You and Mr Brooks have one of the great relationships
Oh I can't wait to go home and tell him!
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simbosan is too tired, Sun 12 Jul 2020, 23:52,
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my favourite line of his was when he was asked about the difference between comedy and tragedy
"Tragedy is when I cut my finger. Comedy is when you fall into an open sewer and die."
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cumquat may will not be commenting further on the allegations, Mon 13 Jul 2020, 4:22,
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"Fronkensteen"
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evil_andy Stick stick stick stick sticky sticky stick stick, Mon 13 Jul 2020, 13:24,
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I think you should provide a wiki link really
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simbosan is too tired, Mon 13 Jul 2020, 22:33,
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Mel Brooks with Carl Reiner (RIP) earlier this year
www.theguardian.com/global/2020/feb/20/love-and-free-food-mel-brooks-and-carl-reiner-share-the-secrets-of-their-70-year-friendship
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Thrill_My_Chinchilla is old and unimproved, Mon 13 Jul 2020, 8:37,
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I don't think the 2000 year old man sketch is very funny at all.
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brb natural fistic, Mon 13 Jul 2020, 17:45,
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There are different ones
I’d say it depends on the topic they are discussing, but fair enough - comedy is subjective.
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Thrill_My_Chinchilla is old and unimproved, Mon 13 Jul 2020, 18:34,
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There are two Mel Brookses. One a genius who made the original Get Smart and The Producers, the other a talentless hack who made Spaceballs and Men In Tights.
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brb natural fistic, Mon 13 Jul 2020, 22:46,
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Talentless seems harsh - Spaceballs has its moments
youtu.be/aVZUVeMtYXc
But overall I’d give it 3/5
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Thrill_My_Chinchilla is old and unimproved, Mon 13 Jul 2020, 23:07,
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