he is a master of an art form that rarely gets the respect it deserves, and it is AFI's honor to shine a bright light on laughter by presenting Mel Brooks the 41st AFI Life Achievement Award.Brooks joins a list of stars and directors including Clint Eastwood, Jack Nicholson, Barbra Streisand, Tom Hanks, Sean Connery, Warren Beatty, Steven Spielberg, John Ford and Fred Astaire.