History of the World, Part II
HULU | Release Date: March 6, 2023
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
64
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 22 Critic Reviews
Positive:
14
Mixed:
6
Negative:
2

Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
60
CNNBrian LowryMar 6, 2023
Season 1 Review: The show squeaks by, barely, though this is one of those exercises where a little fast-forwarding through “History” couldn’t hurt. Read full review
58
IndieWireSteve GreeneMar 6, 2023
Season 1 Review: For a long-awaited sequel with this much leeway to rewrite history, there should be more reasons to celebrate. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneNina MetzMar 6, 2023
Season 1 Review: Not all of it works. In fact, a lot of it doesn’t. Maybe the misses are inevitable when the goal is an explosion of concepts and barrage of jokes; some won’t land. But the ones that do stick with you. Read full review
50
The PlaylistBrian TallericoMar 1, 2023
Season 1 Review: It really feels like it needed one more voice in the writers’ room to iron out some of the bits that feel comedically rushed, like someone just accepted the first idea thrown up on a whiteboard and moved on. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreFeb 28, 2023
Season 1 Review: Running through much of the series, I’d say there a laugh or chuckle or three per episode, and every so often a genuine spit-take. Read full review
42
The A.V. ClubDavid CoteMar 2, 2023
Season 1 Review: Retrograde and lazy comedy punches down; virtuous, often smug comedy punches up; the truest sort (even History Of the World, Part I) punches in both directions to dismantle all pieties. Sadly, this limp coda to the Brooks oeuvre only lands a half-hearted knuckle sandwich on its own crotch. Read full review
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