How to watch HBO’s new Mel Brooks documentary: Release date, time

A new two-part documentary about prolific actor, comedian, and filmmaker Mel Brooks is coming to HBO.

“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” premieres tonight, Jan. 22 on HBO and HBO Max. The doc comes from directors Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio.

The doc chronicles the career of Brooks, 99, from his early days in television sketch comedy through his stage and screen works that include “The Producers,” “Spaceballs,” “Blazing Saddles,” and “Young Frankenstein.”

The doc boasts an A-list roster of contributors, including comedians Ben Stiller, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Nick Kroll, Patton Oswalt, Dave Chappelle, Conan O’Brien, Josh Gad, Jimmy Kimmel, Amy Schumer, Sarah Silverman and Tracey Ullman; filmmakers Robert Townsend, Peter Farrelly, Jerry & David Zucker and Barry Levinson; actors Bill Pullman, Daphne Zuniga, Cary Elwes, Matthew Broderick and Nathan Lane; Brooks’ children Stefanie, Nicolas, Eddie and Max, and granddaughter Samantha.

It will also feature posthumous interviews with filmmakers David Lynch and Rob Reiner.

Aside from being the home for this new documentary, HBO Max currently has Brooks’ films “Spaceballs,” “Blazing Saddles,” “History of the World: Part 1” and “High Anxiety” among its vast streaming catalog.

Mel Brooks documentary release date

The first episode of “Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” comes out at 8 p.m. ET tonight, Jan. 22, on HBO. The episode will release at the same time on the HBO Max streaming service.

How to watch ‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ on HBO Max

If you’re new to HBO Max, you can sign up for as low as $10.99/month with ads, but an ad-free subscription will cost $18.49/month.

If you want to stream even more and save a few bucks a month while you’re at it, we recommend subscribing to one of the discounted Disney+ Bundles with Hulu and HBO Max. With ads, the bundle costs $19.99/month and without ads, $32.99/month.

‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ episode guide and release schedule:

“Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!” is a two-part documentary series, with the episodes airing over the next two nights. Both episodes will drop on HBO Max tonight, Jan. 22.

• Part 1: Jan. 22, 8 p.m. ET
  • “Part one chronicles the early experiences that shaped Brooks’ comedic voice, from his childhood in Brooklyn, to his combat service in WWII, and the highs and lows of working in the Borscht Belt and the dawning era of television where, alongside Sid Caesar, Neil Simon, Larry Gelbert, and Carl Reiner, he laid the foundation for modern sketch comedy and created his indelible character ‘The 2000 Year Old Man.’”
• Part 2: Jan. 23, 8 p.m. ET
  • “Part two charts Brooks’ rise to superstardom and the enduring impact of his work on audiences and future generations of comedic writers and performers, while exploring his deep friendship with Carl Reiner, his creative relationships with Gene Wilder and others, his marriage of 41 years to Anne Bancroft and his family life with four children, illustrated by decades of personal archive.”

‘Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!’ trailer

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