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Carol Arthur, the actor who appeared in Blazing Saddles and three other Mel Brooks films and on Broadway opposite Dick Van Dyke and Lauren Bacall and widow of comedian Dom DeLuise, has died. She was 85.

Mel Brooks on Wednesday did something he has never done in his 94 years — he starred in a political ad. The iconic actor-director (joined by his son and grandson, albeit socially distanced) made a short video encouraging people to vote for the Biden-Harris ticket this November.

Comedy veteran Mel Brooks shared his first-ever political video as he announced he is backing Joe Biden for president.

After the heavy-duty drama of Martin Scorsese’s “The Irishman”, Robert De Niro’s upcoming project finds the Oscar-winning actor detouring into comedy.

Jimmy Fallon on Monday poked fun at HBO Max after the streamer added another social context warning on a film, this time the Mel Brooks' classic Blazing Saddles. In the bit, The Tonight Show host played Clyde Darwell of the fauxCherished Cinema Classics channel and introduced the fake 1946 film Passion on the Prairie, which he said was a beloved picture and box office success.

Mel Brooks film kicks off not with its opening sequence, but rather an introduction by University of Chicago professor and TCM host Jacqueline Stewart.The intro, in which the “Silent Sunday Nights” host provides social context to the 1974 Cleavon Little-Gene Wilder comedy, is similar to the disclaimer in front of “Gone with the Wind.”“This movie is an overt and audacious spoof on classic Westerns,” Stewart says in the newly added intro.

HBO Max has added an informative introduction to the spoof Western classic Blazing Saddles on its streaming service.In a similar move to its other Turner Classic Movies (TCM) title Gone With The Wind, HBO’s new streaming platform has now included a presentation to explain the social context of Mel Brooks’ 1974 movie in order to warn and educate viewers of its outdated ideas.The spoof Western, which stars Cleavon Little and Gene Wilder, contains “racist language and attitudes”, says TCM host

Blazing Saddles is currently streaming on HBO Max, along with a new introduction that automatically plays before the Mel Brooks classic begins. It is unclear exactly when the intro was added to the 1974 comedy classic starring the lateCleavon Little and the late Gene Wilder, but it was sometime after the film premiered on the streaming service in July.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsHBO Max has added yet another informative introduction to one of its titles. When Blazing Saddles hit the network’s new platform on July 28, the Mel Brooks film kicks off not with its opening sequence, but rather an introduction by University of Chicago professor and TCM host Jacqueline Stewart.

Nancy Tartaglione International Box Office Editor/Senior ContributorEXCLUSIVE: Adrian Politowski’s LA-based Align has come aboard to contribute production financing on animated comedy Blazing Samurai. The $46M toon is a re-imagining of Mel Brooks’ classic Blazing Saddles and is currently in CG production with Aniventure at Cinesite’s Montréal and Vancouver facilities.

When Buck Henry and Mel Brooks created 1965's Get Smart, both were at peak points in their careers. In 1968, Henry would receive an Academy Award nomination for writing The Graduate; the next year, Brooks would win a screenwriting Oscar for The Producers.

NEW YORK -- Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of “The Dick Van Dyke Show” and straight man to Mel Brooks’ “2000 Year Old Man,” has died. He was 98.

#CarlReiner has gone to that Show of Shows in the sky. I worked with him, loved him, and consider myself one of the luckiest people in the world to have once attended lunch with his hilarious, guarrulous gang…Carl’s old pal, Alan Alda, shared a photo of the pair with another comedy genius, Mel Brooks, and captioned it, “His talent will live on for a long time, but the loss of his kindness and decency leaves a hole in our hearts.

Carl Reiner, the creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show, has died at the age of 98. Entertainment Tonight says that the acclaimed director/actor passed away on Monday night at his home in Beverly Hills.

LOS ANGELES — Carl Reiner, a driving force in American comedy as a writer for television pioneer Sid Caesar, partner of Mel Brooks and creator and co-star of the classic sitcom “The Dick Van Dyke Show,” has died at age 98 of natural causes, his assistant said on Tuesday.

died Monday night at his Beverly Hills home. He was 98.«Last night my dad passed away.

died Monday night at the age of 98.“Carl was a giant, unmatched in his contributions to entertainment,” Brooks said in a tweet. “He created comedy gems like ‘The Dick Van Dyke Show,’ ‘The Jerk’ and ‘Where’s Poppa?’ I met him in 1950 when he joined Sid Caesar on ‘Your Show of Shows’ and we’ve been best friends ever since.

