History of the World, Part 1

Actors:  Mel Brooks, Sid Caesar, Shecky Greene, Gregory Hines, Dom DeLuise, Madeline Kahn, Harvey Korman, Cloris Leachman

Rating:  7 out of 10, Not one of Brooks’ greatest efforts but it has some very funny moments and at least one enduring line for the ages – “It’s good to be king!” as well as the “15 no 10 commandments”.  Mel and his merry band of regulars take hysterical license with history from the stone age to the French Revolution.  Many of the jokes haven’t aged well and the semi-maniacal pace can be a little off putting but it remains a great example of Brook’s cache at the time.  He could get away with a lot more than other directors at the time.

MVP:  Delouise as the Roman Emperor who keeps finding things in his butt