Previews + Extras
Mel Brooks: The 2000 Year Old Man Revisited
S27 E3 - 44s
Carl Reiner remembers how the 2000 Year Old Man all got started.
Mel Brooks: Rhinestones, Not Diamonds
S27 E3 - 1m 9s
Mel Brooks remembers his hard working mother.
Mel Brooks: Do You Want To Know How 'The Critic' Came About?
S27 E3 - 1m 32s
Mel Brooks remembers his Oscar winning short, "The Critic".
Mel Brooks: Walking out on Hitler
S27 E3 - 47s
Not everybody gets Mel Brooks. Don't worry, he'll take it personally.
Mel Brooks: Melon Balls Mean Money
S27 E3 - 1m 21s
Mel Brooks remembers growing up poor and exotic fruit cocktails.
Mel Brooks: The Difference Between Comedy & Tragedy Is...
S27 E3 - 57s
The logic here is, as long as it isn't happening to Mel Brooks, it's funny.
Mel Brooks: The Insane & The Bizarre
S27 E3 - 20s
Mel Brooks is here to find the insane and the bizarre in the commonplace.
Mel Brooks: Mel Brooks' Debut
S27 E3 - 1m
Mel Brooks ad-libbed his first stage appearance. The crowd loved it. The director did not.
American Master Mel Brooks on Friend and Mentor Sid Caesar
S27 E3 - 1m 35s
Comedic legend Sid Caesar passed away February 12, 2014, at the age of 91. Caesar was a friend and mentor to Mel Brooks and the two worked together through much of Brooks’ early career. See Brooks talk about Caesar’s genius for comedy in this film excerpt from American Masters “Mel Brooks: Make A Noise.”
Dick Van Patten Interview
S27 E3 - 2m 29s
On June 6, 2012, Dick Van Patten was interviewed for American Masters – Mel Brooks: Make A Noise (2013). In this never before seen outtake, Van Patten recalls the first time he met Mel Brooks in a Sunday tennis match with Mel, Carl Reiner, Alan Alda, and Gene Wilder. Van Patten, known for his roles in Mel Brooks’ Robin Hood: Men in Tights, Spaceballs, and High Anxiety.
Bernadette Peters Talks about Mel Brooks
S27 E3 - 2m 43s
Bernadette Peters on meeting Mel Brooks and the impact of his humor: “As far as he would go with jokes, like in Blazing Saddles he’ll get away with things because they were truly funny.” Peters was interviewed on September 4, 2012 for American Masters – Mel Brooks: Make A Noise (2013).
Mel Brooks on Gene Wilder
S27 E3 - 2m 27s
In this clip, Brooks reminisces about his collaborations with Wilder, and how he almost drove the actor to a nervous breakdown while filming a scene for The Producers (1968).
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