Mel Brooks Performs BRILLIANT Frank Sinatra Impersonation | The Dick Cavett Show

Mel has the audience in hysterics as he performs his hilarious Frank Sinatra impression!
Date aired - April 6, 1970 - Mel Brooks
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Dick Cavett has been nominated for eleven Emmy awards (the most recent in 2012 for the HBO special, Mel Brooks and Dick Cavett Together Again), and won three. Spanning five decades, Dick Cavett’s television career has defined excellence in the interview format. He started at ABC in 1968, and also enjoyed success on PBS, USA, and CNBC.
His most recent television successes were the September 2014 PBS special, Dick Cavett’s Watergate, followed April 2015 by Dick Cavett’s Vietnam. He has appeared in movies, tv specials, tv commercials, and several Broadway plays. He starred in an off-Broadway production ofHellman v. McCarthy in 2014 and reprised the role at Theatre 40 in LA February 2015.
Cavett has published four books beginning with Cavett (1974) and Eye on Cavett (1983), co-authored with Christopher Porterfield. His two recent books -- Talk Show: Confrontations, Pointed Commentary, and Off-Screen Secrets (2010) and Brief Encounters: Conversations, Magic moments, and Assorted Hijinks(October 2014) are both collections of his online opinion column, written for The New York Times since 2007. Additionally, he has written for The New Yorker, TV Guide, Vanity Fair, and elsewhere.
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[@havefaith3213]

I got sentimental tears in my eyes. I saw this live when I was a kid.

[@zapkvr]

And I.

[@damianlopez7630]

Wow!!!

[@meng737]

Nice!!!

[@GaryWEdwardsCHS]

Absolute classic! Mel Brooks is a gem!

[@AAAFilm-yt7gx]

You had good parents. 🍻

[@garykyle5750]

This American treasure also fought in WW2 Battle of Bastogne. One of the greatest Americans. Thanks Mel , for everything.

[@zapkvr]

Respect

[@ed95755]

“I was a combat engineer. Isn’t that ridiculous? The two things I hate most in the world are combat and engineering”.

[@charlesstuart7290]

One of the last celebs that were in WWII combat.

[@montanakid]

Toot, Toot, Tootsie (Goo' Bye!) Blaring on the loudspeaker... ...A propaganda countermeasure hilariously used by Corporal Kaminsky.

[@TheMajor8478]

Amen to that

[@JB-ou4fu]

Mel Brooks, insane talent. Thank you for the making my life a bit more enjoyable.

[@TheMaineSurveyor]

J B Yeah, but I’m *still* waiting to see Hitler on ice!

[@axe-z8316]

he was 26 on this recording.

[@Pretermit_Sound]

@@axe-z8316 no he wasn’t, are you high? 😳

[@MM-yi9zn]

There’ll never ever be another Mel Brooks. A rare unique comedic genius! Thanks for the laughs!

[@meirwise1107]

He's 93 now and still sharp and funny. Treasure him America. He's a dying breed.

[@looloorex]

94, but I agree ;-)

[@WillBravoNotEvil]

June 28, 1926, so yeah, what Lindi said. Cloris Leachman, also 94. And Dick van Dyke.

[@jimbojamesIV]

my thoughts exactly. Mel Brooks, national treasure.

[@johnsrabe]

Meir, DON’T SAY “DYING BREED!”

[@jameskoch7190]

Instead of a dying breed, say he’s a living legend. A little more positive attitude.🤔

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

Wonderful. Many people did Sinatra, but to imitate him doing something the man never did shows an understanding of phrasing and timing and personal style, as well as having a decent voice.

[@Outspoken.Humanist]

@IsItJustMe? I remember the song but I will look again. Thank you

[@matthewviramontes3131]

This was 50 years ago and he was middle aged back then. Let that sink in.

[@MrWhiterunGuard]

Right before Sean Connery died youtube keeps recommending his videos out of no where. Now youtube is doing the same for Mel Brooks.

[@pablocruise678]

Smoking...

