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Blazing Saddles
May 20th, 2024 | 2 hrs 9 mins
1970s, 70s, black lives matter, blm, cleavon little, comedy, empathy, gene wilder, madeline kahn, mel brooks, race, racism, satire, spoof, tolerance, western
Mel Brooks' crowning achievement, Blazing Saddles blazed a trail and confronts racism with equal parts ferocious satire and wild cartoon abandon. Writer/comedian/filmmaker Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis) joins us to celebrate 50 years of this film's uncompromising hilarity and empathy. We are awake, but we are very puzzled.