Mel Brooks Videos

Celebrate the holidays with HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2's fun Christmas video. HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA re-opens its doors fall 2015. Click below!

Mel Brooks spoke with USA Today about his experience playing 'Vlad' in HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA 2, plus Thanksgiving and his grandkids. Listen to the interview below!

Mel Brooks stopped by last night's CONAN on TBS and took time to remember his close friend and colleague, Joan Rivers.

Executive Producer Rich Affannato (Broadway's Peter and the Starcatcher, Silence! The Musical) presents the new Funny or Die short film 'I'm Will Ferrell', conceived by and starring Alet Taylor

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee Season 4 premieres on Crackle on June 19. Check out a sneak peek below!

Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, the popular award-winning Web series created by and starring Jerry Seinfeld, will return to Crackle and ComediansInCarsGettingCoffee.com on June 19.

Aziz Ansari, Robert Klein, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jon Stewart and George Wallace join the ride for Season Four

Walnut Street Theatre concludes its landmark 205th season with an all-new production of Broadway's Tony Award-winning Best Musical, HOW TO SUCCEED IN BUSINESS WITHOUT REALLY TRYING. Directed by Casey Hushion, with choreography by Michele Lynch, this musical extravaganza begins previews on May 13th, opens on May 21st and runs through July 13th on the WST Mainstage. Scroll down to see a behind the scenes look at the production!

Today in 2001, The Producers opened at the St. James Theatre, where it ran for 2502 performances. The Producers is a musical adapted by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan from Brooks' 1968 film of the same name, with lyrics written by Brooks and music composed by Brooks and arranged by Glen Kelly and Doug Besterman. As in the film, the story concerns two theatrical producers who scheme to get rich by overselling interests in a Broadway flop. Starring Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick, it won a record-breaking 12 Tony Awards. It spawned a successful London production running for three years, national tours, many productions worldwide and a 2005 film version.

Happy Birthday, Sutton Foster! Foster's portrayal of Reno Sweeney in Roundabout Theatre Company's production of Anythng Goes earned her the 2011 Tony Award Best Leading Actress in a Musical. Sutton also starred on Broadway as Princess Fiona in Shrek: The Musical, for which she was honored with Tony and Drama Desk nominations, and the Outer Critics Circle Award. Prior to that, Sutton was Inga in the Mel Brooks musical, Young Frankenstein, Janet Van De Graaff in The Drowsy Chaperone (2006 Tony and Drama Desk Award nominations, LA Ovation Award) and Jo March in Little Women: The Musical (2005 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle Award nominations). She is the recipient of the 2002 Tony, Drama Desk, Outer Critics Circle, and Astaire Awards for her performance as Millie Dillmount in Thoroughly Modern Millie, a role she created in the 2000 La Jolla Playhouse premiere.

Although Drury Lane Theatre's Young Frankenstein closed yesterday, Dr. Frankenstein (Devin DeSantis) and The Monster (Travis Taylor) are still going strong with their own rendition of the ridiculously popular Let It Go from Disney's Frozen. Scroll down to listen!

Season 3 of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee premieres on Crackle January 2nd. It is an American comedy web series by comedian Jerry Seinfeld. The series is broadcast on the Internet and premiered on July 19, 2012. The show is supported by digital network Crackle. Check out a sneak peek below!

Today in 2007, Young Frankenstein opened at the Hilton Theatre (now the Foxwoods Theatre), where it ran for 485 performances. Young Frankenstein is a musical with a book by Mel Brooks and Thomas Meehan and music and lyrics by Brooks. It is based on the 1974 comedy film of the same name written by Brooks and Gene Wilder and directed by Brooks, who has described it as his best film. It is a parody of the horror film genre, especially the 1931 Universal Pictures adaptation of Mary Shelley's Frankenstein and its 1939 sequel, Son of Frankenstein.

Director Mel Brooks and Conan O'Brien enjoyed a long, rollicking conversation about comedy, the nature of performing, and the people who've influenced and figured prominently throughout Mel's legendary career.

On October 21st, comedy icon Mel Brooks joins Conan O'Brien on 'Serious Jibber-Jabber' for a free-wheeling discussion on comedy, casting 'Blazing Saddles,' and watching Alfred Hitchcock order a double-shot of lunch. Watch a sneak peek of the interview below!

In Part 4 of his appearance on THE GRAHAM SHOW, titled 'I'm Doing Fine,' Roger Rees talks being an out gay actor, embracing one's true self and advice from his friend Dame Judi Dench. Check out the conclusion of his appearance below!

In the third part of Roger Rees' appearance on THE GRAHAM SHOW, titled 'Nicholas Nickleby & The Bard,' Roger remembers his journey with the award-winning production of The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby. He also reveals his approach to theatrical text and acting.

In the second part of Roger Rees' appearance on THE GRAHAM SHOW, titled 'The RSC & To Thine Own Self Be True,' Roger shares surprising challenges he has faced as an actor, and he remembers his early years at The Royal Shakespeare Company alongside Judi Dench and Ben Kingsley and under the direction of Trevor Nunn.

Click below to watch Part 1 of Graham Douglass' interview with Roger Rees, called 'Boy Scouts, Stratford-upon-Avon & Ted Danson'! Learn how Rees discovered the theater, why he thinks actors have a unique responsibility and what kind of movies he thinks Shakespeare would be directing, if Shakespeare were still alive.

In PBS's AMERICAN MASTERS: Mel Brooks - MAKE A NOISE, comedian Mel Brooks shares never-before-heard stories about his personal life and 60-year career in the film. The larger-than-life legend is very private, making his participation in this film a genuine first. Featuring new interviews with Matthew Broderick, Nathan Lane, Cloris Leachman, Carl Reiner, Joan Rivers, Tracey Ullman, and others, the film will premiere nationally tonight, May 20 at 9 p.m. on PBS (check local listings) and available on DVD May 21 from Shout! Factory. Check out clips below to get a first look!