Mel Brooks: "My goal in life is to make a million bucks at Hitler's expense." Mel Brook's net worth: 100 million. Mission accomplished, revenge so sweet.
All I can think of is how enraged Hitler would be to see his image being used by a gay man to pay tribute to a Jewish man. It’s just so damn beautiful!
When Gary Beach came out I completely lost it. He owns that role. He was 62 when this was filmed. R.I.P. Gary. Matthew Broderick finished it perfectly.
@@jws1272 Well second best for me. My favorite part is that moment when they start flipping through the cardboard cutouts and it looks like he's about to drop a tear or two.
@@theatheistbrony9332 My second best part is watching President Barack Obama, a Mel Brooks fan himself, grinning the whole way through the whole thing!!!
No point celebrating a person after they have died, they need to know the the immense impact they are have made when they are alive, thank you Mel Brookes for making me and millions of other laugh.
Alas, that does not mean we cannot treasure those who have passed away. Should we ignore Stan Lee's accomplishments? Or should we celebrate in the amazing world he has brought us?
@@XoIoRouge of course we should. stan lee knew how much we loved him though. mel, Mr.Brooks maybe needed to be shown the impact he had on so many generations. here or gone, we should always celebrate those who made a difference.
Yea this is from 2010 where Mel got a Kennedy Center Recognition and he's still alive a kicking. Plus, I think we should honor those that have impacted the world even while they're dead.
I loved watching this when it aired. And I go back to watch it a few times a year, my reaction is always much laughter. Sometimes it’s also filled with emotion and tears too. I loved watching Mel’s reactions through the performance.
@@boppob1343 Me too!!! Watch the Kennedy Center tribute to STING!!! It's not him singing along a lot, but his wife of so many years, TRUDY!!! It's a JOY!!
Mel Brooks won the EGOT, only 12 people in the WORLD achieved that!! EGOT= Emmy Award - Grammy Award - Oscar Award - Tony AWARDS That is the PINNACLE OF THE ENTERTAINMENT INDUSTRY
The best part of the video? That twinkle in Mel's eye and the smile on his face that makes it abundantly clear that he has no regrets. That is the face of a man who can look back on his life and laugh.
@@imjelo What makes it even more touching is that Mel Brooks knows they made till him about him. Just look at his face as the performers raise their hands in his direction. He looks like he's ready to break down.
I am a 57-year-old man, and I am in tears. I love Mel Brooks. He is a master. There will never be another one like him. I love you Mel.Thank you for all of the joy.
Sadly I may not seem like I can understand or relate being only 28 years old but I grow up watching a lot of black and white movies and other older shows with my dad for most of my youth on VSH tapes. The movie I remember wanting to watch with him about once a month was blazing saddles. Just good times to have, now I think I should get in touch with my father to have another thing to thank him for in raising my. And thank you Mel Brooks for being you.
I'm 41 and I'm tearing up with you. My childhood was filled with his movies. He means the world to me. One of my biggest dreams was getting to meet him. At 97, he doesn't have much time left, unfortunately. I can feel satisfied that I got to grow up on his genius. Love you to death, Mel. Thank you for filling my life with laughter. One of my mother's favorite movies by him is High Anxiety. I watched it so many times with her when I was a kid. ❤️
No one could wear The Chrysler Building like him. He will always be Roger for me. I have seen some good ones in touring companies but I doubt anyone will ever top Roger’s performance.
jws1272 Add to the fact that Springtime for Hitler has been around since like the mid 60s and WE STILL FIND IT FUNNY, speaks to the absolute comedy genius that is Mel Brooks.
I find this to be quite offensive...where the hell are the Swastikas??? How can you make fun of the Nazi’s without them? What’s next? Is Hitler is going to have a normal mustache because someone finds his offensive?
I’ve seen people do Springtime For Hitler and sometimes it’s funny to pretend to get shocked to mimic the extras in the movie. I’ll even whisper to myself “well I NEVER! Talk about bad taste!”
