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MEL BROOKS
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Length:
15 minutes
Released:
Mar 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
Description
Mel Brooks, born Melvin Kaminsky in Brooklyn in 1926, is one of the great comic voices of the twentieth centuryJoin us with Jeremy Dauber, author of the new Jewish Lives biography Mel Brooks: Disobedient Jew, as we explore how Brooks’s American Jewish humor went from being solely for niche audiences to an essential part of the American mainstream, paving the way for generations of Jewish (and other) comedians to come.
Released:
Mar 22, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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