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Gettin easier you know, the past few weeks to get in here, since we put the free sign out there that says free eats. [ laughter ] not the free sign the sign that says free eats. [ laughter ] or the free sign that says eats. We dont care. Uh, i have been conducting my own poll, the past week, on the state of the economy, just to see how people are affected. Uh, first of all, how many people in the audience tonight are over 50 . Dont be embarrassed. Just okay. How many of you over 50 now have your own paper route . [ laughter ] that gives us an idea of how things are going. We, uh we had a strange group, last night. We got a weve taken the spill over, from, uh, lets make a deal. [ laughter ] um, came out its not easy to come out and do jokes to 500 people dressed as meat loaves. [ laughter ] or a large carrot, sitting in the third row, uh. How many of you are from new york . Anybody here from new york . [ applause ] [ cheering ] ah. Thatthatthats the crowd, right there. [ laughter ] you ....
[ applause ] [ music ] [ applause ] we are back. Were talking with mel brooks. Director, writer, producer, author. Whatever. Yes. We were talkin about, uh, gene wilder. Yes. I have a little film clip that i brought. Right. To show that wilder is the one that holds this together. Paramount epitome of acting. He is a very good serious actor as well as comedian. The catalyst. Yes. The catholic did you say catalyst . [ laughter ] catalyst. Catalyst. Whatever. Yes. Shut up, when im talking. [ laughter ] oh, youre rolling, there. Real nice. I want you to see, in this film clip, that we were all ready to break up and laugh, or were biting our knuckles everybody onon screen and wilderwilder is the one you can hang you can lean on a rock. Show, please. Show gene wilder in action. Watch the monitor. This is the rock. Doctor zere is that strange music again. It seems to have stopped the big fellow, in his tracks. That music. That quaint its terrible, the price society demands, in the name of fide ....
Announcer thanks to contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Im laughing already. Mel brooks is what the industry calls an egot, meaning he is one of only a short list of entertainers who have the distinction of winning an oscar, an emmy, a grammy and a tony, egot. His movies have ranged from such serious films like the elephant man to the sublimely hilarious and sublimely offensive films like the producers and Blazing Saddles. Blazing saddles now being released get this in a 40th anniversary edition. 40 years. The film was a satire about race relations. It uses some offensive language to some to make its point but what a good point it makes. Lets take a look at Cleavon Little, love this, as a sheriff riding to the rescue of an allwhite town. Hes not bluffing. Listen to him, man. Hes crazy enough to do it. I swear ill below his head all over this t ....
Announcer thanks to contributions to your pbs station from viewers like you. Thank you. Im laughing already. Mel brooks is what the industry calls an egot, meaning he is one of only a short list of entertainers who have the distinction of winning an oscar, an emmy, a grammy and a tony, egot. His movies have ranged from such serious films like the elephant man to the sublimely hilarious and sublimely offensive films like the producers and Blazing Saddles. Blazing saddles now being released get this in a 40th anniversary edition. 40 years. The film was a satire about race relations. It uses some offensive language to some to make its point but what a good point it makes. Lets take a look at Cleavon Little, love this, as a sheriff riding to the rescue of an allwhite town. Hes not bluffing. Listen to him, man. Hes crazy enough to do it. I swear ill below his head all over this t ....