The American Masters Mel Brooks PBS special will be airing tonight. A DVD with special features will be available from Shout! Factory May 21st. This looks like a nicely produced show. Check out the website for some neat photos! http://www.thirteen.org/13pressroom/press-release/american-masters-2013-season-mel-brooks/

I missed this from almost a month ago… Carl and Mel appear in Jerry Seinfeld’s new online short series. As always, very funny. Not suitable for children. I Want Sandwiches, I Want Chicken – Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks – Comedians In Cars Getting Coffee.

A “thank you” shout out to fan Alan for pointing this out… apparently the Shout! factory set The Incredible Mel Brooks: An Irresistible Collection Of Unhinged Comedy is now available for pre-order at Amazon.com. It’s scheduled for release Nov 13th, which will be just in time for the holidays if the date doesn’t slip! The [...]

Caesar’s Writers is now available on DVD and is a very welcome addition to the format. I have the Plus8Video/Michael Hirsh Productions VHS cassette sitting alongside my DVDs and now Blu-rays.  This is only one of two VHS tapes I have left in my collection, the other being An Audience with Mel Brooks.  I have [...]

Thanks to fan Alan N. for sending the following link which contains a gross amount of pictures, exactly 144 when I checked, from the Mel Brooks Hollywood Walk of Fame Star unveiling which took place last month. A quick glance confirms Carl Reiner, Max Brooks and Philip Seymour Hoffman(?) in attendance. Mel’s Star is located [...]

Did you hear Mel got a star? Congrats Mel! Too bad I missed the event, something that’s becoming oh too frequent but is understandable with all my varying interests. Here’s how I found out about it: Mark: How was the unveiling of the star? Felix: What star? Mark: Oh, I assumed you were at Mel [...]

Mel, along with Robert De Niro, Bruce Springsteen, Grace Bumbry and David Brubreck were recipients of The 2009 Kennedy Center Honors presented on Dec 6th. The Honors represent those that have made life time contributions to the American culture. The event will be broadcast December 29th (9:00-11:00 PM, ET/PT) on the CBS Television Network, with [...]

Steve Heisler interviews Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner prior to the release of the new 2000 Year Old Man CD/DVD set. Check it out at AV Club.

For all the fans asking about the Rhino CD set/records your day has finally come! I was browsing a Sports Illustrated at my dentist’s when I saw an interview and ad for The 2000 Year Old Man : The Complete History Box Set!!! This is a 3-CD, 1-DVD and booklet set. The CDs include REMASTERED [...]

Just a quick note. The front page of the New York Times website has an article up today about the return of the 2000 Year Old Man comedy routine. I had heard little murmurs about this, but I’m really glad that Mel and Carl are healthy and still interested in entertaining the world. Here is [...]