LOS ANGELES -- “I met him in 1950 when he joined Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows and we’ve been best friends ever since. I loved him.

Kate Aurthur editorThe web series “Dispatches From Quarantine” — which has been chronicling the coronavirus quarantines of famous entertainers as they stay at home — featured what turned out to be Carl Reiner’s final interview.

Mel Brooks paid tribute to his good friend and fellow comedy legend Carl Reiner, who passed away Monday at age 98. Reiner’s assistant Judy Nagy confirmed to Fox News he died Monday night of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Russell Crowe has paid tribute to comedian, director and actor Carl Reiner, describing him as “a gem” following his death aged 98.

Your Show of Shows, which starred Sid Caesar, before moving on to create The Dick Van Dyke Show. He was known for his absurd comedy, laced with New York Jewish humor, and was a close friend and collaborator of Mel Brooks.

whose death feels like a punch to the gut a la Joan Rivers or Robin Williams, who were also supposed to live forever.Reiner got damn close in that department, passing away peacefully Monday night at age of 98 in his Beverly Hills home.

By Steve GormanLOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Carl Reiner, a driving force in American comedy as a writer for television pioneer Sid Caesar, partner of Mel Brooks and creator and co-star of the classic sitcom "The Dick Van Dyke Show," has died.

Carl Reiner, who died Monday at the age of 98. Reiner, a nine-time Emmy winner who shaped TV comedy when he created The Dick Van Dyke Show, was a titan of show business.

Hollywood took to social media on Tuesday morning to mourn the death of Carl Reiner, who died Monday night at the age of 98. The writer, director and actor was known for creating The Dick Van Dyke Show and his work with Sid Caesar and Mel Brooks as well as jump-starting Steve Martin's big-screen career by directing him in The Jerk.

“Carl Reiner made every room he walked into funnier, smarter, kinder. It all seemed so effortless,” George Clooney said in a statement to HollywoodLife following the death of Carl Reiner. Though Carl, 98, will forever be known as a comedy icon — creating The Dick Van Dyke Show and working alongside Mel Brooks — to his Ocean’s Eleven co-star, he was a beloved pal. “What an incredible gift he gave us all. His was a life well lived and we’re all the better for it. Rest in peace my friend.”

Black Lives Matter not long before his death.

Variety confirmed.The actor, writer, producer and director had a Hollywood career spanning over six decades, as the creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show in 1961, and Mel Brooks’ longtime comedy partner.The Jewish-American comedian also directed many comedies that went on to earn cult status, including The Jerk and The Man With Two Brains.

Carl Reiner, the ingenious and versatile writer, actor and director who broke through as a “second banana” to Sid Caesar and rose to comedy’s front ranks as creator of The Dick Van Dyke Show and straight man to Mel Brooks’ 2000 Year Old Man, has died aged 98.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticCarl Reiner, the comedian, writer and director whose contributions to the development of television comedy are rivaled by few others, died last night of natural causes at his home in Beverly Hills.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerStuart Cornfeld, the producing partner with Ben Stiller on Zoolander, Dodgeball and Tropic Thunder, has died. He was 67 and passed from cancer.Cornfeld was born in Tarzana in 1952, and graduated from the American Film Institute in 1975.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 28-July 4June 28: Comedian-director Mel Brooks is 94. Comedian John Byner is 83. Bassist Dave Knights of Procol Harum is 75.

Celebrity birthdays for the week of June 28-July 4 June 28: Comedian-director Mel Brooks is 94. Comedian John Byner is 83. Bassist Dave Knights of Procol Harum is 75.

Angus MacFadyen returns to the embattled King of Scotland role he played in 'Braveheart,' only this time the movie is all heart and no spine: a medieval historical drama that mostly just sits there.

Author Max Brooks is sharing why he and his famous father, comedic filmmaker and actor Mel Brooks, made that viral social media video urging people to practice social distancing during the coronavirus pandemic.