Mel Brooks Strikes Again With ‘History of the World: Part II’
By Aaron Gold
Mel Brooks strikes again. Mel Brooks, the comic genius, strikes again with a sequel to his masterpiece History of the World Part I with a new Hulu series History of the World: Part II. The series is premiers on March 6th.
Mel Brooks produced and wrote the show along with Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen.
It has an all-star cast. Mel Brooks, Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, Johnny Knoxville, David Stassen, Zazie Beetz, Seth Rogen, Jay Ellis, Danny DeVito, Emily Ratajkowski, David Duchovny, Ken Marino, Jake Johnson, Josh Gad, and Sarah Silverman.
The trailer shows that there are sketches on Harriet Tubman and the underground railroud, Jesus, Alexander Graham Bell, Amelia Airhardt, Genghis Khan, Segmend Freud, the Romanovs, Noah and the flood, Abraham Lincoln, Greece and Turkey, Shakespeare, and life in a Russian Shetl.
Mel Brooks is perhaps one of the most famous comedic producers, writers, and actors of all-time. Some of his most famous movies are Blazing Saddles, Spaceballs, The Producers, and Young Frankenstein.
By Aaron Gold. Aaron Gold is a writer and the founder of The Hasmonean.
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