# Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part 2 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu\ **Created:** [October 18, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710 "2021-10-18T22:23:08Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 19\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Snowboarder\_Bo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/snowboarder_bo/32/229_2.png) [@Snowboarder\_Bo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snowboarder_Bo)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/1 "2021-10-18T22:23:08Z")
😃 🤣 😂 > **[Mel Brooks plans sequel to 'History of the World, Part 1'](https://apnews.com/article/entertainment-arts-and-entertainment-mel-brooks-wanda-sykes-nick-kroll-86eb61ae28e20d4122133debe1af92f3)** > > NEW YORK (AP) — It is still good to be the king. Forty years after the release of his beloved “History of the World, Part I,” Mel Brooks has a sequel in the works. The 95-year-old show business giant has a deal with Hulu for an 8-part sequel, titled,... I have seen Part 1 more than I’ve seen any other movie; it is comedy genius from start to finish. I am very happy to see Mr. Brooks’ return to comedy! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/2 "2021-10-18T22:32:22Z")
Well it’s about time. I enjoy “History of the World, Part 1” very much. It is an excellent series of funny skits stitched together pretty well. I’ll plan to watch this when it is out. * * * My favorite scene from the movie: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tl4VD8uvgec/hqdefault.jpg "A Standup Philosopher") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tl4VD8uvgec) ---
**Author:** ![elfkin477](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/a9a28c/32.png) [@elfkin477](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfkin477)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 10:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/3 "2021-10-18T22:41:07Z")
It better have Hitler on ice ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/4 "2021-10-18T22:47:55Z")
I wonder if he’ll re-score “Jews in Space,” considering how things turned out in the interim? ---
**Author:** ![LurkMeister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/3da27b/32.png) [@LurkMeister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LurkMeister)\ **Post date:** [October 18, 2021, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/5 "2021-10-18T22:51:37Z")
Would a mention of Jewish Space Lasers be too “political”? ---
**Author:** ![phs3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/8491ac/32.png) [@phs3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/phs3)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 5:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/6 "2021-10-19T17:23:43Z")
For Mel Brooks?? Is there such a thing? Remember his comment about _Blazing Saddles_, about how they were lying to the studio about the content while making it because they knew the studio would shut it down! ---
**Author:** ![lobotomyboy63](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/lobotomyboy63/32/2900_2.png) [@lobotomyboy63](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/lobotomyboy63)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 5:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/7 "2021-10-19T17:58:41Z")
Treasure bath! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/f8vOxDK-3Uc/hqdefault.jpg "Treasure Bath") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f8vOxDK-3Uc) ---
**Author:** ![WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wookinpanubv.2/32/3260_2.png) [@WOOKINPANUBv.2](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/WOOKINPANUBv.2)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 6:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/8 "2021-10-19T18:16:38Z")
The Inquisition was the funniest thing my 14 year old self had seen up to that point in my life. Still cracks me up. [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/NUMkcBctE7c/maxresdefault.jpg "The Inquisition") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NUMkcBctE7c) ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [October 19, 2021, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/9 "2021-10-19T21:22:15Z")
My favorite scene is the opener: “Our forefathers” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gggQtG8hgKY/hqdefault.jpg "History Of The World Part 1 Intro") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gggQtG8hgKY) My second favorite is the one about art: “With the birth of the artist came the inevitable afterbirth: the critic” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tjRrISX33hY/hqdefault.jpg ""The Critic" History Of The World Part 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjRrISX33hY) ---
**Author:** ![AK84](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/85e7bf/32.png) [@AK84](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AK84)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 4:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/10 "2021-10-20T16:27:57Z")
Hitler on Ice. Jews in space. A Viking funeral. Man, looking forward to it. > [@Leaper](#): > > I wonder if he’ll re-score “Jews in Space,” considering how things turned out in the interim? Had Volynov flown when the original came out? I think so. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [October 20, 2021, 5:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/11 "2021-10-20T17:24:11Z")
I should’ve been clearer. He ended up using the “Jews in Space” music for _Robin Hood: Men in Tights_, so if that segment is still a musical, it might need a different tune? ---
**Author:** ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 1:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/12 "2023-01-14T13:08:32Z")
A new teaser has been released: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/TIfMfLbCbzY/maxresdefault.jpg "History of the World Part 2 | Teaser | Hulu") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TIfMfLbCbzY) ---
**Author:** ![Paintcharge](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/paintcharge/32/7946_2.png) [@Paintcharge](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Paintcharge)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/13 "2023-01-14T14:53:25Z")
It looks like a bunch of _Drunk History_ bits stitched together. Not that that’s a bad thing. ---
**Author:** ![Pavelb1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/439d5e/32.png) [@Pavelb1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pavelb1)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/14 "2023-01-14T22:28:43Z")
Exactly what I thought. Features a ton of the same actors. ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/15 "2023-01-14T22:52:47Z")
I feel like he lost a comedy step on Men In Tights and the Dracula film, but I’m happy to be wrong. ---
**Author:** ![mbh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/a6a055/32.png) [@mbh](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mbh)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/16 "2023-01-14T23:06:03Z")
The biggest problem with Men in Tights and Dracula, was the female lead. Amy Yasbeck is not a bad comedienne, but whenever she was onscreen, I found myself thinking, “I miss Madeline Kahn.” ---
**Author:** ![Love\_Rhombus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/love_rhombus/32/10694_2.png) [@Love\_Rhombus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Love_Rhombus)\ **Post date:** [January 14, 2023, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/17 "2023-01-14T23:06:55Z")
Those are huge shoes to fill for anyone. ---
**Author:** ![Galactus](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/galactus/32/3581_2.png) [@Galactus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Galactus)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 3:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/18 "2023-01-15T03:35:40Z")
it’s twoo, it’s twoo! ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [January 15, 2023, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/952710/19 "2023-01-15T04:30:46Z")
Did he ever make Space Balls 2 - the search for more cash?