After a career that already included such comedy classics as YOUR SHOW OF SHOWS, THE 2000 YEAR OLD MAN and GET SMART, AFI Life Achievement Award honoree Mel Brooks made his feature directorial debut in 1967 with THE PRODUCERS – which was subsequently named by the American Film Institute among the greatest filmed comedies of...

“It’s good to be the king.” Happy birthday to Mel Brooks! A recipient of the AFI Life Achievement Award in 2013, comedian and filmmaker Mel Brooks had the previous year received an honorary degree at AFI commencement – presented to him by director and AFI alum David Lynch, whose film ELEPHANT MAN he produced. Three of Brooks’ comedy classics appear on the AFI’s...