2000 Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks

Carl Reiner/Mel Brooks, Carl Reiner | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (November 21, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Rhino / Wea
• ASIN: B0000033N5
• Also Available in: Hardcover  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #72,491 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #36 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > Classic Comedy
  • #38 in Music > Miscellaneous > Comedy > Contemporary Comedy

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars "A comedy classic that has aged well", June 12, 1999

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This review is from: 2000 Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (Audio CD)

One of the funniest comedy albums that ever came from the 60's. The ad-libbing by Brooks is so sharp and witty that you'll laugh each time you hear them, no matter how many times you listen to this disc. Reiner is the perfect straitman for this type of comedy,trying to be professional in the midst of Brooks' madness.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Comedy Classic Gem., May 6, 2004

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tvtv3 "tvtv3" (Sorento, IL United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2000 Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (Audio CD)

It's hard to believe, but Mel Brooks' career starting taking off when he teamed up with Carl Reiner to do comedy albums. Long before YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN or THE PRODUCERS or BLAZING SADDLES, Brooks was a kind of stand-up comic who worked best doing ad-lib with a partner and Reiner was the perfect partner. I first heard about this album from my Dad and he told me it was a great piece of comedy. Though some of the material on the album might not seem as fresh to young audiences today, it's still classic comedy. The perfect timing between Brooks and Reiner is unbelivable. Reiner had the hardest job, having to keep playing the straight man to whatever Brooks threw out, but he never lost his beat. Younger audiences might not be able to fully appreciate the genius of the classical comedy album, but for those who have an appreciation for true comedy and haven't been warped by the "era of irony", 2000 YEARS WITH CARL REINER AND MEL BROOKS is worth listening to.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not as great as I expected, January 31, 2000

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Michael Riordan (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: 2000 Years With Carl Reiner & Mel Brooks (Audio CD)

The album is only 37 minutes, which is the first disappointing thing about it, but not the only. Unfortunately, a lot of the humor seems timely, as in: it wasn't funny to me because this isn't the sixties. I think a lot of the references and humor are based around issues of that time or characters of that time. Our concepts of folk singers, of artists, of actors have all changed--perhaps not terribly much, but the cultural landmarks have shifted since this album. The 2000-year-old man is pretty good, but not even that was as hilarious as I had been led to believe. I'm going to give the album to my dad, as he knows the times (and the material) first-hand and I'm sure would appreciate it much more than I.