2000 Year Old Man
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The 2000 Year Old Man was a persona created by Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner starting around 1961.
Mel Brooks played the oldest man in the world, interviewed by Carl Reiner in a series of comedy routines that appeared on television as well as being made into a collection of comedy records. Mel would ad lib answers to topics such as the earliest known language—“basic Rock”, the creation of the Cross—“it was easier to put together than the Star of David”, and Joan of Arc—”Know her? I went with her!”