January 2024

Feb 2024: Vol 50, No 2

When comedians get up on stage in front of live audiences, on camera, or behind a microphone on the radio, their main job is to make us laugh. But what makes them funny? Where does the endless stream of jokes come from?

For some answers, we put our spotlight this month on one of the most iconic, unique, and influential humorists of our time, the one and only Mel Brooks who, at 97, is still keeping his loyal fans in stitches.