Yet all I want is more Conan

Conan is well known for his modesty and generosity to colleagues.

If it was on his talk show or podcast he'd be acting like a clown interrupting every 10 seconds.

Let us?

There are no good American talk shows any more. The only good on is from Britain, the Graham Norton Show.

I memorized Spaceballs.

@@oscarsalesgirl296 he know what ppl need, just a story, doesn't matter at all if it all made up

Or he's telling a tall story.

@@vova47 Tall, it's a big FAT lie....call it a skyscraper story ! Mel is an old fool.

He’s a wonderful story teller. Catch the Cary Grant story he told Johnny Carson.

Absolutely. Also an authentic comedic genius. One of perhaps only a dozen or so throughout the 120 odd years of cinematic history. Cheers!

Yes but they worked hard. Jack Benny was one of the hardest workers in Hollywood. Mel Brooks, the same!

I love these comments. Do you honestly believe there are no classy, charming, and talented entertainers out there today? I bet we could find some real assholes back in the day, too. Y'all gotta stop pretending that the past was somehow better than the present.

Or he makes it up as he goes along.

@@zelmoziggy If you get a chance watch Blazing Saddles with the commentary on. Rye toast with butter, beef and broccoli with a Pepsi, Earl Grey tea with digestive biscuits that were sort of graham crackery. It goes on and on.

In this case, I can understand why. There he is eating his sole and just watching this man put away enough food for a party of 6.

All you have to remember is your order. How many orders do you think the waitress is expected to remember because of guys like you?

You’re no Alfred Hitchcock

Thanks for the recommendation, that's my Audible credit pick for the month now!

YES! the Cary Grant lunch story is hysterical...

Mundane isn't the word for a story of dining with Alfred Hitchcock. Not this one anyway. Were it mundane, you wouldn't have hung on every word, by definition. (Oxford: "mundane: lacking interest of excitement; dull")

@@dixonpinfold2582 or maybe I was saying that, were it not for the mood and ambiance, the story would have been mundane, which is why I said it the way I did. You could rearrange the syntax like this: "The story was so mundane but I was hanging on every word because of the beautiful mood, etc." Ordinarily the story would be mundane and dull, "but" because the external factors, I was not bored by it. Glad we could have this chat about English grammar and its great versatility.

I'll take quality over quantity. I'm not here for a long time. I'm here for a good time.

@@nutbastard You sound like the drummer in Spinal Tap.

You and me, sure. Hitch ate like that and made it to 80!

Made it to 80

That’s the exact attitude he was guarding against with that statement. I think Hunter Thompson said it best: “Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow, what a ride!’l

They used to watch Jeopardy every day together.

Aw, exactly. What broke my heart when Carl Reiner died was thinking of Mel Brooks.

There are probably quite a few people important in his life that are now gone. That just happens unless you avoid it by dying young.

They say he was Anything but humble Kieran Behan. Pure comic genius, but his giant ego was nearly as legendary among those that knew him, as his talent

Yeah, I remember a period of 5 years in the 80's where I saw as many of his movies as I could. Made a lasting impression. He must have been inspired by Marx Brothers I recon. Perhaps you can find some of that weird comedy in some series today? Any suggestions?

@@YOURTECHFRIEND Mel's style is as near to comedy perfection as I can think just now. Near to him I guess is Jerry Zucker. Of Airplane and Naked Gun/Police Squad fame. Those were really funny too. Anyone modern, I have nothing.

Adrenaline.

Or like it just happened.

Phil O'Malley no he didn’t.

Mel has been dining out.... on this story for years.

My grandfather used to tell stories about his life where he could recall every detail that way.

Eschew Obfuscation = no Bullshit

I just watched it, very funny. I'm craving a hard boiled egg now.😊.

He's a writer; he's "embellishing."

He could be b*llshitting- nobody left alive to contradict him...

It is the latter, Sally.

No you didnt

@@sorryrocco no I didn't what?

@@johnscanlan9335 you didn't wentith thy walk no thie tales one squire

@@sorryrocco could you re-write your answer so I can read it? Thanks

@@johnscanlan9335 dont thy understand english Saxon

Yeah, yeah, that's the ticket, yeah.

For me it's the same, but with The Exorcist.

@@MandleRoss Yeah, I've seen Beetlejuice too, but I was being serious.

@@mikehughes4969 Hehehe

This is not a surprise to anyone who has seen Alfred Hitchcock.

@@IoEstasCedonta Hitch had a big and expensive wine cellar in his house... and Liked to cook . ! ...and Tons of. $$$ .

You tell a story once a month, you only need a one-month memory...

Maybe the sight of someone putting away that much food in one sitting was so traumatic he cannot forget, and possibly even has flashbacks XD.

Jimmy Stewart was OK but Kim Novak is the third worst actress in Hollywood history, relative to her fame.

Can't see Cary playing a Flatfoot Detective! .... But Kelly in that Role I can see!

@Ubiquitary Audrey Hepburn is #2. She was somewhat competent, at best, in My Fair Lady, had as many cringe-y moments in Roman Holiday as decent ones (mostly because she was adorable, not because her acting got better), was an utter embarrassment in Charade, and then it just gets entirely forgettable after that. During filming of Roman Holiday, William Wyler was upset that she couldn't cry during the last scene so he yelled at her about wasting all of those takes--and THAT'S what got her to cry. And think of the irony of My Fair Lady, someone who doesn't know how to act being instructed by an expert. The one exception might have been Breakfast At Tiffany's, where she plays a woman going through life hiding her emotions. So in that way she was right for that role, although she didn't have the other qualities necessary to play a hooker. Lucille Ball is #1. Unattractive, scratchy (without being sexy) voice, got through I Love Lucy with one mug. Yours, Mine, and Ours is a particular awful-fest. World-wide fame and a solid C- at the Actor's Academy. Remember, this is relative to their fame--there are certainly worse actresses out there overall.

Hey Mike, old boy. They might not have been Shakespearean-level actresses, but you're certainly accomplished at being a douche! Perhaps you should try watching Audrey in Wait Until Dark. She holds her own opposite Alan Arkin and Richard Crenna. Or even Sabrina w/Bogie & Bill Holden. Might help your disposition, along with a bitch slap. Bye..

@@garyspence2128 They WERE Shakespearean-level actresses. The kind that are told they can mend the costumes, but are never getting on stage.

:) Nice.

@@happybirthday146 i didn't quite get that bit actually

@@Bootrosgali My best guess is that it's supposed to be him trying to pick up a random woman at a bar and her slapping him.

That you, Ronnie?

I guess the bigot in you didn't hear him tell the story anyway (for free, I might add)...

@@jeffthebracketman its a joke. Even the Jews call him that.

@@Richbar-qe6bx Perhaps, but the way it was phrased bothered me. It's a tired old stereotype. And I'm not even Jewish.