Handed down since Moses was kvetching about having to cross the desert in his bare feet, Jewish humor emanated from Eastern Europe where the Hebrews overcame some seriously hellacious circumstances on ...

The arrival of newcomer Girl (Moses Ingram) throws everything into ... an adaptation of a Broadway show and a 1960s Mel Brooks comedy starring Gene Wilder. This Nathan Lane/Matthew Broderick ...

Although Gene Hackman‘s legacy includes a myriad of masterful dramatic performances, he also managed to elicit some laughs during his storied career. Following the 2x Oscar winner’s death at age 95, ...

The musical adaptation of the film version of The Producers is one of Mel Brooks ’ greatest successes, but the veteran comedian has revealed it nearly didn’t happen. He wasn’t sure his 1967 movie ...

Alto Knights' director Barry Levinson on his abandoned 'Diner' series with James Spader and Michael Madsen in Kevin Bacon and ...

US actor and writer Mel Brooks has said he thought there was “no reason” to make his 1967 hit film The Producers into a musical. The 98-year-old, who won an original screenplay Oscar for the ...

The Mel Brooks classic Young Frankenstein turns 50 this month. Here are 12 stories of how it came alive.... alive! Cleavon Little (L) and Gene Wilder in Blazing Saddles. Warner Bros. Brooks ...

The Menier Chocolate Factory’s revival of Mel Brooks’s beloved comedy musical The Producers felt like the ultimate luxury programming when it opened just before Christmas. The original ...

Following the 2x Oscar winner’s death at age 95, writer-director Mel Brooks reminisced about working with Hackman on his Academy Award-nominated 1974 comedy classic Young Frankenstein. More from ...