Editor’s Note: Noah Berlatsky (@nberlat) is a freelance writer in Chicago. The views expressed here are his own. View more opinion on CNN. On social media at least, Mel Brooks’ classic “Blazing ...

The 1974 Western satirical masterpiece Blazing Saddles, directed by the legendary Mel Brooks, not only pushed the boundaries of humor but also challenged prevailing social norms, making it one of the ...

I was 15 and probably looked about 11 when "Blazing Saddles" was released in 1974, but my buddies and I had no trouble buying movie tickets. The kid at the counter was no cop, and the sweet lady ...

While comedy has always been a place of escapism, it also has the potential to comment on the world unlike any other genre out there. Such is the case with Mel Brooks' 1974 black comedy, "Blazing ...

Gene Wilder as Jim the Waco Kid sitting with his arms crossed in Blazing Saddles Image via Warner Bros. 2024 marks the 50th anniversary of an all-time boundary-pushing comedy classic - Blazing Saddles ...

(JTA) — The phrase “that movie could never be made today” has probably been said more about “Blazing Saddles” than any other movie in history. Mel Brooks’ spoof of Hollywood Westerns is full of the ...

This year's 15th annual TCM Film Festival will celebrate EGOT winner Mel Brooks, specifically highlighting his trailblazing parody, Spaceballs. The writer, director, producer, actor, and playwright is ...

Norman Steinberg died at his Hudson Valley home in upstate New York on March 15 Norman Steinberg, the co-writer of Blazing Saddles, has died, PEOPLE can confirm. He was 83. Steinberg died on March 15 ...

Join Mel Brooks for a celebration of the 50th anniversary of his iconic comedy classic, Blazing Saddles. This special event features a live interview and audience Q&A with Mel Brooks following a ...

(CNN) — On social media at least, Mel Brooks’ classic “Blazing Saddles” has become the standard example of a film that supposedly could not be made today because of rampant left-wing political ...

Norman Steinberg, the co-writer of the Mel Brooks-fronted comedy “Blazing Saddles” and an Emmy winner for Flip Wilson’s 1970s variety show, has died. He was 83. Deadline reported Wednesday that ...