In this interview that aired on TODAY on June 6, 1987, filmmaker Mel Brooks sits down with Gene Shalit to talk about his comedy "Spaceballs" and how the movie sparked a big interest in RVs with wings.

As well as generating some of the biggest laughs in the history of the silver screen, Brooks has also courted his fair share of controversy. Blazing Saddles was nearly buried by Warner Bros because ...

The strength of any memorable movie lies in its chief antagonist. Yes, we all like to cheer for Luke Skywalker, Batman, or Professor Van Helsing. But what kind of movies might these heroes find ...

The works explore a process familiar to Jewish visitors to the death camps and the former homes of vanished loved ones: an ...

It’s tough to argue with a classic Cartier. It’s even tougher to argue with the world’s most famous singer-songwriter wearing one while celebrating her boyfriend’s third-straight trip to the Super ...

This weekend offers an assortment of cultural events around Colorado ranging from theater and music to art exhibits, movie ...

On paper, BBC One’s weeknight light entertainment show should be one of the broadcaster’s most tedious programmes – but its ...

In fact, some of the most popular comedies of previous eras look so tacky or offensive there’s a very good chance they not only wouldn’t be hits today, they might never get made at all. That’s in ...

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Mel Brooks, and Lisa Kudrow. Keaton, who starred opposite Garr in the big-screen comedy Mr. Mom in 1983, was one of the first ...

The comedian tells TheWrap his Hulu special "Messing With People" is a "safety net" to "laugh while the world was falling ...

No reply to, “Your momma so fat...” Which is why satire is derided by Malaysian officials on the grounds it offends. Satire ...