He adds, “I personally think right now in comedy you can still say and do insane things. That really became our guiding light to continue making the show,” explains Kroll. So, doing a show about history now at a time when we are re-examining the past how things went down, became, for me, a very easy through-line to just continue Mel's legacy of poking fun at those in power. “Mel's ultimate goal was always to poke fun at those in power and how greedy and stupid they were. It’s that tradition of comic commentary that Kroll says was the creative team’s goal in crafting History of the World Part II. Talking about Brooks edgy humor, Kroll wants people to remember that, “He was making The Producers in the '60s he was making a musical about Adolf Hitler 20 years after the Holocaust.” I mean, the guy has an insane life force.” It’s hard not to marvel at Brooks enthusiasm, says Kroll.

“I remember very early meetings with Mel, and he was like, I’ve got jokes.’ He had bits ready to go.” Kroll says that Brooks didn’t just lend his name to the project, that he’s been actively involved throughout the process, working as a writer and producer. “ is like one of three VHS that we had in our house. When he was asked to make History of the World, Part II, Kroll was flattered, and felt it was meant to be.

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