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Mel Brooks and Me - by Alan Yentob

Alan Yentob looks back on his experiences working with the great Mel Brooks, who was presented with an Honorary Oscar in 2024, the 50th anniversary of his classic film comedy Blazing Saddles.

Alan Yentob looks back on his experiences working with the great Mel Brooks, who was awarded an Honorary Oscar in 2024 in recognition of a boundary-breaking career that shocked audiences but always left them laughing too.

Alan reflects on what it was like being a producer encountering the comic genius who created The Producers and how his and Mel鈥檚 working relationship quickly developed into something that one newspaper critic once described as nothing less than a love story.

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Thu 25 Jun 2026 23:25

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