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- An enterprise like "History of the World, Part II" will be hit-or-miss by design, but it gets enough inspired sketches, game cameo appearances, and plainly laugh-out-loud moments from its clever silliness to recommend it.
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Feb 28, 2023 · An enterprise like History of the World, Part II is going to be hit-or-miss by design, but it gets enough inspired sketches, game cameo appearances, and plainly laugh-out-loud moments from its clever silliness to recommend it.
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Feb 28, 2023 · What makes History of the World: Part II work so well is that it's not a TV show trying to pretend it's a very long movie. It thrives in the shorter medium.
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Feb 28, 2023 · TV REVIEW. ‘History of the World, Part II’ Is the Weird Love Child of Mel Brooks and ‘Kroll Show’. Hulu’s eight-part series arrives only 42 years after Brooks’ original film and features...
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"History of the World Part II" is a new Hulu series inspired by the 1981 Mel Brooks movie, "History of the World, Part I." The original film featured a series of comedy sketches set in ancient and recent history, such as the Old Testament or the French revolution. It starred Brooks alongside Madeleine Kahn, Gregory Hines andCloris Leachman, and was...
Pretty much everyone who has ever shown an interest in comedy makes an appearance in at least one of the eight episodes. While Kroll, Barinholtz and Sykes are the most prevalent performers, a partial list of other stars includes: Seth Rogen, Kumail Nanjiani, Quinta Brunson, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Jack Black, Sarah Silverman, Andrew Rannells, Emily Rataj...
For some, especially fans of Brooks and the movie, the laughs may be there. But most of the time it falls flat. It's hard to connect the original with what Brooks' collaborators are doing here. "Part II" feels like an ode to an age of Comedy Central sketch TV shows that has come and gone (particularly Kroll's "Kroll Show"). But that kind of comedy ...
- Kelly Lawler
- TV Critic
Mar 6, 2023 · Critic’s Pick. Review: ‘History of the World’ Repeats, as Farce. Mel Brooks’s human comedy gets a ‘Part II’ for streaming TV, with a sketch-star cast and a sharp makeover. Share full...
- James Poniewozik
Mar 6, 2023 · History of the World, Part II, like its predecessor, bounces around time periods. It’s all good, though. Keeping things fluid has worked well for Brooks in the past. If it ain’t broke,...
Mar 5, 2023 · 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.
