TY - BOOK AU - Parish, James Robert TI - it's good to be the king: the seriously funny life of Mel Brooks SN - 978-0-471-75267-7 PY - 2007/// CY - Canada PB - John Wiley & Sons, Inc KW - Brooks, Mel ,Comedians-United States-Biography ,Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts ,Rich & Famous N1 - From the Golden Age of television to the cutting edge of comedy recordings, from dazzling movie mega-hits to a record-breaking Broadway musical, he has ridden a wave of show business success perhaps unsurpassed by anyone of his generation. It may be good to be the king, but it's even better to be Mel Brooks; 0 N2 - From the Golden Age of television to the cutting edge of comedy recordings, from dazzling movie mega-hits to a record-breaking Broadway musical, he has ridden a wave of show business success perhaps unsurpassed by anyone of his generation. It may be good to be the king, but it's even better to be Mel Brooks ER -