All About Me!

The long-awaited memoir, written by the author himself, reflecting on his incredible lifetime of work. All About Me! is funny, poignant, and nostalgic, like the comedy legend himself. Mel Brooks continues to set the standard for comedy across television, film, and the stage. Now, for the first time, this EGOT (Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Tony) winner shares his story in his own words. All About Me! charts Mel’s modest beginnings in Brooklyn during the Great Depression and service in the army during World War II, to the start of his iconic career writing for Sid Caesar on Your Show of Shows during the Golden Age of Television as part of the greatest writers’ room in history, which included Carl Reiner, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbart, and Woody Allen. After co-creating both the mega-hit 2000 Year Old Man comedy albums and the classic television series Get Smart, Brooks then began to write, direct, and star in The Producers, The Twelve Chairs, Blazing Saddles, Young Frankenstein, Silent Movie, High A