237: Judd Apatow & Michael Bonfiglio on Mel Brooks

from Pure Nonfiction: Inside Documentary Film · host Thomas Powers

“Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man” (HBO Max) is the latest collaboration by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio who previously profiled comedians George Carlin and Gary Shandling. Their latest two-part series looks at the creator of iconic works such as “The Producers,” “Blazing Saddles,” and “Young Frankenstein.” In this interview, Apatow and Bonfiglio describe how they sought to get to layers of Brooks’ life that he hadn’t discussed before.Subscribe to our Substack newsletter Doc Voices.On Instagram: @purenonfiction@thompowers1

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