The verdict seems clear:Mel Brookscontinues to thrive as the auteur of disorder.
Twenty years ago, insiders assured us thatThe Producerswould never work because Broadway disdains sketch comedy.
Brooks and Rock have each provided welcome distractions as well as offbeat hits.
(L-R) Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Mel Brooks, Ike Barinholtz and EP David StassenFrank Micelotta/PictureGroup for Hulu
(the answer: never good enough).
Where else would you find jokes about Henry Kissinger, Shirley Chisholm or Ulysses S. Grant?
Even Adolf Hitler registers a post-Producerscomeback, this time as a champion ice skater.
(L-R) Mother Mary (Ana Maria Horsford), Judas (Nick Kroll), Luke (J.B. Smoove) and Peter (Richard Kind) in ‘History of the World, Part II’Tyler Golden/Hulu
Nathan Lane somehow led us through the incoherence.
Among the other perpetrators are Ike Barinholtz, Nick Kroll and Wanda Sykes.
The implication: Brooks will have a lot of weight to carry around.
All Mel Brooks vehicles guarantee their hit-or-miss comedic rhythm.
Inevitably, Jesus feels the need to order up a bacon cheeseburger.
The Big Slap from Will Smith is a home run for Rock.
And may guarantee Smith a major role inHistory of the World Part III.
