Some of these jokes are still funny without the context because of how downright absurd they are, and there is still plenty to laugh at in each movie even if some of the references go above people's heads. This list will point out ten jokes from Mel Brooks films most modern viewers wouldn't understand. When one parodies pop culture, understanding gets lost to time. The 1967 masterpiece marked the beginning of a long career that spawned some of the funniest films to grace screens such as Blazing Saddles, History of the World, Part 1, and Spaceballs.Ĭomedy is a weird beast, though, and not every joke is universal. It was a bold, daring, and risky form of comedy, but audiences embraced it and Brooks even won an academy award for Best Original Screenplay. JKevin Salter and Mel Brooks Joan Marcus Oscar, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony winner Mel Brooks returned to Broadway as part of the In Residence on Broadway series at the. It wasn't long after that when he wrote and directed The Producers, a comedy about two men trying to get rich from creating the worst, most offensive Broadway musical ever made.
