Albert Brooks Reflects on His Life in Comedy and Making Documentary With Rob Reiner

The comedian alongside his lifelong friend Reiner opens up about decades of laughter and how their friendship made filmmaking easy.

Albert Brooks attends The World Premiere of Disney-Pixar’s 'Finding Dory' in Hollywood, Calif., on June 8, 2016. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images for Disney

Comedian Albert Brooks takes a trip down memory lane on the good old days of comedy and what led to his Max documentary “Albert Brooks: Defending My Life.”

Speaking alongside actor Rob Reiner during an episode of the “Crew Call” podcast with Anthony D'Alessandro, the 76-year-old admits making a documentary on his life is not what he envisioned for himself.