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Podcast: The Parting Shot with H. Alan Scott
Episode: Nick Kroll on the Influence of Mel Brooks on Hulu’s 'History of the World, Part II’
Description: If you're going to add on to the legacy of a classic Mel Brooks film, you've got to do it with a parade of superstars (and, of course, the blessing of Brooks himself). That's exactly what Nick Kroll has done with Hulu's ‘History of the World, Part II’ (March 6). "You can expect an insane cast, " Kroll told Newsweek’s H. Alan Scott. The cast includes Wanda Sykes, Taika Waititi, Jay Ellis and Sarah Silverman, among others. "Our goal was to continue to be provocative, but not necessarily preachy and political." And even if they aren't political, Kroll says Brooks' target...