BBC Archive | 1983: MEL BROOKS and the Immortalising Power of VIDEO TAPE | Arena | Comedy Icons | BBC Archive @BBCArchive | Uploaded August 2024 | Updated October 2024, 7 hours ago.
Mel Brooks takes a light-hearted yet macabre look at his own legacy 'from beyond the grave' in the age of video tape, with its ability to immortalise cultural icons such as himself.
"Melvyn Kaminsky is no more, but long live video tape!"
Clip taken from Arena: It's All True, originally broadcast on BBC Two, Monday 9 May, 1983.
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Mel Brooks takes a light-hearted yet macabre look at his own legacy 'from beyond the grave' in the age of video tape, with its ability to immortalise cultural icons such as himself.
"Melvyn Kaminsky is no more, but long live video tape!"
Clip taken from Arena: It's All True, originally broadcast on BBC Two, Monday 9 May, 1983.
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