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Mel Brooks Remembers Late Wife Anne Bancroft: 'I Could Cry' (VIDEO)

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Mel Brooks really misses his late wife, Anne Bancroft.

In a taping of "SiriusXM's Town Hall with Mel Brooks," the legendary comedy writer, director and actor revealed his favorite movie to work on. "'To Be or Not To Be' with my wife," Brooks said, referring to the 1983 comedy he and Bancroft co-starred in. "I liked her so much. I couldn't get enough of her."

Bancroft, best known for her award-winning roles in "The Miracle Worker" and "The Graduate," passed away in 2005.

One sequence that Brooks remembered fondly was the couple performing "Sweet Georgia Brown" in Polish. Watch them sing the song below:

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"We would hang out for 24 hours" during the making of the film, Brooks said. "How many people could stand their wives for 24 hours? I could cry now. She was easy... she was fun."

Apatow chimed in, saying that Brooks was one of his inspirations for working with his own wife, Leslie Mann, frequently.

"If you like your wife, it's easy," Brooks said.

The special will be rebroadcast on SiriusXM's Laugh USA, channel 96 during the following times:

Friday, May 3 at 3 p.m., 7 p.m. & 11 p.m.
Saturday, May 4 at 10 a.m., 1 p.m. & 5 p.m.
Sunday, May 5 at 8 a.m., 12 p.m. & 4 p.m.

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