# Mel Brooks History of the World Part 2

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu\
**Created:** [March 7, 2023, 9:53pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/980848 "2023-03-07T21:53:56Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 3:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/980848/41 "2023-03-13T15:27:43Z")

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Who is the woman disguised as a man in the Shakespeare bit?

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**Author:** ![The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/the_other_waldo_pepper/32/12370_2.png) [@The\_Other\_Waldo\_Pepper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Other_Waldo_Pepper)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 3:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/980848/42 "2023-03-13T15:47:28Z")

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Lauren Lapkus?

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2023, 5:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mel-brooks-history-of-the-world-part-2/980848/43 "2023-03-13T17:34:14Z")

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Shakespeare names the first guy, one who some factions believe really wrote his plays. I wonder if she was historically significant.

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