Mel Brooks’ takedown of racism in America, the 1974 film “Blazing Saddles,” is still relevant and funny as hell thanks to its empowering lead character. Ironically, the film could not be made today.

Through films like “Blazing Saddles” and “Spaceballs” and a pioneering career on television and Broadway, Mel Brooks has had ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On social media at least, Mel Brooks’ classic “Blazing Saddles” has become the standard example of a film that supposedly could ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes and Ike Barinholtz executive produce, write and star in History of the World, Part II. (Photo: Courtesy of ...

Whoopi Goldberg got fired up Wednesday defending the satirical western “Blazing Saddles” against internet trolls trying to cancel it with claims it takes jokes about racism too far. The hosts of “The ...

Namwene Mukabwa is a Collider author based in Nairobi, Kenya. He has a penchant for Westerns, classics, historical, and underrated movies and television series. He became hooked on screens at the age ...

Mel Brooks turned in a perfect Western spoof with Blazing Saddles, but some Western comedies have proven to be even better.