It felt wrong to leave our comedy season before considering the works of Mel Brooks (and Chris's Dad wouldn't have allowed it). In Part 1, we look at the golden age of Brook's career. He won an Academy Award and delivered a string of hits throughout the 1970s. Hell, Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein came out in the same year and both finished in the top five of the highest grossing films that year. In this episode, we try to temper our fanboy urges to quote every line of memorable dialogue as we assess Mel Brooks, the filmmaker.

Show Notes/Sources:

https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/the-twelve-chairs-1970

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/23834688-sick-in-the-head

https://www.avclub.com/mel-brooks-says-he-couldnt-have-made-blazing-saddles-in-1818674405

https://maltinonmovies.libsyn.com/mel-brooks-0

http://www.pbs.org/wnet/americanmasters/mel-brooks-full-episode/2622/

https://www.maximumfun.org/we-got-this-mark-and-hal/121-best-mel-brooks-film-w-travis-mcelroy

https://youtu.be/z2RpZBP_vyg

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2506492/