Brooksian

Adjective

Brooksian (comparative more Brooksian, superlative most Brooksian)

1. Of or relating to the American comedian Mel Brooks, known for his farcical cinematic parodies.
   • Instead of a crazed Brooksian farce about life on the bottom rung, Life Stinks turns out to be a surprisingly low-key Chaplinesque fable.1991 August 9, “Summer Comedies”, in Entertainment Weekly
   • Mr. Wilder's subtler comic instincts keep the humor reined in, and so when the broader, more vulgar Brooksian bits pop up, they're kept in check.2000, May 28. Kevin Filipski, "Even more Mel Brooks Than Before", The New York Times.
2. Of or relating to the American film producer James L. Brooks, known for co-creating the television series The Mary Tyler Moore Show and The Simpsons.
   • "The Upside of Anger", written and directed by Mike Binder, clearly aspires to be a Brooksian comedy of manners, but instead it feels like a retread of several better movies, with a nastier, more bitter edge.2005, March 18. Ann Hornaday, "Dumbness Is the Downside in 'The Upside of Anger', The Washington Post.
   • That freedom allowed the show to marry the Brooksian heartfelt moments with the subversive influence of series creator Matt Groening, and the Harvard Lampoon-induced writing and irreverence of much of its early writing staff.2014, Gina Masullo, “How 'Seinfeld' and 'The Simpsons' Changed TV Forever”, in The Wilson Quarterly
3. Of or relating to Gwendolyn Brooks (1917–2000), American poet.