Mel Brooks recently recalled how he came to cast Gene Wilder as the Waco Kid at a 50th anniversary screening of 'Blazing Saddles' in Los Angeles Luke Chinman is a writer at PEOPLE. He joined PEOPLE in ...

Without Kentucky Fried Movie, the first film from Jim Abrahams and his partners, Jerry and David Zucker, we might never have gotten Animal House, Airplane!, or The Naked Gun films. We also might not ...

Sheriff Bart (Cleavon Little) and Jim the Waco Kid (Gene Wilder) laugh together in Blazing Saddles. Image via Warner Bros. Among all film genres, comedy stands as one of the most unifying and ...

Comedy is one of the most universal film genres with dozens of subgenres, such as screwball, romantic comedies, and dark comedies. Since the Silent Era, comedies have been popular among audiences and ...

LOS ANGELES — Ruth Buzzi, the frumpy and bitter Gladys Ormphby on the ‘60s and ‘70s classic comedy series “Rowan & Martin’s Laugh-In,” has died at age 88. Buzzi died Thursday at her home in Texas, her ...

Beloved ‘70s Comedy Legends Just Tried Viral TikTok Challenge and Their Version Is Absolutely Hilarious originally appeared on Parade. Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong just reminded everyone why they've ...

Throughout the years of film history, comedy has continuously stood as one of the most widely beloved and versatile genres of filmmaking. Indeed, the very notion of making audiences laugh has evolved ...

Mel Brooks recently recalled how he came to cast Gene Wilder as the Waco Kid at a 50th anniversary screening of 'Blazing Saddles' in Los Angeles Silver Screen Collection/Getty; Bettmann/Getty Gene ...