[@kdub1242]

Yup. He's a national treasure, and still doing pretty well into his nineties. Dang, he's lost his wife, his friends Marty Feldman, Richie Pryor, Madeline Kahn, Gene Wilder, Carl Reiner, ... but Mel is still here.

[@Bertiesghost]

Cavett too is still around.

[@matthewviramontes3131]

@@Bertiesghost Even crazier, the oldest living person is Kane Tanaka, and she was 67 when this aired!

[@Paulafan5]

cigarette smoking and quality talk show interviews; two things you no longer see today on television.

[@darrenmcdermott3665]

Yes I did... look up conan o'Brien interview andrew dice clay .It was s cool interview

[@nigel900]

Amen!

[@alluvermin]

Some of them still chap me when he's with the O.G. rockstars but I know it's a show.

[@CathyKitson]

Paulafan5 ikr. I thought I was the only one who thought this way!

[@jazzman1626]

I wasn’t a smoker, but I think they went too far banning smoking in bars. Restaurants yes, but not bars.

[@copee2960]

Never mind the impressions, that piano player is on point, ON POINT.

[@nathanjensen28]

He followed Mel like they'd been playing together for years.

[@DanDS]

Mel Brooks is a real genius! And he's a good singer, too.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

Geniuses don't support traitors who attempt to steal elections.

[@coldwinter5710]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie Mel Brooks did NOT support Trump!

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@coldwinter5710 He's a traitor. It's ok Trump doesn't need him. 4 More Years on the way!

[@coldwinter5710]

@@TheKitchenerLeslie Oh WOW! You think Mel Brooks is the TRAITOR in this scenario w/Rump?! LOL...Good luck with that.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

@@coldwinter5710 Yep. Trump will win. Biden will concede. America Wins.

[@trainliker100]

The good news is that there is so much on KZbin from talk shows when they were quality. The bad news is they remind us of the infantile and mostly talentless drivel on TV today.

[@lilivonshtup3808]

It's primetime evidence of the dumbing down of America. They've replaced the excellent variety shows with 'reality' shows and the great talk shows with the pseudo Doctors Phil/Oz and the likes of the View.

[@zapkvr]

Correct. This is what you get when everybody's opinion is judged as worthy as anyone else's. Rupert Murdoch has a lot to answer for

[@Margarinetaylorgrease]

He's been voted out so relax.

[@trainliker100]

@@Margarinetaylorgrease Those talks shows are NOT going to become less political just because Trump is out of office. They will continue to be wildly partisan advocates and make that a part of their "entertainment". The extreme one-sidedness started during the G. W. Bush administration.

[@Margarinetaylorgrease]

@@trainliker100 I obviously was not talking about them being " infantile and mostly talentless ". Never mind a new bunch of clowns are in town now. The show must go on.

[@robertphillips6296]

He has a good singing voice, he should have done a musical album.

[@SeveredLegs]

He did it all in his life...what a lad.

[@zapkvr]

@@SeveredLegs and a beautiful wife as well. He really did have it all. Truly a blessed life. What an amazing man. Right up there with Groucho

[@rainday6]

Um...Severed Legs, Grunthos -- he's still with us. 94 and still making people laugh.

[@KrazyKittyTailz]

I absolutely love his lounge serenade to Madeline Kahn in 'High Anxiety'.....very mellifluous singing voice on Mel!

[@marksmith523]

Damn good voice. Impressed

[@TheWinezen]

God please let us have Mel Brooks for at least another 20 more years.

[@marycallahan2334]

Amen.

[@gregbowden714]

He's 97

[@afonsolucas2219]

@@gregbowden714 93

[@jamesmcinnis208]

As much as I love him, that sounds something like a curse.

[@troystaunton254]

Mel brooks and queen Elizabeth will be the only people to play GTA6

[@kane211]

93 and still going keep going you legend 💚

[@GradyPhilpott]

Cavett was born on November 19, 1936. He's 84 as of this date, November 26, 2020.

[@johnminehan1148]

VMI alum, what do you expect?

[@JosephVisaggi]

@@GradyPhilpott He means Mel Brooks.

