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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

    Carl Reiner and Mel Brooks in their in their iconic “2000 Year Old Man” routine
    (Photography by William Claxton Courtesy Demont Photo Management, LLC)

    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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