“Jews in space” better be in this as promised in Part I

Way too many writers trying to emulate a goofiness and sensibility of a bygone era. A giant line of famous faces and aspiring "comedy world people" scurrying to rub elbows with Mel Brooks. Or, at least the idea of Mel Brooks. Is it attempting to be transcendent and/or higher-budget satire? Is it absurdity for the sake of it? I think it's that so much is sat squarely on your nose that there's no room for an organic laugh to find room between "Yeah, I get it" thoughts. What is the joke and where is the punchline? It's like watching "The Characters" which was like watching an hours-long cringe-worthy later-season sketch from Saturday Night Live. Then you have so much 4th wall breaking looking for like meta self-awareness? I wonder if the cast just felt dirty in between takes or felt like they were trying too hard to keep the mood up.

Mel Brooks in combination with Gene wilder, and later Leslie Nielsen, was absolute gold, the stuff they produced together is still hilarious to this day, and personally, my gold standard when it comes to comedy.

This modern attempt at doing something similar falls completely flat however, and I simply don’t believe there is a modern actor up to par to deliver what guys like Gene Wilder and Leslie Nielsen were capable of doing. The only actor in this show who has any potential to coming close to it, would be Danny DeVito, and he is completely underutilised here, which is a real shame.

I went in expecting "History of The World, Part II" and got historical SNL sketches. And when I say SNL, I mean modern SNL. The humor is faint, the jokes are weak and the only time I smiled was when the Jackass crew made a few cameos. I do not know if all Americans find this funny, but I hope not.

Do you love Mel Brooks? Then don't watch this. This has nothing to do with Mel Brooks other than the fact he put his name there (and probably some money). He also acted as the narrator.

This is really just not very funny - I really did give it a fair shake, even watching the O.G in anticipation.

Just watch - or rewatch Drunk History - for a much more entertaining time.

Not entirely sure this works as a series. While the original was “episodic” or “sketches” each section was still in and out and on to the next time. Here it’s dipping in and out of various times/sketches and going back to them later. It doesn’t give the setting settle in and the act breaks are in weird places which also effects the joke momentum. I think another pass should have been taken on presentation before releasing this. It has funny bits and moments, the cast is overall great in all their varying roles but the bouncing back and forth makes it hard for the audience to connect to those roles. Especially with Nick Kroll and Ike Bairinholtz being the main actors in most segments while also being supporting players in the others it’s a lot of those 2.

[Disney+] A group of current comedians tries to recover a sketch film and ends up showing how the sense of humor has changed in the worst way. "History of the world. Part I" (1981) deals with absurd humor with less success than "Life of Brian" (1979), but it is much more coherent than its television sequel. The new version is a mix of all kinds of styles that proves that a series is too long for a set of desert skits with some oasis of humor. And that the new American comedians (actually stars of the ABC/Hulu series) are repetitive and boring.

I really wanted to like it. I was mildly amused in ep1 but ep2’s intro was such a turn-off, some straight never do comedy (because it doesn’t feel good to watch i wont say what.) The grossness made my amygdala say “threat to chill vibes! threat to chill vibes!” Yea, so sorry Mel - you were my idol and whatever the f-ck happened to make you think Nick Kroll needs to be literally in every single sketch I have no idea. Kroll dominated in what I watched in a way I can only say seemed like he was a rich kid who demanded being in every sequence type of way without bringing any comedic value. Look, Kroll can be watchable. I’m not hatin’ the security company behind 911s nepo baby but c’mon dude absolutely blows chunks in every sketch here. A piece of pastrami in the wind would of been funnier. Hard pass!

I stopped halfway episode 4.
Just no.

Btw I’ve seen spaceballs in theaters and pissed in my pants.
The time for this kind of show is long gone

I feel like this would have worked better either as a film or a shorter series (maybe 5-6 episodes). I also think it should have kept the linear timeline of the original. Most of the cast is very good, but Nick Kroll is no Mel Brooks and the series' overreliance on him is a major miss. When it works, it's very good, but when it doesn't oof.

God, who keeps giving Nick Kroll work? He's god-awful in everything he's been in and this is no exception

I recently watched the first episode of "History of the World Part Two" with high expectations. Unfortunately, I found the episode to be quite disappointing due to the bad acting and poor writing. Despite my initial excitement, the lackluster performances and uninspired writing left me feeling underwhelmed.

While I may give the series another chance with the second episode, based on my experience with the first episode, I am not hopeful that the quality will improve. I value strong performances and compelling writing, and "History of the World Part Two" failed to deliver on both fronts in its first outing.