Many of the people in this now claim that his comedy is hate speech.. They have celebrated a comedian being arrested and jailed for making fun of Nazis etc..
@@zakofrx Scotland a couple years back actually prosecuted and convicted a guy for something that would be considered a throw away joke in The Producers
Even though being familiarized this piece may work for movies but not for an unexpected audience in a musical. People was forced to watch and listen what they wouldn't have liked to watch and listen and did an effort to understand the supposedly comedy in there.
Even though being familiarized this piece may work for movies but not for an unexpectant audience in a musical. People was forced to watch and listen what they wouldn't have liked to watch and listen and did an annoying effort to understand the supposedly comedy in there.
How moving. Mel Brooks has brought so much joy to millions. He deserves all the credit he gets. A little know fact is that in my home town of Copenhagen one of the cinemas showed Blazing Saddles every single Saturday night for ten years! We are huge Mel Brooks fans here in Denmark.
Did y'all have a "Rocky Horror Picture Show" -esque audience farticipation thing, goin' on, or do they not have "Boston Baked Beans" at your farticular location.
Mel brooks can't die until he makes history of the world part 2, Spaceballs 2: the search for more money, and makes a broadway adaptation for Robin Hood men in tights
This reminds me of the tribute they did for Charlie Chaplin before he died. He was given an honorary Academy Award in 1972 by Jack Lemmon. And in the end, Charlie cried!!! Mel Brooks gave us sooo much of his talent and gave so many laughter for generations to come. And right as Matthew Broderick started to sing, Mel started to cry, because he can remember every single word he wrote of his songs. And I bet Mel was thinking in the back of his head all the people whom had passed on he worked with, Gene Wilder, Zero Mostel, Peter Boyle, Marty Feldman, Madeline Kahn, all the people who brought his characters to life!!! I think that's what made him cry the most. :)
Absolutely! No matter how many times that i've seen that movie, the tap-dancing Nazis send me over the edge into peals of laughter every time! Such a brilliant example of just taking an almost universal object of hatred and fear and turning it on it's head.
I think we were all laughing & crying throughout that one.......I just loved so much, the shots of him singing along with all those great songs. Did you know that he celebrated his 90TH BIRTHDAY recently? (June 28).
Carl Reiner still has him beat...he just turned 94. Meanwhile, Kirk Douglas will celebrate his 100th birthday on December 9th, while Norman Lloyd, from the TV show St. Elsewhere, is now 103! Acting seems to be good to some males of the Jewish faith!
“Hope for the best. Expect the worst.” is a great philosophy for life. Mel Brooks is a great man. He deserves every happiness, and I only wish that his magnificent wife, the incomparable Anne Bancroft wasn’t taken far too soon. He’s also had to say so long to his dear friend Carl Reiner and that must be difficult as well, but Mr. Brooks has brought so much love and laughter to this world that I’m sure he’s able to smile a lot.
This was a fitting tribute to a comedic, cinematic genius! Happy 97th. Birthday, Mel Brooks! Thanks for sharing your gifts of humor and laughter with the entire world through your amazing work in films! 😎😁👍👏👏👏🎂🎉🎈🎁🎀🎉
I know this is before Gene's passing, but could it be argued that since Gene Wilder was the original Leo in The Producers, when they adapted it for the stage/remake, "Till Him" was a reflection of Gene's relationship with Mel? The lyrics perfectly reflect how Gene felt until he met Mel.
What a thrill that must have been for Mel to have his work celebrated like that, too bad Anne couldn't be there to share it with him. He looked very happy. Michelle Obama has so much class, I wish she was still your First Lady. Great video, Mel is one of my heroes even though I'm 71, we share the same kind of sense of humour. Saviour it Mel because you earned it!!!
