It's often easier in retrospect to see how an artist has paved the way for others. Nowadays, making fun of anything and everything is commonplace and even Nazi parodies are a dime a dozen. But it hasn't always been that way, as a look at the work of director and actor Mel Brooks shows. Born 100 years ago on June 28, 1926, in Brooklyn, New York, the entertainer was clearly a pioneer of satire. Though they may have become more common than in the decades following World War II , taking a humorous