It's Good to be the King - The Seriously Funny Life of Mel Brooks (Paperback)

"I always learn something fr5om every juicy, well-researched, and information-packed volume of Parish's studies of Holly wood." - Rex Reed, columinst the New York Observer

"Brooks's probing self-insights and clever quotes abound... Readers will be satisfied with the details unearthed by Parish's exhaustive research." - Publishers Weekly

Fresh, funny, and insightful, It's Good to Be the King traces the extraordinary life and wide-ranging career of Mel Brooks, who has ridden a wave of show business success perhaps unsurpassed by anyone of his generation. From the Golden Age of Television to dazzling film comedy classics such as Blazing Saddles and Young Frankenstein to the Broadway triumph of The Producer, s Brooks's unique brand of slapstick, satire, and just plain silliness has withstood the test of time.

Offering many stories from the wacky world of Brooks and his colorful collaborators, a s well as an intimate look into Mel's seemingly improbable, yet highly successful, marriage to the brilliant and beautiful actress Anne Bancroft, It's Good to Be the King might just be the most delightful, engaging, and entertaining biography you'll ever read.