Miniseries · HBO
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!
One man's lifelong refusal to act his age.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Mel Brooks
Self
2 eps
Judd Apatow
Self - Director
2 eps
Rob Reiner
Self - Filmmaker & Carl Reiner's Son
2 eps
Jerry Seinfeld
Self - Comedian
2 eps
Nicholas Brooks
Self - Mel's son
2 eps
Larry Karaszewski
Self - Screenwriter
2 eps
Scott Alexander
Self - Screenwriter
2 eps
Dana Gould
Self - Writer & Comedian
2 eps
Adam Sandler
Self - Actor & Comedian
2 eps
Ben Stiller
Self - Actor & Filmmaker
2 eps
Conan O'Brien
Self - Comedian
2 eps
Dave Chappelle
Self - Comedian
2 eps
Nick Kroll
Self - Comedian
2 eps
Patton Oswalt
Self - Comedian
2 eps
Josh Gad
Self - Actor & Writer
1 eps
Max Brooks
Self - Mel & Anne's Son
2 eps
Ron Clark
Self - Co-Writer, Silent Movie
1 eps
Barry Levinson
Self - Co-Writer, Silent Movie
1 eps
Sarah Silverman
Self - Comedian
1 eps
Amy Schumer
Self - Comedian
1 eps
Ronny Chieng
Self - Comedian
1 eps
Jimmy Kimmel
Self - Comedian
1 eps
David Denby
Self - Film Critic
1 eps
David Lynch
Self - Filmmaker
1 eps
Bill Pullman
Self - Actor
1 eps
Daphne Zuniga
Self - Actress
1 eps
Tracey Ullman
Self - Actress & Comedian
1 eps
Cary Elwes
Self - Actor
1 eps
Matthew Broderick
Self - Actor
2 eps
Nathan Lane
Self - Actor
2 eps
Susan Stroman
Self - Director & Choreographer
1 eps
Dick Cavett
Self - Talk Show Host
1 eps
Andrew Bergman
Self - Co-Writer, Blazing Saddles
1 eps
Robert Townsend
Self - Comedian & Filmmaker
1 eps
Peter Farrelly
Self - Filmmaker
1 eps
Jerry Zucker
Self - Filmmaker
1 eps
David Zucker
Self - Filmmaker
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man! reads strongest on Bingeability, Character Depth and Humour.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
The story
What it's about
Directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio explore the life and legacy of Mel Brooks, one of the most enduring comedic voices of our time.
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Created by
- Michael BonfiglioCreator
- Judd ApatowCreator
Executive production
- Wayne FedermanProducer
- Olivia RosenbloomProducer
- Michael BonfiglioExecutive Producer
- Judd ApatowExecutive Producer
- Kevin SalterExecutive Producer
Direction
- Michael BonfiglioDirector
- Judd ApatowDirector
Music
- Jeff MorrowOriginal Music Composer
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
- HBO Max Amazon ChannelStreaming
- YouTube TVStreaming
- HBO MaxStreaming
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