best hour of tv this week. maybe all month.

[lagilman]

On TCM -- The Dick Cavitt Show, with Mel Brooks. The quintessential Gentile meets the quintessential Jew. Oh dear. *dies of the laughter*




(I now need to have a Mel Brooks movie marathon...)

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[eeknight.livejournal.com]

I'll start you off with the funniest cutaway in movie history (at 2:30):



Though I think Young Fraank-en-STEEN was his best work...

[lagilman]

Though I think Young Fraank-en-STEEN was his best work...


"werewolf?"
"There wolf! There castle!"



Blazing Saddles will always remain #1 for me -- for all the slapstick, it's one of the smartest funny movies ever made, because if your brain's not engaged at warp speed, it's just not as funny...

[jperceval.livejournal.com]

I missed that, but caught part of The Producers last night. "Let's have a toast to...toast. I love toast." Hee!