I tapped Mel Brook’s phone. Please, Mel, accept my belated apologies. |

By Joel Sucher, Contributor, Huffington Post| Updated October 10, 2021

Lineman’s phone used to inadvertently eavesdrop on Mel Brook’s conversation, courtesy Pacific St Films

It was only for a few minutes many decades ago but the recent kerfuffles over all things cyberhacking yanked this buried episode from deep in my memory bank and brought it back in full living color.