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The 2000 Year Old Man

The 2,000 Year Old Man began as an off-the-cuff improv bit between two writers in the 1950s and expanded into five albums and a TV special

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Jan 18, 2026

How did the ‘2,000 Year Old Man’ sketches evolve from improv bits to recorded albums and what did Reiner say about that process?

The 2,000 Year Old Man began as an off‑the‑cuff improv bit between two writers in the 1950s and — propelled by audience demand at parties and on television — was formalized into studio recordings star...

Jan 6, 2026

How did Mel Brooks describe Carl Reiner’s influence on his career in interviews after Reiner’s death?

In interviews after Carl Reiner’s death, Mel Brooks framed Reiner as both an artistic collaborator who shaped Brooks’s comic instincts and as an irreplaceable personal touchstone whose role as straigh...