Posted on 09/20/2017 9:30:44 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Mel Brooks: Blazing Saddles would 'never' be made today
By Rebecca Jones Arts correspondent, BBC News
14 minutes ago From the section Entertainment & Arts
Mel Brooks, one of Hollywood's funniest film-makers, has told the BBC political correctness is "the death of comedy".
He said Blazing Saddles, his Western spoof about a black sheriff in a racist town, could "never" be made today.
"It's OK not to hurt the feelings of various tribes and groups," he said. "However it's not good for comedy.
"Comedy has to walk a thin line, take risks. It's the lecherous little elf whispering in the king's ear, telling the truth about human behaviour."
Brooks made his name with a series of successful film comedies, including Blazing Saddles, The Producers and Young Frankenstein.
Among the subjects he has satirised are racism, religion and feminism - and he describes himself as "the king of vulgarity".
But there is one subject he insists he would not parody.
Referring to World War Two, he said: "I personally would never touch gas chambers or the death of children or Jews at the hands of the Nazis.
"In no way is that at all useable or correct for comedy. It's just in truly bad taste."
However, he says that is the "only thing" he would avoid. "Everything else is OK."
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Sounds like the gas works.........lol
Don’t get saucy with me Bearnaise.
LOL........that’s what I tell Hub when he gets snippy
“Blazing Saddles is interesting in that it depicts the white guys as stupid rednecks and bumbling fools and the black guys as smart and sophisticated.”
It set the precedent for all the TV shows and commercials today.
Are there reruns of “Amos n Andy” anywhere?
In 2012, Rejoice TV, a small independent television and Internet network in Houston, started re-airing the show weeknights on a regular, nationwide basis for the first time since CBS pulled the series from distribution in 1966
Look on youtube for episodes, also.
No, not that I know of; however, you CAN buy the discs of all of their shows.
Doesn't mean he had to take it out on us!
bookmark
Just checked youtube - they’re there.
Here’s Season One ( Episode One)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SQBnmXufIc4
* And before that...we had them all on VCR tape. :-)
And in early 60s Amos and Andy took cartoon form, a fox and a bear, as Calvin and the Colonel
No statues for you, Mel.
“Excuse me while I whip this out...”
Here’s another reason Blazing Saddles wouldn’t be made today:
The black guy and the white guy get along just fine the entire movie.
"These fifteen Commandments --"
** one tablet crashes on the ground **
"These ten Commandments..."
>>Are there reruns of “Amos n Andy” anywhere?
All the Amos and Andy radio shows are right here, along thousands and thousands of others, all public domain and free for the taking. I listen to podcasts of old radio shows every day.
https://archive.org/details/amosandy1
I found a complete ‘Amos and Andy’ DVD set recently and glomed on to it.
Mr. Taggart is a play off of “Atlas Shrugged”.
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