As a writer, director, producer and performer, few entertainers have had a career as influential as Mel Brooks.  From his early days as a Borscht Belt comic and performer to his tv writer on Your Show Of Shows and others, to his well known directing cannon with comic classics like Blazing Saddles (1974), Young Frankenstein (1974), and The Producers (1967), and History of the World, Part 1 (1981), his body of work is impressive.  What’s even more impressive is that he is still working after all these years! Brooks' influence can be seen in many contemporary comedies, and he has inspired generations of filmmakers and comedians with his unique brand of humor.