Mel Brooks Finally Made ‘History of the World, Part II’

Mel Brooks’ 1981 spoof History of the World, Part I ended with a mocking teaser for a sequel, which might supposedly proceed the saga with all new comedy bits, together with “Hitler On Ice,” “A Viking Funeral,” and “Jews in Space.”

Like every little thing else in a Mel Brooks film, it was to not be taken severely. But now, 40 years later, Hulu has truly made History of the World, Part II, as an eight-part miniseries. Mel Brooks, now 96 years outdated, stars in the sequence, and in addition serves as a author and an govt producer on the undertaking. The solid is totally stacked with large fashionable comedy names. (One assumes they leapt at the likelihood to work with the man who made Blazing Saddles, The Producers, and Young Frankenstein.) They embrace: Pamela Adlon, Tim Baltz, Zazie Beetz, Jillian Bell, Quinta Brunson, Dove Cameron, D’Arcy Carden , Ronny Chieng, Rob Corddry, Danny DeVito, David Duchovny, Hannah Einbinder, Jay Ellis, Josh Gad, Kimiko Glenn, Brandon Kyle Goodman, Jake Johnson, Richard Kind, Johnny Knoxville, Lauren Lapkus, Jenifer Lewis, Poppy Liu, Joe Lo Truglio, Jason Mantzoukas, Ken Marino, Jack McBrayer, Zahn McClarnon, Charles Melton, Kumail Nanjiani, Brock O’Hurn, Andrew Rannells, Emily Ratajkowski, Sam Richardson, Nick Robinson, Seth Rogen, Sarah Silverman, Timothy Simons, J.B. Smoove, David Wain, Taika Waititi, Reggie Watts, and Tyler James Williams.

Here’s the teaser for the present, which very a lot appears to be like like it’s in the Mel Brooks custom of wild parody:

This is Brooks’ first TV present since 2008’s short-lived Spaceballs animated sequence. Brooks hasn’t directed a movie since 1995’s Dracula: Dead and Loving It. (He spent a lot of the intervening years engaged on the musical variations of The Producers and Young Frankenstein.) So it’s simply nice to see Mel wanting so good at 96, and nonetheless having enjoyable.

Here is the sequence’ official synopsis:

After ready over 40 years there may be lastly a sequel to the seminal Mel Brooks movie, “History of the World, Part I,” with every episode that includes a spread of sketches that take us by means of completely different intervals of human historical past.

History of the World, Part II premieres with two episodes on Hulu on March 6. Two extra episodes observe every day till the finale on March 9.

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