Celebrated multi-hyphenate Mel Brooks has been awarded British Film Institute's highest honor, the BFI Fellowship.
At a private dinner hosted by BFI chair Greg Dyke in London on Friday, the comedy giant said he was "surprised and delighted" to receive the accolade. "Not many Americans have been offered this prestigious award... and for good reason," he said.
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