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History of the World: Part II (TV Miniseries)

History of the World: Part II

2023

Alice Mathias, Dave Stassen ...

Johnny Knoxville, Pamela Adlon, Dove Cameron, Josh Fadem ...

4.5

TV Series. Comedy A sequel 40 years in the making, Mel Brooks' History of the World PART II. There is finally a sequel to the seminal Brooks film, HISTORY OF THE WORLD PART I, with each episode featuring a variety of sketches that take us through different periods of human history.

A four night event, streaming March 6 on Hulu.

	Author	Review
Canada	Alex Maidy JoBlo	"Undoubtedly, everyone involved in making this series had a lot of fun doing so, but I wish it had been more cohesive and less repetitive"	NEU
United States	Josh Spiegel SlashFilm	"It is a mostly very funny collection of heavy-hitting comic performers delivering just enough of the goods to make the revival "	POS
United States	Nick Allen rogerebert.com	"Brooks may only be so mortal with his muscular, bulked-up bod, but his comedy will persevere through new ways of being entertained, especially when he has so many talented descendants (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Terry Terrones Paste Magazine	"To its credit, it does Mel Brooks proud.However, it also makes clear that the comedy road in 2023 actually is harder to navigate than most people thought"	NEU
United States	Arezou Amin Collider	"A worthy sequel 41 years in the making (...) Aloving homage to the works of Mel Brooks"	POS
United States	Daniel Fienberg The Hollywood Reporter	"It is uneven, but there’s enough that works here that I’d happily watch Part III — perhaps even sooner than 42 years from now"	NEU
United States	David Cote AV Club	"'History of the World: Part II' may be Brooks' crassest, horniest film, which is saying something"	NEG
United States	Robert Lloyd Los Angeles Times	"Once it established its rhythms and breadth, I was completely sold"	POS
United States	Kelly Lawler USA Today	"For some, especially fans of Brooks and the movie, the laughs may be there. But most of the time it falls flat"	NEU
United States	Alan Sepinwall Rolling Stone	"I rolled my eyes when some sketches kept coming back again and again, but I also laughed more than enough to feel glad I watched it all"	POS
United States	Brian Tallerico The Playlist	"At its best, it has the same vaudevillian sense of humor as the master’s great work. At its worst, it echoes some of those late Brooks movies of the ‘90s in which the batting average of hits to duds wasn’t particularly high"	NEU
United States	James Poniewozik The New York Times	"In an era of dutiful brand extensions and pointless revivals, it turns out to be history that’s surprisingly worth repeating"	POS
United States	Steve Greene IndieWire	"A fitting Mel Brooks sequel, for better and worse (...) For a long-awaited sequel with this much leeway to rewrite history, there should be more reasons to celebrate"	NEU
United States	Nina Metz Chicago Tribune	"Not all of it works. In fact, a lot of it doesn't (...) Rating: ★★ (out of 4)"	NEG
United States	Judy Berman Time	"Mel Brooks is still funnier than Mmost comedians half his age"	POS
United States	Amber Dowling Variety	"It is a Mel Brooks mixed bag of hits and misses"	NEU
United States	Samantha Nelson IGN	"It is a sequel worth waiting 40 years for. It has some of the same flaws as Mel Brooks’ original film, with gags that can fall flat and then linger too long, it remains faithful to the comedy legend’s tone and ambitions"	POS
United States	John Anderson The Wall Street Journal	"As uneven as 'History of the World, Part II' can be, it's always taking a chance and time is on its side: The sketches are only a few minutes long and each episode only about 30"	NEU
United States	Richard Roeper Chicago Sun-Times	"It’s here as a wacky Hulu series, and most of the sketches are loaded with stars and laughs (...) Rating: ★★★ (out of 4)"	POS
United States	Emma Vine Ready Steady Cut	"While 'History of the World: Part II' lends an impressive cast and decent acting performances, the jokes fail to land, and the material presented leaves more to be desired (...) Rating: ★★½ (out of 5)"	NEU

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