Still blazing after all these years: Mel Brooks at 100

The director of The Producers hits his century as a uniquely beloved entertainer who embodies his conviction that ‘comedy is the opposite of death’ Mel Brooks’ story is that of the US and Jews and American Jewish comedy. He was born on the kitchen table of a tenement in Brooklyn a century ago in the same month Marilyn Monroe made her own entrance on the opposite coast. The son of European immigrants, Brooks was brought up by his mother after his father died when Melvin was just two years old....

By Darren Richman

Mazal tov to Mel Brooks: The 100-year-old man

Brooks, best known for directing irreverent films that became comedy classics, including The Producers, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, and Spaceballs, was born in Brooklyn on June 28, 1926.

Tributes pour in as Sanwo-Olu marks last birthday as governor

Lagos Governor Babajide Sanwo-Olu celebrates his 61st birthday, his last in office. Read tributes from President Tinubu, Gov. Makinde, and others. Read More: https://punchng.com/tributes-pour-in-as-sanwo-olu-marks-last-birthday-as-governor/

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