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All About Me!

My Remarkable Life in Show Business

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All About Me!

By: Mel Brooks
Narrated by: Mel Brooks
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At 95, the legendary Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his story in his own words.

"I hope fans of comedy will get a kick out of the stories behind my work, and really enjoy taking this remarkable ride with me." (Mel Brooks)

For anyone who loves American comedy, the long wait is over. Here are the never-before-told, behind-the-scenes anecdotes and remembrances from a master storyteller, filmmaker, and creator of all things funny.

All About Me! charts Mel Brooks' meteoric rise from a Depression-era kid in Brooklyn to the recipient of the National Medal of Arts. Whether serving in the United States Army in World War II, or during his burgeoning career as a teenage comedian in the Catskills, Mel was always mining his experiences for material, always looking for the perfect joke. His iconic career began with Sid Caesar's Your Show of Shows, where he was part of the greatest writers' room in history, which included Carl Reiner, Neil Simon and Larry Gelbart. After co-creating both the mega-hit 2000 Year Old Man comedy albums and the classic television series Get Smart, Brooks' stellar film career took off. He would go on to write, direct and star in The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, High Anxiety and Spaceballs, as well as produce groundbreaking and eclectic films, including The Elephant Man, The Fly and My Favorite Year. Brooks then went on to conquer Broadway with his record-breaking, Tony-winning musical, The Producers.

All About Me! offers fans insight into the inspiration behind the ideas for his outstanding collection of boundary-breaking work, and offers details about the many close friendships and collaborations Brooks had, including those with Sid Caesar, Carl Reiner, Gene Wilder, Madeleine Kahn, Alfred Hitchcock and the great love of his life, Anne Bancroft.

Filled with tales of struggle, achievement and camaraderie, listeners will gain a more personal and deeper understanding of the incredible body of work behind one of the most accomplished and beloved entertainers in history.

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There are very few people who can actually claim to have had a truly "remarkable life in show business" but fast-talking Brooklyn Jewish funny-man Mel Brooks (born Melvin Kaminsky) is surely one of those who can. Telling his story of his incredible career for the first time at the age of 95 we hear how the young Mel cut his comedy teeth as a gag writer on the long running Sid Ceasar Show of Shows in the 1950's before breaking out with his own stand up routines with straight-guy Carl Reiner in the 1960's before hitting the big time in the 1970's and 1980's with his anarchic spoof movies sending up genres as diverse as classic horror (Young Frankenstein), westerns (Blazing Saddles), Hitchcock (High Anxiety), and space opera (Spaceballs). Brooks' production company was also behind films including The Elephant Man and The Fly (with Jeff Goldblum) but kept his name off the screen so as not to confuse the audience.

Mel Brooks has an incredible zest for making people laugh ("If you aren't working, your not alive") and says that the secret of comedy is to take it very seriously. He sees laughter as a protest scream against death and his life's work that includes TV, film and stage being a monologue satire on the human race.

And the secret to a long life? Try not to die.

Anything is possible, the outrageous is probable

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This is one of the best, funniest and most heartfelt books I've listened to in year's. Just brilliant

What A Life

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Mel tells you everything he did was great and the people he hired and worked with were all marvellous and his best gags got incredible laughs - but I grant him the right to boast - he has achieved so much in his wide ranging career and achieved icon status. The self congratulations all becomes a bit repetitive so thank goodness for the end - or will he return on his blazing saddle!?

Melly good

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Absolutely stunning story of Mel Brooks life, fabulous, funny & extremely entertaining, highly recommended

All About Me

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I have enjoyed Mel Brooks films since the Producers. This book brilliantly read by Mel himself is truly remarkable and makes it that much more enjoyable. If you buy this audio I really believe you will not regret it.

What a career and what a man.

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