It's
Good to Be the King: The TV Career
of Mel Brooks
On
this voyage of the TV Time Machine,
we are honored to interview a true
show business legend- producer, actor
and director, Mel Brooks. As writer
on Your Show of Shows, and creator
of Get Smart, Mr. Brooks' television
resume' is no less impressive than
his silver screen career.
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Video Clip
Over the next few segments,
host Jim Benson and Mel Brooks explore
all of Mel's classic TV work--from
Caesar's Hour to the Celebrity Game,
from When Things Were Rotten to Mad
About You. For those of you intrepid
enough to go Inside Danny Baker, feel
free to Get Smart, as we slip from
the restraints of the present, and
into a 2000 year-old past!
Listen to the Interview
Below
Mel
Brooks audio interview part one
In this segment, Mel Brooks talks
about growing up in Brooklyn, his
Army experiences during World War
II, and working with Sid Caesar on
the classic Your Show of Shows.
For this segment, Mel Brooks discusses
creating Get Smart with Buck Henry,
and another TV pilot from the early
1960's, Inside Danny Baker. Mr. Brooks
also talks about the classic elements
from Get Smart, and his good friend,
Carl Reiner.
For the final segment, Mel Brooks
plays a game of Jeopardy! with host
Jim Benson, and talks about his classic
but short-lived series When Things
Were Rotten. Mel also covers playing
his Emmy-winning character Uncle Phil
on Mad About You, and his hit Broadway
musical, Young Frankenstein: The Musical.
On
this voyage of the TV Time Machine,
we are honored to interview a true
show business legend- producer, actor
and director, Mel Brooks. As writer
on Your Show of Shows, and creator
of Get Smart, Mr. Brooks' television
resume' is no less impressive than
his silver screen career.
