![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() (Random House Audio, Unabridged, 15 hours) Here’s a man seemingly untroubled by second thoughts and entirely free of what he has called “a psychological defect called modesty.” This is an ebullient book, filled with anecdotes, triumphant laughter and asides delivered with perfect timing and an air of festivity. Brooks acknowledges the role of serendipity in his career, but he also isn’t shy about taking pride and pleasure in his own audacious self, his anarchic sense of humor, penchant for blowing up sacred cows and numerous awards and accolades. He went on to write for Sid Caesar in the ’50s, and from there to performing “The 2000 Year Old Man,” co-creating “Get Smart,” and writing, directing and acting in movies and Broadway musicals. Born Melvin Kaminsky, he grew up in a Brooklyn tenement, lost his father to tuberculosis, survived being run over by a car and got his start in show business as a stand-up comedian in the Borscht Belt. Mel Brooks delivers the story of his life in his familiar old-New-Yorker voice, one which has remained vigorous for 95 years - or 2,000, depending on your source. ![]()
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