The ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ Character Who Was Based on Mel Brooks

When Carl Reiner set out to create the sitcom that eventually became The Dick Van Dyke Show, he knew that he had to try something that hadn’t been done before. During the 1950s, Reiner wrote and performed on Sid Caesar’s popular TV variety programs Your Show of Shows and Caesar’s Hour. During that time, he […] The post The ‘Dick Van Dyke Show’ Character Who Was Based on Mel Brooks appeared first on VICE.

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