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Mel Brooks Part 1: I Love to Make 'Em Laugh...And I Love Being Jewish!
By Bill Newcott, November 30, 2012 10:39 PM
I was expecting just eight minutes or so on the phone talking with Mel Brooks about his new DVD/CD/Book Collection "The Incredible Mel Brooks: An Irresistible Collection of Unhinged Comedy." But as you'll hear in my You Tube video above, when Mel Brooks wants to talk, you don't try to stop him (not that I wanted to!).
I had to toil mightily to cut our 45-minute chat down to three short segments. In this part, Mel tells me about his early days in show biz (as "The Man of a Thousand Faces"), his classic character The 2,000 Year Old Man...and why he loves being Jewish.
CLICK HERE to read my AARP.org article about my chat with Mel-and about halfway down the page, click the link to hear my two-minute Movies for Grownups Radio Show with him.
YOUTUBE PART TWO: Mel Remembers Sid Caesar
YOUTUBE PART THREE: Mel Names His Favorite Mel Brooks Movies
(Photo: Brooksfilms)
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