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Follows the life, career, friendships, and loves of legendary writer, director, producer, and performer Mel Brooks, chronicling his early experiences and rise to superstardom.
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00:01Now, why did you become a comedian?
00:03Sex.
00:04I see.
00:05The one and only Mel Brooks.
00:07I can't imagine making movies without having watched his movies.
00:11Blazing Saddles.
00:13Young Frankenstein.
00:15Spaceballs.
00:16Hey, I'm the writer, the director, the producer, and the star.
00:19As the actor, I ask for a little more money. As the director, I say,
00:21what, are you crazy? You stink. I'm not gonna pay that kind of money.
00:24To a lot of people who went into comedy, they thought,
00:26that seems like the best job in the world, the Mel Brooks job.
00:29I'm glad nobody took it.
00:31No one was as good.
00:35I did a lot of interviews. Half of them were just completely fake.
00:38Do you think people know who you really are?
00:40No.
00:41Let's have a nice hand for Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks.
00:44The 2,000-year-old man.
00:46The greatest comedy routine by two of the greatest comics.
00:49What has kept you alive for 2,000 years?
00:52An enormous fear of death.
00:54This huge character would be my way to comedy fame.
00:58If you fought the Germans in World War II,
01:01you're allowed to do whatever the fuck you want.
01:03It's also the first time.
01:08I was born to make people laugh. So, I do that.
01:15Okay, turn it off already.
01:22Turn it off.
01:23No.
01:24Whoa!
01:25Yeah.
01:26You're just kidding.
01:27No.
01:28Do you wanna make people laugh?
01:29Yeah.
01:30You're so dumb.
01:31Yeah.
01:32Yeah.
01:33Yeah.
01:34Yeah.
01:35Yeah.
01:36Yeah.
01:37Yeah.
01:38Yeah.
01:39Yeah.
01:40Yeah.
01:41Yeah.
01:42I.
01:43I know my friend who was.
01:44Yeah.
01:46Yeah.
01:47Yeah.
01:48Okay.
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