Which is why it's so great.
The "Curb Your Enthusiasm" takeoff is genius. Even down to the staring contest between Judas and the Roman soldier.
The original "History of the World," you know, "Pt. 1," was uneven. It's hard to do comedy, it's hard to be consistent. Mel Brooks's best work was "The Producers," and "Blazing Saddles." But it looked like he was losing his touch, but "Part II" Shows he has not.
The Jews in the shtetl doing a musical, even down to the "Fiddler on the Roof" parody...
And the Romanov stuff, where the daughter is an influencer.
They don't make this kind of comedy anymore. Somehow it faded out. You know, the offensive stuff you can get away with. Stuff where the conception is key. You know, left field stuff, stuff so out there, that you cannot help but laugh to the point where you cry.
Hitler on ice? With the Olympic commentators? I'm laughing just thinking about it.
Before "Part II" we watched this week's John Oliver, where he did his best to nail DeSantis. Does any right-winger watch John Oliver? Furthermore, if I do say so myself, somehow John didn't put the stake in DeSantis's heart. We knew most of the material, at least I did, we were looking for the unknown delivered in such a delicious way that no one could vote for Ron.
But politics is scary. It's like we're living in the Russia of the 50s and 60s, you know, with mind control, where you didn't learn anything, couldn't learn anything, whole swaths of information were excised. Did you see that "Times" article about the right wing outlets which didn't cover the Dominion suit, how Fox knew what they were saying was false? Probably not. Here it is:
"Conservative Media Pay Little Attention to Revelations About Fox News - Even in today's highly partisan media world, experts said, the lack of coverage about the private comments of Fox's top executives and hosts stands out.": nyti.ms/3F4cIIp
Ah, you won't read it, either you know all this or don't want to. Ain't that America.
And speaking of TV, did you watch Bill Maher on Friday night? First and foremost I'm sick of Bill and his Covid B.S. He said the other week that natural immunity is as good as the vaccine. Yes, the study said this, IF YOU HAD COVID! If you did not, it's open season. I hate that people are so narrow-minded that they are limited by their own experience. I don't think Bill knows anybody who died. I know plenty. I can't get over Lisa's father passing, he was the rock of their family. This was before the vaccine. Hey, take all the risk you want. You think you're immune, you're not. I know too many people who don't know someone who died. And their narrow view would have you believe that Covid was nothing. As for whether it came from a lab or not, WHO CARES! I mean we'd like to know, but what does that change? Covid was a big deal, I'm still recovering mentally, from the years locked down. That ain't gonna change no matter where it came from, even if Fred Flintstone cooked it up between strings at the bowling alley.
But even worse was Russell Brand. An uninformed nincompoop who hogged all the time on "Real Time" so no one else could speak truth. He was busy making a tzimmes because he's promoting a new movie. God, even when you blow the whistle on Bill he refuses to acknowledge it. I got e-mail from people who've run into Chris Rock and he was nice. Can't imagine Bill giving people the time of day. Whenever you see him around town he's still wearing a damn suit. And Bill, we know you had a hair transplant too, who else would wear that combed-back hairstyle. I'm trashing you because too many people get your news from you, it should at least be fair and balanced, and I'm not talking about Fox.
Which is why "Part II" is so great. It takes you away from today's world where you feel powerless, observe insanity and don't know what to do. You see "History of the World, Pt. II" is insane, even down to the vomiting on the boat on the way to Omaha Beach, an homage to the farting scene in "Blazing Saddles."
No, every joke doesn't work, but this nonagenarian takes more risks and hits more bullseyes than all those comedians on TikTok, trying to blow themselves up.
Mel Brooks coming back is like Paul McCartney cutting a new "Band on the Run," or Bob Dylan cutting a new "Blood on the Tracks." Completely surprising, completely unfathomable.
I don't want to overhype you. Then again, I can't. Like I said, this show works mostly because it's so stupid, the conceptions are so whacked. You'll laugh in a way you haven't for decades...
WATCH IT!
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