Blazing Saddles’ Was Almost a Completely Different Movie, According to Mel Brooks

This year's 15th annual TCM Film Festival will celebrate EGOT winner Mel Brooks, specifically highlighting his trailblazing parody, Spaceballs. The writer, director, producer, actor, and playwright is ...
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Nessa Hyams, Casting Director Behind ‘The Exorcist’ and ‘Blazing Saddles,’ Dies at 84

Nessa Hyams, the casting director who worked on several New Hollywood classics, such as William Friedkin’s “The Exorcist” and Mel Brooks’ “Blazing Saddles,” died on January 9 at her Manhattan home at ...

Mel Brooks turns 100: His 5 essential movies

Writer, director, and actor Mel Brooks turned 100 on Sunday, June 28. The veteran filmmaker won an Oscar for writing The ...
Jewish Journal

Mel Brooks Turns 100, AFI Bumps ‘Blazing Saddles’ to Top of Comedy List

Mel Brooks turned 100 on June 28, and though he celebrated it with family at home in Beverly Hills, Hollywood celebrated him ...