The film became the highest-grossing release of 1974. “Frank and I had watched Blazing Saddles, and we loved it,” Elias told Cracked in 2023. “We knew Mel, and when CBS asked us if we wanted ...

Mel Brooks, one of Hollywood's funniest film-makers, has told the BBC political correctness is "the death of comedy". He said Blazing Saddles, his Western spoof about a black sheriff in a racist ...