Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks' Heartbreaking Yet Wonderful Friendship
The two comedy legends hung out every night.
![Carl Reiner And Mel Brooks' Heartbreaking Yet Wonderful Friendship](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/6/0/741260_320x180.jpg?v=2)
Hollywood legend Carl Reiner died earlier this week, leaving behind an incredible lifelong friendship. Learn more about the seventy-year bond between him and Mel Brooks below.
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![BOTH MEN ARE COMEDY ICONS Reiner is famous for creating The Dick Van Dyke Show and directing The Jerk, Oh, God, and Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid. Brooks](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/8/741258.jpg?v=2)
![JEOPARDY! EVERY EVENING, BROOKS DROVE THROUGH LA TRAFFIC TO REINER'S HOUSE IN BEVERLY HILLS. They bantered, had dinner, and watched Jeopardy! together](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/7/741257.jpg?v=2)
![THEY WERE BEST FRIENDS FOR 70 YEARS. They met working on Sid Caesar's TV variety hour Your Show of Shows in 1950 and stayed close ever since. CRACKED](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/2/741252.jpg?v=2)
![LUU YEAR OLD NIAN THEY WORKED TOGETHER ON THE SUCCESSFUL 2000 YEAR OLD MAN RECORDS. The sketch series started as a shtick they did together at parties](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/9/741259.jpg?v=2)
![I DON'T THINK I'VE EVER HAD A BETTER FRIEND THAN CARL, SAID BROOKS. They were there for each other during the deaths of their wives. Brooks' wife An](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/8/8/741288.jpg?v=1)
![MY GOD, THE THOUGHT OF BEING WITHOUT HIM THE WORLD WOULD BE TOO BLEAK! SAID REINER. In an interview with The Guardian, the interviewer noted, Brook](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/4/741254.jpg?v=2)
![YOUNG FRANKENSTEIN CL 40 Anniversary NESE EATRE AX REINER DIED AT 98-YEARS-OLD ON JUNE 29, 2020. They were best friends until the end. CRACKED COM](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/pictofact/2/5/6/741256.jpg?v=2)