I can't even think about that - I will mourn him as I would a member of my own family. Lets not think about it ok?. Lets only think about the joy he has brought us over and over again. I almost dressed up today (Halloween 2018) as Llili von Shtupp at work, but someone would have apoplexy. I would has sung "I'm Tired" :-) Perhaps next year :-)
not gonna lie I cried. I saw the Producers today and Till Him becomes so more moving when you use it in honor of HIM THE GREATEST MAN OF COMEDY MEL BROOKS 👌💖💖💖💖💖💖
I whole heartedly agree. It's a damn shame that people get so easily offended these days that it's probably impossible to make a movie on par with what he has made in the past and that's a damn shame for filmmaking in general.
SoraKirin They gotta make that kind of film anyway. Can't let the overly sensitive stop that. They can choose not to watch the film or do whatever it is that they do when not making others miserable with their lack of humor. They should be so lucky to have another Mel Film.
its sad that Mel sits there...holding back the tears, knowing this is a great tribute while he is alive...He is magnificent. I got to work with him once and he caught me starring at him..............he smiled
I’ll always love Mel for both pushing boundaries and adhering to them. He knew always that satire and comedy punched up, never down. He’s had his missteps, as we all do, but he held firm that those suffering weren’t where you get laughs.
RobVloggt but really good I was like 10 when it came out and the musical was so hilarious to me I still know each song by heart it's beautiful and hysterical 😭
I was surprised about no Young Frankenstein, too. It was one of his crowning achievements with Gene Wilder. Maybe they couldn't do Puttin' On The Ritz for some reason?
You could feel the love everyone had for him, brings a tear to your eye. An absolutely brilliant man that the world is a much, much better place for having.
When I saw this on TV I nearly cried at the end!!! Both Mel's reaction and the changing of the meaning of the song 'Til Him' just... Oh it was brilliant!!! We love ya Mel!!!
This entire tribute is perfection: first for Mel and his genius, and then to see the joy and humanity of Barack and Michelle, and just for this moment, to remember what the White House was like back then, and will, we sincerely hope, rise to that level again.
You mean Mr. & Mr. Obama? The liars? With their own agenda? The ones that were trying to sell out the USA to China? Ya right. It was a real "joy" to see them. Blick! 😝
You know you’ve made it when you get emotional looking back at all of the great things he (as in Mel Brooks) did. This man changed comedy forever and from his early beginnings from the Jewish Catskills/Borscht belt and of course his home of Brooklyn,New York his movies can’t help but make me laugh and smile. 😁🥺
This man is a genius. I grew up watching all his movies, the generation that laughed at ourselves and each other with no hurt feelings. What an awesome tribute, and just watching him and his reactions had me in tears.
That was positively fantastic! I had never seen this before until now. Miss all the uproarious laughter you gave us Mel Brooks! Sadly, there's not much laughter these days and there's no laughter coming out of Hollywood anymore.
Mel Brooks came around when the world really needed a good laugh. If he was born in the X-generation or later he would have been torn to shreds for his comedy. I think we forgot how to look at what colossal asses we made of ourselves and laugh. Everyone is so serious today. We, as a people, need to laugh so much that it hurts. How long has it been since you had such a good laugh where you lost all control? We got so focused on the negatives of life that we lost the good aspects. Mel was a godsend, but once he passes (he will eventually) who will carry the torch?
Who else is watching this in 2019? Anyone else *L O V E* and *L I V E* as well as *B R E A T H E* Mel Brooks? Sings along: WE’RE MEN, MEN IN TIGHTS! Yes 😂😍 *A L S O* : *MATTHEW MORRISON* , *GARY BEECH* and *MATTHEW BRODERICK* 😍😍 Rest In Peace, Gary!
Not the first time to watch this and likely will watch many more times just like so may of Mel's movies. To see Mel smile and enjoy the time during the performance is so wonderful to watch just like the performance is a joy to see. Thanks Mel for capturing a needed and wonderful look at life. You spare no one and do it with such skill.
