This list will point out ten jokes from Mel Brooks films most modern viewers wouldn't understand. ![]() When one parodies pop culture, understanding gets lost to time. The 1967 masterpiece marked the beginning of a long career that spawned some of the funniest films to grace screens such as Blazing Saddles, History of the World, Part 1, and Spaceballs.Ĭomedy is a weird beast, though, and not every joke is universal. It was a bold, daring, and risky form of comedy, but audiences embraced it and Brooks even won an academy award for Best Original Screenplay. It wasn't long after that when he wrote and directed The Producers, a comedy about two men trying to get rich from creating the worst, most offensive Broadway musical ever made. ![]() Then, he created the slapstick spy comedy series Get Smart. After serving in the US army disarming landmines during World War II, he took on comedy full time, working in clubs and an occasional radio stint before becoming a writer on Your Show of Shows. He also had a penchant for music, having worked as a drummer in his teens. From the early years growing up in Brooklyn, Mel always had a knack for making people laugh. ![]() ![]() His works turned low-brow humor and vulgarity into sophisticated art. Without Mel Brooks, comedy simply wouldn't be the same.
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