It took 42 years, but Mel Brooks is finally making good on a parody of a promise he never seemed likely to keep: Bringing “History of the World, Part II” to audiences far and wide. The filmmaker ad…
is finally making good on a parody of a promise he never seemed likely to keep: Bringing “History of the World, Part II” to audiences far and wide. The filmmaker addresses that elephant in the room within the opening minutes of the new, eight-part Hulu series, admitting that he agreed to the project under two conditions — that there could be no repeat gags, and that he be made to look exactly like he did in the 1981 original film.
In “Part II,” a now 96-year-old Brooks returns as writer and producer, but aside from the aforementioned intro, he doesn’t appear onscreen. Instead, he picks up narration duties from Orson Welles, a gig that lessens as the episodes unroll. Now, it’swho does most of the heavy-lifting, with directing, writing, producing and acting credits. He’s joined by actors-writers-producers Wanda Sykes and Ike Barinholtz, who are also ready to put their best Brooks impressions to the test.
Kroll’s Schmuck Mudman character, for example, brings viewers in and out of the Russian Revolution, where an understated Jack Black plays a crooning, bullied Stalin character and Dove Cameron portrays Princess Anastasia as a social influencer. Meanwhile, Barinholtz’s boozed-up General Ulysses S.
Star-spotting also becomes a bit of a game as the series progresses, with guest stars like Jason Alexander, Jay Ellis, Seth Rogen, Zazie Beetz, Taika Waititi, David Duchovny, Danny DeVito and Tyler James Williams appearing in random roles. It’s as though every comedian who was ever influenced by Brooks made it a point to stop by and have a laugh at themselves, whether their participation lands with audiences or not.
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