Now that Bakersfield is a hotbed for professional stand-up comedy — oh, you missed that memo? — there are a few things you ought to know before you go to a show.

“The 99 Year Old Man,” which debuts Thursday in two parts on HBO and HBO Max, is a big-hearted tribute to Brooks, an ...

Brooks recently revealed his secret to a long and happy life ahead of the premiere of Judd Apatow's HBO Max documentary, 'Mel ...

Judd Apatow and co-director Michael Bonfiglio’s superb two-part documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man!” contains definitive versions of several classic Brooks anecdotes, but as with his docs ...

Mel Brooks reveals his big loves, wife Anne Bancroft and best friend Carl Reiner, and his heartbreak over losing them in ...

Jodie Foster discusses her French language movie "A Private Life," in theaters Friday, and her apprehension about performing ...

When it comes to comedies in the 21st century, they don't come much funnier than Blazing Saddles. Mel Brooks' genius Western spoof that stands as the funniest of its kind to this day, Blazing Saddles ...

Character actor Richard Dimitri, known for his roles in “When Things Were Rotten” and “Johnny Dangerously,” has died at the age of 83. The actor died on Dec. 18 following a decades-long battle with ...

At 99, Mel Brooks is still delivering punch lines — and perspective — in HBO’s "Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!" (premiering Jan. 22, 23 at 8 ET/PT), which released its first trailer on Jan. 8.

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Mel Brooks is arguably one of the most iconic spoof movie directors of all time, with films like Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein still serving as comedic touchstones decades later. The same ...