[@GradyPhilpott]

@@JosephVisaggi Thanks!

[@mondoenterprises6710]

Brilliant move that Cavett saved and preserved all these shows. They're still fantastic.

[@fgldnglbs]

Of course, Brooks' Sinatra led to him writing and performing the title song to High Anxiety.

[@GreenMorningDragonProductions]

A half-forgotten but terrifically funny film.

[@ligeiaztomb2755]

God I LOVE that movie

[@zapkvr]

Wow. You know it's right

[@stevenbrown1225]

"Tutti-frutti planes. Big fat gang of brotherhood....." Thats actually better than the real lyrics! Lol!

[@hijodelaisla275]

Plains, not aircraft.

[@sharpo]

This was years before Piscapo or Hartman doing the Same schtick on SNL.

[@pronemanoldbutyoung5548]

Wonderful Mel Brooks. When I see this great impression I get reminded that the world actually had performers and humans like Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin and so on. All gone. How the world is an empty place nowadays when you think about it.

[@srkh8966]

Mel is still around!

[@georgioskoroneos9272]

I can only say ...he is very talent & can pulled out all kind of voiced so easily I considered him superior unique & solid .

[@1e0s]

Searching on this dark dismal morning for something to lift my spirit in these dark times & found this. Oh my Lord, this is wonderful

[@josephgreenberg2063]

forgot how talented Mr Brooks was. his intelligence and wit abides

[@barryrichman9424]

Joseph Greenberg......WAS ???

[@josephgreenberg2063]

Barry richman meant he doesn’t perform anymore

[@innervisions1828]

Check out his IMDB page. He's still working. www.imdb.com/name/nm0000316/?ref_=tt_ov_st_sm

[@CathyKitson]

"I have a cigarette. It's easy." When it was still civilised.

[@linusp9316]

Lung cancer is the most civilized cancer. Fact.

[@CathyKitson]

@@linusp9316 People know they take that risk. And if no-one minds, it's OK. After all, if you're a racing driver, you know you risk crashing your car and shattering yourself to kingdom come.

[@linusp9316]

@@CathyKitson Hey, you've got a 5 in 6 chance of surviving playing Russian Roulette too! Who am I to judge? It's your life, your risk to take. Show us how civilized you are. :)

[@hamandcheese73]

@@linusp9316 Mel Brooks is 94. Ask him about that pesky lung cancer all you want.

[@linusp9316]

@@hamandcheese73 Statistical literacy isn't your thing, is it?

[@ShakamotoKyoujyu]

I can see some many of the early Simpsons faces and characters in his own

[@thomast8539]

Will always love Mel Brooks. A comic genius and a helluva nice guy.

[@huepix]

Humphrey Bogart's sister sounds a lot like Columbo. Iol

[@Losrandir]

Maybe Columbo married Bogart's sister...

[@maximusextreme3725]

@@LosrandirOr maybe Columbo was actually identifying as a woman. Oh wait, that wasn't a thing in the 70's.

[@Davej82]

@@maximusextreme3725 really? Did you read King Rat? It was a thing back in the year 1962 (which is the year the book came out) or even forties (in which takes part the story of the book .)

[@maximusextreme3725]

@@Davej82 Really? That book was about WW2, not about a man identifying as a woman. And I don't think one book suddenly shows that there was a trend of people, especially teenagers, identifying as the opposite sex as frequently as it is today.

[@Davej82]

@@maximusextreme3725 yeah, there Is a male character, who Is identifying himself as a woman: gvarts.blogspot.com/2009/05/king-rat.html?m=1 I wasn"t saying it was trend then. only that it wasn't impossible in 70's, as you pointed out. It was always there.

[@celticpridedrums]

this is 50 years old?! Amazing, where did the time go?

[@frankirodriguez1485]

He’s 44 here

[@thorr18BEM]

@@frankirodriguez1485 he's saying the film record is 50 years old.

[@bubbastill2040]

He's great,and he's still with us.The axiom of ol' King Sol is true,"a merry heart maketh like a medicine."

