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Mel Brooks delivers 500 pages on his favorite subject - himself

JL;DR SUMMARY Mel Brooks' memoir, "All About Me!", promises a candid glimpse into his life but largely delivers a light-hearted and anecdotal chronicle of his career in show business. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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MemoirHollywoodMel BrooksBorscht BeltComedySelf PerceptionFilmmakingWilliamsburgSid CaesarCelebrity Culture

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Williamsburg, New York, United States
"How did Brooks comedic genius arise? We have Williamsburg, the Catskills and the U.S. Army to thank."

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