The man who made Nazis funny finally tells his own story.
With a career spanning nine decades, EGOT winner Mel Brooks is the master of parody and comedy. From Brooklyn, live TV (with Sid Caesar) and Broadway, to going all the way to Hollywood, Mel Brooks tells us with his unflinching Jewish humor about his prolific career and becoming a world-famous entertainer.
Acting
Brooks performs his own life with zero filter.
Writing
Every anecdote honed like a 'Producers' pitch.
Director
Hubert Attal
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Brooks remains one of only 24 EGOT winners, and the only one to win for a song called 'Springtime for Hitler.'
The documentary's French production explains its slight remove from American comedy canon—Brooks is bigger than any single country's take on him.
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