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Posted By admin on October 20, 2021

By Ron Kampeas

You couldnt Torquemada it: Mel Brooks is making a sequel to History of the World: Part I, the 1981 revue that delighted and/or appalled Jews with, among other segments,a cheery musical take on the Spanish Inquisition.

The original was a feature film; the sequel on Hulu will be a variety series,Variety reported on Monday. Brooks, who is 95, will executive-produce and write; joining him will be professional funny people Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz, David Stassen and Kevin Salter. Production is set to begin in 2022.

Most of the original films cast, including Madeline Kahn, Dom DeLuise, Gregory Hines, Cloris Leachman and Sid Caesar, have died in the 40 years since it was released.

I cant wait to once more tell the real truth about all the phony baloney stories the world has been conned into believing are History! Brooks told Variety.

Brooks played a number of roles in the original History, including the Spanish inquisitor Torquemada in the Inquisition skit a tough competition for the most joyfully tasteless segment.We have a mission to convert the Jews, Brooks sings as Torquemada, after sliding down a bannister, Broadway-style, to greet his prisoners in the torture chamber.

Jew, Jew Jew Jew Jew Jew Jews! the chorus of monks replies. Were going to help them see the light and make an offer that they cant refuse, Brooks sings. That the Jews just cant refuse! say the monks.

Other sketches covered cavemen, Moses, the Last Supper, the Roman era and the French Revolution, in which Brooks, as King Louis XVI, uttered the immortal catchphrase, Its good to be the king.

The new series finally fulfills the teaser at the end of Part I, which promised a sequel that would cover Hitler on Ice andJews in Space.

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At 95, Mel Brooks Will Finally Deliver 'History of the World: Part II' - Jewish Exponent

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