Mel Brooks

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The 20th century was very good for these Jewish icons. Is the Golden Age really over?

Mel Brooks, Betty Friedan, Norman Mailer and Leonard Bernstein are the “unruly” subjects of David Denby’s “Eminent Jews.”

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‘Blazing Saddles’ marks a half-century of hilarity — and controversy

Released 50 years ago this week, Mel Brooks’ film broke Hollywood taboos while skewering racism.

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Mel Brooks sings an ode to the Automat in a new documentary about the famed New York eatery

A few nickels could get you soup or a sandwich dispensed through little glass doors.

Mel Brooks

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Mel Brooks, newly minted memoirist, praises Cel-Ray soda and insists he’s more ‘New York humor’ than ‘Jewish’

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At 95, Mel Brooks will finally deliver ‘History of the World: Part II’

Blazing Saddles

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‘Blazing Saddles’ still stands as one of the great comedies — and the Mel Brooks film teaches lessons, too

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Mel Brooks gets serious in HBO special — but there’s plenty of shtick, too

Carl Reiner

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Carl Reiner, 96, ‘impressed’ with himself for being oldest-ever Emmy nominee

Carl Reiner

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Carl Reiner, 95, dishes his secrets to longevity

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What’s So Funny About the Holocaust? This New Film Asks

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