[@Mandrake591]

His movie "Blazing Saddles" is one of the funniest things I've ever seen! Could never be made today...........

[@SavageBroadcast]

@B Brunson I take it you've never heard of South Park? Or more recently, Jojo Rabbit?

[@manofthehour6856]

Bless Mel Brooks! The stuff in "Blazing Saddles" might be considered "politically incorrect", but it was definitely daring, not meant to be hurtful, and, not meaning to be funny, but it will come out that way, not whitewashed. A good man, Mel Brooks. One of those exceptions to the saying "Only the Good die young." Long Live the King!!!

[@jadezee6316]

@B Brunson dude your senility is showing....i hope you have no car......

[@koshersalaami]

I was lucky enough to see Blazing Saddles completely cold, having heard nothing about it. I picked it out from an ad in the paper and wondered why Mel Brooks was doing a Western. I saw it with my Yiddish-speaking father. The impact of that movie is great enough if you know what you’re about to see, but getting hit by Blazing Saddles when you don’t see it coming is, uh, memorable.

[@TheKitchenerLeslie]

That's because of Leftist Democrats... who Mel supports.

[@jamesgeorge2299]

'...from sea, scooby doo...' Brilliant Sinatra impression.

[@Fan_Made_Videos]

Mel was always a good singer. Watch High Anxiety again where sings the song's title. I always sang that as a kid in grade school and all the girls would look at me weird. LOL

[@rogermoore6102]

"The Shwartz is strong in this one"..

[@chaplainmattsanders4884]

Roger Moore lol

[@LeroyBraun]

And, it's as big as mine!

[@Divertedflight]

Is that your name, or a boast?

[@linshanhsiang]

@@chaplainmattsanders4884 Roger Moore? Is that a double entendre from one of his movies?

[@danielemeytre4010]

Not the force... The shwartz!

[@Earthneedsado-over177]

And his wife was the luminous Anne Bancroft. Lucky stiff.

[@jasonjackson5696]

Never knew he had such a beautiful singing voice 😳👏👍

[@chuckrutkowski1072]

He does a great lounge singer scene in High Anxiety... Crowd banter and all.

[@jadezee6316]

dude..if you think he has a beautiful singing voice...you must be deaf

[@brianarbenz7206]

That was the best Mel Torme impression I ever heard.

[@williamhornabrook8081]

WW2 veteran, combat engineer. He sang to the Germans and they applauded him according to one of his stories. I almost can't believe he's a real person.

[@bluetickfreddy101]

wow back when people had talent amazin

[@scottjohnsoltis7748]

If I had a time machine I would never leave the 70s!!!

[@joshuamasonseight-bitbasta2451]

He was 44 in this video. Who woulda think he had another 50 after this.

[@rjonboy7608]

OMG! I used to sneak out after my parents went to bed and watch Dick Cavett with the sound barely on. I was in grade school but already knew he was such a class act. I'd watch Johnny for the jokes and Dick for the interviews. The way he just let the guest open up was so cool. It's how I always treat people, like what they have to say is genuinely important.

[@Frankincensedjb123]

Mel's movies are the comic standards by which all comedies exist

[@jadezee6316]

nonsense....the creep has never made a funny movie

[@lupowins]

@@jadezee6316 I hope that is a reference I’m missing, otherwise that’s an awful take.

[@keithgreenan1850]

@@jadezee6316 you are an idiot

[@keithgreenan1850]

Young Frankenstein blazing saddles

[@lupowins]

@@keithgreenan1850 History of the World

[@orangesurfboard2238]

The impressions of relatives of the celebrities....brilliant.

[@Psychol-Snooper]

Mel survived that whole "cigarette craze" and is still here in 2021, in his 94th year. Hope he breaks the century mark!

[@michaeltaylor1603]

Ain't that the truth! Mel's the MAN!!!

[@duggydugg3937]

how could you not love Mel Brooks

[@macmcleod1188]

My God Mel Brooks just radiates confidence here!

