Jack Lilley, an esteemed actor, stuntman and animal wrangler who appeared in Little House on the Prairie and Blazing Saddles, has died. He was 91. Born on August 15, 1933 in Santa Clarita, California, ...

Mel Brooks is to comedy what air is to mammals: Essential. From stage to radio to television to film, Brooks’s zany brand of bonkers is responsible for more snickers, snorts, and guffaws than perhaps ...

I was 15 and probably looked about 11 when "Blazing Saddles" was released in 1974, but my buddies and I had no trouble buying movie tickets. The kid at the counter was no cop, and the sweet lady ...

(JTA) — The phrase “that movie could never be made today” has probably been said more about “Blazing Saddles” than any other movie in history. Mel Brooks’ spoof of Hollywood Westerns is full of the ...

When Mel Brooks's cowboy movie parody "Blazing Saddles" came out in 1974, some critics were dismissive. The filmmaker couldn't resist stuffing every moment of his movie with gags, puns, and absurd ...

If anyone knows how to make a comedy, it's Mel Brooks. His body of work is rife with comedy classics like Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs, the latter of which has a sequel — at last — in production ...

Fifty years ago, Mel Brooks released Blazing Saddles to gales of laughter and a mighty roar of flatulence jokes. Also to mixed reviews from harrumphing critics. Typical was Vincent Canby, whose New ...