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Welcome to "The Producers" and the zany world of Mel Brooks. The very first film Brooks directed was the comedy "The Producers" in 1968. He won an Oscar for Best Screenplay. Thirty-three years later he took "The Producers" to the Broadway stage as ...

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PBS premiered its Mel Brooks documentary last night.(Photo: Frederick M. Brown, )TagsJoan RiversCarl ReinerPublic Broadcasting ServiceMel BrooksJudd ApatowCloris LeachmanRob ReinerLast night, PBS' American Masters aired Mel Brooks: Make a Noise, an ...

To mark the premier broadcast of the American Masters installment on Mel Brooks, here is JTA's Ami Eden's list of top Jewish scenes. Monday night marks the national premier broadcast of the American Masters installment on Mel Brooks. To mark the ...

This year, cable network programming has given us some of the best entertainment on TV while attracting a record number of viewers. Event programming like The Bible and Vikings gets some of the credit for cables rise in prominence. But its the ...

Melvin James Kaminsky, known far and wide and forever as Mel Brooks, turns 87 next month. He is one of those comedy legends who can't complain about lacking respect or accolades, which might make it difficult to find another 90 minutes to spend ...

(CNN) -- Throughout his prolific career Mel Brooks has gone by many titles -- actor, filmmaker, producer, songwriter -- but comedy is the epicenter of his life, drawing together his early work on TV shows like "Your Show of Shows" and "Get Smart," ...

Mel Brooks will receive the American Film Institute's Lifetime Achievement Award at the org's gala June 6 at the Dolby Theatre. Martin Scorsese will present Brooks with the honor, in an event that will be televised June 15 on TNT and later, as part ...

Some of my all-time favorite people are Jewish: The Marx Brothers. Mel Brooks. Even my Lord and Savior is a Jew. And then, there's our local rabbi (sort of), Seth Oppenheimer. He is not ordained yet, so he's always quick to interject a ...