Comedy is when you accidentally fall off a cliff and die. Tragedy is when I have a hangnail.

Mel Brooks

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Melvin James Brooks (né Kaminsky; born June 28, 1926) is an American actor, comedian, and filmmaker. With a career spanning over seven decades, he is known as a writer and director of a variety of successful broad farces and parodies. A recipient of numerous accolades, he is one of 21...

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