From Puttin' on the Ritz to a shitload of dimes, Will Biby has loved all things Mell Brooks since he caught Young Frankenstein and Blazing Saddles as a young man thanks to the gentle prodding of his father. Since then, Will has dug into the deeper cuts of Mel's career and went so far as to host a staged reading of Mel's first film and one of his personal favorites, The Producers, to celebrate his own 30th birthday. Will and MBS attempt to discuss some modern comedy that has Brooks's influence all over it and what exactly it is that Mel did so right. 

Thanks to Iron Galaxy for sponsoring and the Chicago Podcast Cooperative for its coordination of sponsorships and so much more.

EDIT - MBS noticed some lost words in this episode upon a relisten, and it turns out the raw audio is fuckity and thus unfixable. Big bummer, but CERTAINLY doesn't make it unlistenable. Just a word or part of one lost every so often. Sincere apologies as this is certainly not up to the standard the show hopes to keep.