Hollywood comedy legend Carl Reiner dies aged 98

Director of Steve Martin comedies The Jerk and The Man With Two Brains was also famed for his collaboration with Mel Brooks

Hadley Freeman meets Reiner and Brooks, February 2020
Peter Bradshaw on Carl Reiner
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Carl Reiner, the veteran comic and film-maker renowned for his double act with Mel Brooks as well as directing a string of hit comedies including The Jerk and The Man With Two Brains, has died 98.

Variety confirmed the news, reporting that his publicist said he died of natural causes on Monday night at his home in Beverly Hills.