Decades of comedy gold: Mel Brooks donates document archive to National Comedy Center
Mel Brooks has donated a significant archive of documents and photographs to the National Comedy Center. This collection includes around 150,000 production documents and 5,000 photographs from his extensive career. Brooks expressed pride in knowing his work will be preserved for future generations at the national archive.
- ▪The donation features material from iconic films such as 'The Producers' and 'Blazing Saddles'.
- ▪Brooks is an EGOT winner, having received an Academy Award, Emmy Awards, Grammy Awards, and Tony Awards.
- ▪The archive includes some of Brooks' earliest comedic writings from his time in the U.S. Army during World War II.
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Pop Culture NewsDecades of comedy gold: Mel Brooks donates document archive to National Comedy CenterThe donation includes a treasure trove of production documents spanning Brooks’ decadeslong career as a writer, performer, director and producer.Listen to this article with a free account00:0000:00Polaroids from Mel Brooks' archive that have now found a home at the National Comedy Center in Jamestown, N.Y.Mel Brooks / Courtesy National Comedy CenterShareAdd NBC News to GoogleMay 17, 2026, 12:09 PM EDTBy Francie EbertThrough films like “Blazing Saddles” and “Spaceballs” and a pioneering career on television and Broadway, Mel Brooks has had a lifetime of serving up the funny.
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