Mel Brooks Sparks Outrage with Hitler Joke
Mel Brooks, a 99-year-old comedy legend, has sparked outrage with a new joke about Adolf Hitler, which critics have branded as "offensive and out of touch".
"Hitler was bad to every Jew in the world, but he was good to me."
Brooks made the comment during a promotional event for the revival of The Producers in Los Angeles, intending it as a callback to his long-standing defense of lampooning dictators.
- Critics have accused him of "mocking history" and "ignoring modern sensitivities".
- Brooks insists he is simply trying to make people laugh by saying the unsayable.
Author's summary: Mel Brooks faces backlash over Hitler joke.
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