Yes, it’s good to be the king. But sometimes it’s nearly as good to be part of a legacy project initiated four decades ago by indisputable Hollywood comedy royalty — in this case, legendary w…
Yes, it’s good to be the king.
“We had incoming calls, [like] Johnny Knoxville calling to be like, ‘If there’s anything I can do, let me know. Mel is my hero,’ and we took him up on that,” Kroll recalled. “[Mel’s]’s a magnet for talent, and so many of us were so deeply affected and transformed by his comedy that it allowed us to really bring together the best talent and comedy.”
Sykes said working with Brooks was both inspirational and aspirational. “This man is living through a pandemic, we’re pitching this show on Zoom and Mel shows up in a very nice, well-fitted blue blazer, a crisp white shirt, a little handkerchief, and it’s like ‘This is show business! This is a man who’s who gets up and he’s ready to work.’ To me, it’s like, ‘Yes – this is what I want to do.’ Like, there’s no retirement. You just keep going because we love what we do.
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