Mel Brooks at 100: eight defining moments that shaped modern comedy
Marking his 100th birthday, the piece spotlights eight scenes across Brooks’s career that reveal his fearless satirical edge, showmanship, and warmth—from The Producers and Blazing Saddles to Young Frankenstein, High Anxiety, and his production work on The Elephant Man, plus History of the World, Part I and Spaceballs, illustrating how he reshaped American comedy and remains culturally vital with a planned Spaceballs sequel.