Carl Reiner
BEVERLY HILLS, CA - APRIL 29: Comedy Central President of Original Programming Kent Alterman speaks at the Comedy Central #ComedyFest Kick-Off with Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner and Judd Apatow at The Paley Center for Media on April 29, 2013 in Beverly Hills, California.
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You started it ... so don't complain.
I really bathed in it. I loved being with Carl on stage and playing the 2,000 Year Old Man. Believe it or not, I did the least work and got the most return in terms of the laughs, because Carl was the architect. That was the most successful character we created, but he did most of the work. The genius of that is Carl Reiner figuring out what our place was in entertainment.
A slew of Hollywood celebrities, including Tim Meadows, Carl Reiner and Lily Tomlin, have donated this year to Sen. Al Franken’s re-election campaign.More quotes »
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'Mel Brooks: Make a Noise' review: What's not to like?
Trachtenberg, covers a 60-year career through interviews ( Matthew Broderick , Nathan Lane , Cloris Leachman , Joan Rivers , Carl Reiner , Barry Levinson ), clips (all the major movies, from "The Producers" to "Spaceballs," and all the minor ones, from "The Read more »
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PBS offers two ways of punking Hitler
Melvin James Kaminsky, known far and wide and forever as Mel Brooks, turns 87 next month. He is one of those comedy legends who can't complain about lacking respect or accolades, which might make it difficult to find another 90 minutes to spend watching from New Haven Register Read more »
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TV: Other Shows: Mel Brooks: Make A Noise
Robert Trachtenberg’s American Masters film about Mel Brooks begins and ends with images of screeching tires as a car, presumably ferrying Brooks to and from his interview with the director, careens around a back lot. This burst of chaotic energy must be from The A.V. Club Read more »
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Mel Brooks’s Career Goal Was to Please Himself
By Kathy Shwiff American Masters Mel Brooks is interviewed by Robert Trachtenberg for an “American Masters’ documentary. Writer and director Mel Brooks said his aim in his work always was to please himself and he hoped the audience would enjoy it as well from Wall Street Journal Blogs Read more »
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Mel Brooks: A Celebration of Class and Crass
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Moraga on stage for inaugural Classic Film Hall of Fame event
and Carl (inducted director Carl Reiner sent an "I can't tell you how excited -- yes I can: I'm very excited!" video acceptance speech) are very supportive. With these legends legitimizing and believing in this -- it's slow to start, but it will take off from The San Jose Mercury News Read more »
