Mel Brooks made a career out of lampooning everything around him. His first TV series as a creator was Get Smart, the espionage parody that roasted the likes of the nascent James Bond films. From there, the parody only got more and more specialized. After the success of his first feature film as a director, […] The post 51 Years Ago Today, One of the Funniest Movies of All Time Was Released (And Its Best Jokes Have Dark Roots) appeared first on ComicBook.com .