[@johnhendry6636]

a belief in self-confidence, is only required, when you dont KNOW yer good...He did..thank you Mel

[@nickdryad]

Smoking during an interview. Fkn awesome

[@nickdryad]

@Walt Coyle. I see he's still alive at 93. Probably no regrets.

[@Ichioku]

and during singing

[@coldwinter5710]

@@nickdryad I would bet he also quit smoking 30 years ago too!

[@Leo-sd3jt]

@@nickdryad He quit smoking around the time they were filming Young Frankenstein which was a few years after this interview.

[@nickdryad]

@@Leo-sd3jt Im pleased to hear that. As a reformed smoker, it’s the best think you can do.

[@Baleur]

Look how RELAXED people were on TV back then, not a worry in the world just smutting on that cig.

[@fandude7]

Though I don't smoke cigarettes, I love that he's smoking a cig. Those were the days.

[@RawOne911]

I get the feeling Mel's family got on him about not sending money

[@kjamison5951]

Truly an entertainer without equal. 93 years old. And his best friend and wife, Anne Bancroft, RIP.

[@zapkvr]

Respect.

[@linshanhsiang]

Anne Bancroft in "To Be or Not to Be", vamping the Gestapo chief! The movie was a remake of the version with I think Jack Benny, but so much fun!

[@garylopez3756]

What an amazing talent the world is blessed to have a treasure of a man.

[@VivKittie32]

This interview makes me nostalgic for when I was small and everyone smoked. 😂

[@SpaceCattttt]

The reality wasn't so great, though. My first memories are of cigarette smoke. Daddy used to smoke all around the house, especially round the kids. So I grew up to learn that smoke meant "home". So of course I became a smoker myself. Smoked like a chimney for 20 years, and then stopped cold turkey because it was screwing with my blood circulation. But I still love the smell of it.

[@VivKittie32]

teppolundgren You are very correct. I tried smoking on and off in my 20’s.. never stuck.. and yet this nostalgia remains. 🙌🏻

[@SpaceCattttt]

@@VivKittie32 Well, Hollywood made smoking cigarettes look cool. I don't think very many people have ever decided to start smoking because it tastes good. And it does look cool. Even nerds look c....well, coolER when smoking. Or at least they did before the PC police took over the world.

[@gvn2fly96]

Oddly I miss the smell of cigarettes from the bleachers during my little league games

[@Crusader1815]

That's probably the ONE thing I prefer about the present over the way things were in the 60s. No damnable smoking everywhere like there was then.

[@bluzcompany2293]

Dick Cavett ,one of America's coolest dudes ever .

[@davidcarney1827]

Mel is a comedic genius.

[@robertblakeman9978]

One of a kind!

[@AtrEdits]

Al pacino has the same voice as mel brooks lol

[@B1GK1NG]

Dole Office Clerk: Occupation? Comicus: Stand up philosopher. Dole Office Clerk: What? Comicus: Stand up philosopher. I coalesce the vapors of human existence into a viable and meaningful comprehension. Dole Office Clerk: Oh, a BULLSHIT artist!

[@SD-yb5fx]

Why not make sure that you are truly saved by Jesus Christ and practice this way. Remorsefully confess with your heart your sins to Jesus Christ who is God and tell Him that you right now are repenting of your sins and you want to be born again of the Spirit from above. Tell Jesus that you are remorsefully sorry for breaking His commandments and that you are begging for forgiveness from Him. Allow His blood from the cross to wash away your sins. After this is done with your heart successfully the Holy Spirit will come to live within you and He will rebuild you from the inside out. Look for signs that you are saved. Things like spreading the good news from Jesus, getting other people saved, a craving for the word of God, reading the Bible, etc… These things are known as a calling and fruit bearing. If you're not bearing fruit then keep doing it. Sometimes it takes time to get saved. Read Matthew chapter 13 from the King James Bible. God bless!!!!!

[@kendramoon4722]

I love this! Poignant.

