I don't really know how to start shows.

Come on now, don't start liking me now.

So yeah, I'm funny compared to you.

Well, you'll see later.

I favor me.

I know a lot of fucking idiots.

You think a lot of shit is mean-spirited.

Just because it goes against what they believe.

But the relief of comedy is it take things that aren't funny

and it allows us to laugh about them for an hour

we got a purple suit to buy in a gigantic coffin why are you laughing evening everybody welcome to why

you laughing a history of comedy podcast and today i am pleased to introduce to you the legendary

mel brooks one of the uh greatest i mean comedy filmmakers of Brooks, one of the greatest, I mean, comedy filmmakers of all,

but honestly, one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of all time, really.

A genuine legend who I'm not, it's interesting because I think Mel Brooks' career is kind of a lesson on taking the right path in comedy or

entertainment in general. So we will get into that today. Definitely a more well-known figure than

Mort Saul, who we covered a couple weeks ago. And equally, or if not, more important.

So we'll get to Mel in one minute, but first I want to tell you about blindmike.net.

Because if you're not on there yet, if you're not on Patreon or all the free links,

whether it be Apple, Spotify, YouTube,

then you're not a real, you know, you listen to why you laugh,

and you're not a real fan.

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