Mel Brooks and Gene Wilder shared a wonderful relationship, both on-screen and off, the pair working on such iconic films as The Producers, Blazing Saddles, and Young Frankenstein.
On James Corden’s The Late Late Show, the host paid tribute to the late Wilder, sharing a wonderful anecdote about the time Wilder rejected his advances to appear on the program.
Promoting his special show at Radio City Music Hall on Jimmy Fallon, the conversation soon moved onto the late Wilder and an upcoming book on the making of Young Frankenstein, the host asking about their first meeting.
Brooks’ also spoke about the creation of Young Frankenstein, detailing how Wilder came up with the idea and how they went about casting.