MASH was filmed at 20th and Mel was based there as well. They had worked together in sketch reviews and wrote together on numerous projects (including SPACE BALLS). I tentatively approached him the hallway, introduced myself and when I said my last name (pronounced La-Vine) he got me in a headlock and said, “From now on it's pronounced La-VEEN!”Ī few years later when my partner David Isaacs and I were on MASH, one of our staff members was Ronny Graham (a funnyman worthy of his own post). Between THE PRODUCERS, BLAZING SADDLES, and the 2000 YEAR OLD MAN he was already a comedy God. He was at the radio station promoting his new movie, YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN. The first was when I was working at the KIIS Broadcasting Workshop. I recently got the box set DVD's of his work and it's been a true joy revisiting the laughs. Great PBS special last night on Mel Brooks – truly one of the funniest people in the galaxy.
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