Judd Apatow Honors Late Rob Reiner at ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man’ Premiere: ‘It’s an Unfillable Hole’

Column: Nearing age 100, it's springtime for Mel Brooks in new Judd Apatow documentary

Before I tell you why you should watch the new documentary about Mel Brooks, I will tell you that 25 years ago, he told me, “You may be right. I have done everything there is to do in show business. … Everything except to be tall. That’s the...

Judd Apatow Honors Late Rob Reiner at ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man’ Premiere: ‘It’s an Unfillable Hole’

Judd Apatow paid tribute to the late Rob Reiner at the premiere of his Mel Brooks documentary, calling him "an incredible voice" in the film.

Movie review: 'Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!' is a sweeping tribute to a comic genius

It’s not often we get to pay tribute, in full, to our giants while they’re still with us. But in “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” Judd Apatow dutifully and affectionately celebrates the laugh-filled life of a comedy legend…

’99-Year-Old Man’ is fine tribute to comic legend Mel Brooks

MEL BROOKS revealed in new movie and the joke’s on him (HBO). By Jake Coyle AP Film Writer It’s not often we get to pay tribute, in full, to our giants while they’re still with us. But in “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” Judd Apatow dutifully and affectionately celebrates the laugh-filled life of a comedy legend who’s still here to tell the story — and the jokes — himself. “The 99 Year Old Man,” which debuts Thursday in two parts on HBO and HB…

Judd Apatow Says Rob Reiner’s Murder Is ‘Really Tough’ on Mel Brooks

Comic legend Mel Brooks has been making people laugh for seven decades. Brooks is the subject of HBO documentary “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man,” directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio. The documentary features an interview with the late Rob Reiner, whose father was best friends with Brooks. “Extra” spoke with Judd, who revealed Rob’s shocking murder has hit hard for Mel. Judd said, “It’s family, you know. It’s a really tough one becaus…

The Extremely Harsh Criticism Mel Brooks Got for the Spanish Inquisition Sketch

The Inquisition, what a show! Of legendary Jewish comedian Mel Brooks’ entire oeuvre, The Spanish Inquisition vignette from “History of the World, Part I” is remembered as perhaps his most iconic joke. But as “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!,” a new documentary from Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio, lays out, not everyone in the Jewish community has always been as fond of Brooks’ scatting, tap dancing, showboating Torquemada. In fact, in a sca…