[@deniskearney2368]

Some people are just born to be entertainers, Mel Brooks genius writer and performer

[@dougpeters1625]

Mel Brooks is one of the most talented individuals that ever walked the face of the earth

[@johngrant5388]

You won’t see his type or caliber of comedy around very much or if at all. Comedians today don’t have to sell the performance to the audience. The technical tools today are way more sophisticated than when the older comedians were comping up and learning their trade. The older guys were and are so much better!

[@trevorgwelch7412]

Mel in every sense of the word is a Brilliant Mind

[@kengruz669]

So- Woah. How did I go all this time and not know Mel did impressions- or could sing?!

[@clydecavalieri4511]

Of course he can sing! He composed many of the songs in his movies like "Springtime For Hitler" in The Producers and wrote music, lyrics and sang "The Inquisition" in History of the World and the title song in "High Anxiety".

[@JoeLibby]

He does his Sinatra impression in the movie HIGH ANXIETY.

[@larrysmith6797]

And, he took drum lessons from Buddy Rich.

[@DerekHundik]

notice how long it takes for this cigaret to burn

[@realitycheck5383]

such an awesome and gifted talent! can make me laugh no matter what he does... and the sinatra impression...i can totally see that happening that way.

[@RL-ck8zk]

I was really suprised to hear that smooth voice come out of that growl he usually communicates with!

[@MrChristian]

uncletigger - What do you mean “was”?? Mel is still very much with us!! (JUL 2019) - Thanks for the video though.

[@zapkvr]

I have to say I am shocked too. Its really really good

[@innervisions1828]

He's a national treasure.

[@zootsoot2006]

I never thought Mel Brooks was funny. I still don't.

[@fab.9629]

international please, discreet global greets

[@duffey3]

Next up Frank Sinatra does Mel Brooks.

[@JanPBtest]

I was always put off by that obligatory _desk_ that almost all American TV talk shows have for some inexplicable reason, it's good that Dick Cavett used it very rarely (like this video).

[@erichvonmolder9310]

Remember when smoking was cool, but really it was disgusting and unhealthy?

[@bholaoates1542]

Smokers are drug addicts. Anyone ever notice that most of them can't quit even with the plethora of products and techniques available to help them? I've never met a smoker that I could trust. Smokers will sell you out for their next drug fix (cigarette), because they're always gonna be "jones-ing" for that next cigarette. Never trust a drug addict. They just don't care. Smoking might have looked cool back during the day, but practically everyone I see doing it today appears nervous, uncomfortable or ashamed. And it's kind of amusing to see them try to hide their cigarette when they're smoking outside and someone passes by. Also, I don't see anyone requiring them to wear a mask when they're smoking, but the rest of us have to wear a mask when we're just walking, hiking or jogging with nobody anywhere near us. In California we're required to wear a mask even when we're eating(!). We're in the middle of a pandemic caused by a virus that attacks the lungs, and yet people are still smoking these cancer sticks and *not* being harassed by our government. Simply unreal.

[@jeshkam]

@@bholaoates1542 Coffee drinkers are addicts too.

[@erichvonmolder9310]

@@jeshkam , what does one have to do with another?

[@jeshkam]

@@erichvonmolder9310 A lot. Caffeine is a drug too.

[@AlaskanAndie]

Dick himself was a really cool dude!!! I SURE MISS OLD HOLLYWOOD!!!

[@zapkvr]

He really was. He was a great interviewer.

[@spacebum]

He actually sounded far more like Tony Bennett.

[@ericminch]

True, but the phrasing was Blue Eyes.

[@misterbuttersworth9904]

“Oooh xiety ....I’ve got to give in”

[@cseguin]

I've noticed, after watching a bunch of comics doing impersonations, that they all seem to have amazing singing voices as well . . . I guess that goes along with the territory of having so much mastery over the vocal chords . . . .

[@thefakenewsnetwork8072]

Long live democratic socialism and freedom

[@AustinCasey]

Who knew he could sing? Should've recorded an album or two.

[@chuckwood8452]

Please God, take me back to this era! I don’t like it here anymore.

[@vermis8344]

Mel Brooks is king. And as we all know, it's good to be the king.

