Most things are fair game for comedy, but Mel Brooks has always maintained the one line that he's refused to cross in the name of a laugh.

Mel Brooks has worked with some of the greatest comedians of the 20th and 21st centuries, so he knows what he's talking about ...

Mel Brooks comedy i also often broad and often hit-or-miss, so it’s kind of surprising that Brooks only directed one sketch movie. For History of the World, Part I, the name was part of the bit ...

Although Gene Hackman‘s legacy includes a myriad of masterful dramatic performances, he also managed to elicit some laughs during his storied career. Following the 2x Oscar winner’s death at ...

Often spun from English folklore or French literature, swashbuckler movies usually entail valiant rogues who don't hide from ...

The writer/director, whose latest film "The Alto Knights" arrives in theaters this month, looks back on the film that started his career and the abandoned television series it spawned. In 1983 ...

Although Gene Hackman‘s legacy includes a myriad of masterful dramatic performances, he also managed to elicit some laughs during his storied career. Starring the late Wilder as the titular ...

Davis Musical Theater presents a laugh-out-loud comedic musical “Young Frankenstein,” based on the Mel Brooks movie from 1974. The shows run now through March 30, on Fridays and ...

You know Gene Hackman from his greatest hits like "The French Connection." But did you know he played an ant? Here's 5 surprising Hackman roles.

This show, based on the hilarious 1974 movie starring Gene Wilder who also wrote with Mel Brooks ... song “Welcome to Transylvania.” More Brooks comedy genius came through with the blind ...

That’s the mystery, and the glory, of what we call, only for lack of a better term, dumb comedy. To laugh at something we can ...

How often does one actor play both protagonist and antagonist, like Robert De Niro in The Alto Knights? A brief history of ...