Mr. Edelman's introduction to corporate PR came when he was pitching the young Mel Torme to DJs.

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Mr. Nolen is properly monstrous, Mr. Williams unyieldingly blunt, and Glenn Gover, who plays a writer based on the young Mel Brooks, comes on so strong that you'll feel like you've stepped into a wind tunnel.

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You, you're young and tough, like Mel a few decades back.

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