The 2,000 Year Old Man

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Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks in their in their iconic '2000 Year Old Man' routine

This 1961 comedy routine by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner is about a man so old, he once knew Jesus — personally — and dated Joan of Arc. Billy Crystal and Rob Reiner explain why “2000 Year-Old Man” will live forever.

Produced byBen Manilla and Devon Strolovitch.

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