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The Surprising Reason Dave Chappelle Didn’t Get Cast in ‘Clueless’
Director Amy Heckerling said Chappelle was ‘amazing,’ but lacked certain qualities she wanted for the Murray character
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The ‘Twilight Zone’ Tower of Terror Was Almost a ‘Young Frankenstein’ Ride Narrated by Mel Brooks
Attractions revolving around Stephen King, Vincent Price, and even Eddie Murphy were also considered early on
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‘Blazing Saddles’ Doesn’t Contain Cinema’s First Fart Joke, as Opposed to Popular Belief
Mel Brooks’s fart-filled campfire scene became the stuff of legend, but earlier films had already beaten it to the punch
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Dave Chappelle Publicly Asks Eddie Murphy to Join Him for ‘Chappelle’s Show’ Revival: ‘Do the Charlie Parts’
At a recent AFI award ceremony, Chappelle revealed that Murphy was the one who suggested he bring back his hit Comedy Central series
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Photo by Columbia Pictures/Getty Images 5 Dream Comedy Collabs That Happened in Disappointing Ways
Some things aren’t as exciting as they sound on paper
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The cast of 'Spaceballs.' Rick Moranis Makes Rare Appearance at CinemaCon, and ‘Spaceballs 2’ Title Is Revealed
The legacy sequel hits theaters April 23, 2027
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Mel Brooks (Photo by Archive Photos/Getty Images) The Hilarious Way Mel Brooks Taunted the Nazis on the World War II Battlefield
The future director of ‘The Producers’ learned a thing or two about being a provocateur while serving in the Army
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Aerosmith in 1977 (Photo: Ron Pownall/Getty Images) The Iconic Aerosmith Song That Was Inspired by One of the Most Recycled Gags in Comedy History
Everyone from Abbott and Costello to the Three Stooges put their spin on the joke before Steven Tyler worked it into a top-10 hit
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Cleavon Little, Mel Brooks, and Harvey Korman in 'Blazing Saddles' (Photo by Warner Bros./Courtesy of Getty Images) The One Joke Mel Brooks Thought Was Too Offensive for ‘Blazing Saddles’
Cleavon Little had just a single line of dialogue cut from the final film
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Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman looking at something off-screen on the set of 'Young Frankenstein' (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images) There Was a Frau Blücher Topless Scene in an Early Draft of ‘Young Frankenstein’
Now we know why those horses kept whinnying every time they heard her name
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Mel Brooks with his Honorary Oscar (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) How Mel Brooks Got an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, and Tony
The 99-year-old comedy legend is one of only 27 entertainers to have reached EGOT status
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The cast of the 'Dick Van Dyke Show' (Credit: Bettman/Getty Images) The ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ Character Who Was Based on Mel Brooks
The ‘Young Frankenstein’ director was a significant influence on the classic sitcom
