Warning: This article contains spoilers from the season finale ofHistory of the World Part II.
“For a while, we resisted it,” Barinholtz tells EW.
Adds Sykes, “We were really going back and forth.”
Nick Kroll, Wanda Sykes, Ike Barinholtz in “Hitler on Ice” sketch on ‘History of the World Part II’.Hulu
The issue, says Kroll, is that they didn’t want to rely on the movie.
The goal was to pay homage to all of Brooks' work without repeating it.
“There’s references to every one of his movies somewhere in the show.
Sarah Silverman in the “Jews in Space” sketch on ‘History of the World Part II’.HULU
Bringing that in was particularly exciting for the creative team, Kroll says.
“We got to dig into the actual dailies from those pieces in [the film].
Barinholtz continued, “The trick is to give people just a treat.
It’s just, like, here’s a little fun treat.”