[@DrQuizzler]

I think a lot of the folks who would sing on talk shows and variety shows would adlib like that just to keep it interesting after singing the same songs so many times. Mr. Brooks' impression of Mr. Sinatra's style of adlib here was spot-on, and kudos to Mr. Cavett's pianist for his ad hoc accompaniment. Who knows if the band even knew this was coming?

[@trevorberridge6079]

An absolute legend. If you've never laughed at something Mel Brooks has done then you either never saw his work or you don't have a sense of humour. Singer, impressionist, writer, comedian, actor, producer, director... hey Mel, give someone else a chance. NO, don't. We'll take whatever your dishing out for as long as your cooking and your always cooking baby.

[@mrs.g.9816]

Spot-on impersonations - Especially Sinatra! 🤣🤣 BTW - He did a suave (but funny!) imitation of Sinatra in High Anxiety. I've been a Mel Brooks fan since the 1967 movie, The Producers.

[@RiverFunsies]

He was such a good director because he could do all the parts better than the actors.

[@michaelorick6225]

my favorite Mel brooks movie is the Silent Movie very Funny you're great mel we your fans know how Brilliant you are

[@zapkvr]

I know and you remember the only speaking role in that film? It was genius. I laughed like a mental patient. No one makes em like that any more

[@barrygioportmorien1]

I am a Mel Brooks fan, but he does not sound at all like Frank Sinatra.

[@fugithegreat]

Mr. Brooks could have added "crooner" to his resume!

[@mimsyborogove3906]

No one can ever replace Mel Brooks. I'm so glad we got to enjoy him all these years.

[@RosieHarp]

We 'get' to .......

[@QuantumPyrite_88.9]

I grew up watching Dick Cavett and miss his show greatly . Dick Cavett --> en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dick_Cavett

[@motojauntx]

Didn’t realize that, when he sang High Anxiety, he was doing Sinatra. Perfect movie just got better!!!

[@hudsony777]

Frank should have tried ATB. Or maybe he had. Just no tutti frutti. Nice...very nice impression.

[@tom_olofsson]

Cavett always brought out the best of his guests.

[@joecorr1853]

His greatest achievement is getting Anne Bancroft to marry him.

[@joe-vz6hx]

something I will be jealous of forever lol - when I found out I went "she married WHO?"

[@teslagirl1]

Heard a wonderful interview. He was on a talk show with another man famously married to a beautiful star(but not of Anne Bancroft's caliber) and the guy was going on and on about the magnificent jewelry he bought her for their anniversary. So the host asked Mel what he got for Anne Bancroft. "Oh, I took Annie to our favorite hot pretzel vendor and got her the biggest hot pretzel he had. With salt and everything."

[@petesson1880]

Mr. Brooks if you're reading these comments I just want you to know you're the Best! I'm fortunate to have enjoyed you in my lifetime. I could have been born in 2054! I'd have missed it all!

[@ManCave1972]

I love Mel Brooks. Part of America’s golden age of comedy. I’d like to have seen him do more straight acting in roles where some levity is called for. I think he’s a great actor who was always enjoyable to watch.

[@StratocastRS]

This was 54 years ago. Dick and Mel could sit down tonight and do this all again!

[@felixthelmocevallosmorales41]

Melvin James Kaminsky (Nueva York; 28 de junio de 1926), más conocido como Mel Brooks, es un guionista, actor, director y productor de cine estadounidense, especializado en el género de comedia. 97 AÑOS. (98)

[@bfkc111]

I hate/like the interviewer. Same thing (implying a visceral hate for all interviewers anyway), trendy fake-positive or popularly antisocial comment done. P.S.: Da media are trying to downrate your reddit account... beware...

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All I could think of was... High Anxiety! It's always the saaaame. High Anxiety. It's youuuuuuu that I blame. It's very clear; I've got to give in! HIGH ANXIETY! You win!

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Mel Brooks! What a wonderful man, talent, entertainer.

[@RodAuger]

And there's the cool Rex Reed right there too!