Home America Mel Brooks: ‘Stupidly Politically Correct Society Is the Death of Comedy’ America Mel Brooks: ‘Stupidly Politically Correct Society Is the Death of Comedy’ By america1 - September 21, 2017 37 0 SHARE Facebook Twitter Filmmaker and stage producer Mel Brooks says his western parody “Blazing Saddles” could not be made in today’s fraught political climate, warning “stupidly politically correct” sensibilities will lead to the “death of comedy.”