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  "path": "/2026/05/18/drew-friedmans-new-mel-brooks-portrait-marks-the-comedians-100th-birthday.html",
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  "textContent": "Drew Friedman has released a limited edition fine art print of Mel Brooks, hand-numbered and signed in a run of just 20, to mark Brooks's 100th birthday on June 28, 2026.\n\nFriedman's announcement recalls Brooks's career — starting at 14 as a Borscht Belt \"tummler\" doing audience warmup, then _The Two Thousand Year Old Man_ with Carl Reiner, _Your Show of Shows_ , _Get Smart_ , _The Producers_ , _Blazing Saddles_ , _Young Frankenstein_ , producing _The Elephant Man_ , and writing \"Springtime for Hitler.\" — Read the rest \n\nThe post Drew Friedman's new Mel Brooks portrait marks the comedian's 100th birthday appeared first on Boing Boing.",
  "title": "Drew Friedman's new Mel Brooks portrait marks the comedian's 100th birthday"
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