Mel Brooks
Mel Brooks is coming to speak to the writing program I’m in at USC. It’s really not a big deal, just one of the most famous, legendary names in entertainment coming to speak at one of the world’s best writing programs that I’m in. I told my Mom.
Me: Mel Brooks is coming to talk in a couple of weeks.
Mom: [Silence]
Me: Mom. Do you know who Mel Brooks is?
Mom: I’m not fucking retarded.
Me: Sorry, you just hesitated so I was thinking maybe your age mixed with the chemo…
Mom: Do I know who Mel Brooks is? I should be asking you that.