Joining Jim on the latest trip aboard the TV Time Machine is entertainment legend Mel Brooks. The man who brought you the award-winning The Producers on stage and screen, as well as comedy classics Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein and Spaceballs, 
got his start in the golden age of television and went on to create the character of the 2000-Year-Old Man and hit series Get Smart. Listen as the king of “it’s so-silly-it’s-genius” comedy goes back to his roots.
On this voyage of the TV Time Machine, host Jim Benson interviews a true show business legend- producer, actor and director, Mel Brooks. As writer on Your Show of Shows, and creator of Get Smart, Mr. Brooks’ television resume’ is no less impressive than his silver screen career.
In this audio interview, Jim Benson and Mel Brooks explore all of Mel’s classic TV work–from Caesar’s Hour to the Celebrity Game, from When Things Were Rotten to Mad About You. For those of you intrepid enough to go Inside Danny Baker, feel free to Get Smart, as we slip from the restraints of the present, and into a 2000 year-old past!
Listen to the Interview Below
Mel Brooks audio interview part one
In this segment, Jim Benson asks Mel Brooks about growing up in Brooklyn, his Army experiences during World War II, and working with Sid Caesar on the classic 1950′s comedy TV series Your Show of Shows.
