Ever since I was a little girl and my dad introduced me to History of the World Part 1, I have anxiously been awaiting the sequel so that I could watch Jews in Space.
So when Hulu announced that they were finally giving us History of the World Part 2, I am like I am finally going to see it.
But alas, my hopes were crushed when the streaming service released the teaser for Mel Brooks’ 4-night event that starts on March 6th because the Jews never leave the earth.
Just like Space Balls 3: The Search for 2, Brooks has promised to give me something that will never happen. I guess I will have to watch one of his movies so that I can laugh instead of cry.
About a year ago, Hulu announced that they were teaming up with Mel Brooks to finally give us History of the World: Part II. Since then, we have not heard a lot about it.
However, this week, Marla Gibbs shared a photo on the set with Wanda Sykes, who is a writer on the show, and Kym Whitley. The three women and a mystery actor (no one I know could place him) are telling Shirley Chisholm’s story. She is the first African-American woman Congressperson and the first African-American to run for President in a majority party.
There is still no word when the series will debut. But this image makes me even more excited about it. Do you feel the same way?
Back when I was a kid, my dad showed me History of the World Part I. I was glued to the screen for every second of it. So when they showed the preview for History of the World Part II, I believed it was real. I spent most of my life believing it was real.
Then one day, the lightbulb went off. And I realized it was a joke. My heart was broken. I felt dumb and naive.
It turns out I wasn’t so dumb and naive. That is because Hulu teamed up with Mel Brooks to give us an 8-episode sequel to the 1981 movie.
Brooks, 95, is going to write and produce the follow-up. “I can’t wait to once more tell the real truth about all the phony baloney stories the world has been conned into believing are History!” Brooks said.
He will not be doing it alone. He will be joined in the writers’ room with Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen, and Kevin Salter.
According to Variety, production is slated to begin in the Springtime, as in for Hitler. Wrong Brooks film.
Seriously, this is the best television news I have heard in a really long time. I just hope they don’t fuck it up. Or I will go all Spanish Inquisition on them.
We keep hearing that we need to practice social distancing. Many people cannot understand why we need to do this.
Mel Brooks’ son, Max Brooks, made a video explaining why this is important with his dad. While Max will be fine because he is only 47, his 93-year-old dad will not be. If his dad gets it, he might give it to Carl Reiner, 97, who will transmit it to Dick Van Dyke, 94. That would take out three comedic greats, and we need them to be with us when we finally get through this. Which we will.
The point of this video is not about you. It is about the people we love who are more vulnerable to it. We must keep Mel Brooks alive, so he can finally make Spaceballs 3: The Search for 2. We have been waiting a long time for it. However, not as long as History of the World: Part 2. Who else besides me thought that was a real thing?
I love Mel Brooks. I love Young Frankenstein. However, no one loved the Broadway musical Young Frankenstein. That is why it closed on so quickly on the Great White Way. It was considered a joke. Yet, for some reason, ABC thinks we want to see it live on our TV screens in the fall around Halloween. What are they thinking?
As the word, we say after you hear “Frau Blücher,” “Neigh!”
I don’t care if the revised version got positive reviews on The West End, there are hundreds of other musicals they can do first. If they are going to work with Mel Brooks, why not do The Producers with Nathan Lane and Matthew Broderick? What else are they doing now?
Are you going to watch it? I will, but don’t tell anyone!
