A true legend in the entertainment industry, Mel Brooks was an Oscar, Emmy, Golden Globe and Tony-winning creator and performer of some of the biggest comedy hits on television, in film, and on Broadway. He got his start penning gags for Sid Caesar on the legendary "Your Show of Shows" (NBC,...
His first movie was actually about depression-era European Jews trying to make or sell furniture–it’s been a while… They guy’s got chops, is what I’m saying.
It reminds me a little bit of Lewis Black. He spent a year writing a screenplay and got like a hundred bucks for it; realizing he made more doing stand up in one night, he abandoned script writing and did comedy instead.
His first movie was actually about depression-era European Jews trying to make or sell furniture–it’s been a while… They guy’s got chops, is what I’m saying.
It reminds me a little bit of Lewis Black. He spent a year writing a screenplay and got like a hundred bucks for it; realizing he made more doing stand up in one night, he abandoned script writing and did comedy instead.