It’s been 42 years since Mel Brooks’ History of the World, Part I was released. Now, the 97-year-old has finally made Part II, another irreverent and wacky romp through history that boasts a who’s who of today’s comedy stars with narration by Brooks himself. Helping pull Part II together for a new era – the eight-part series streams on Hulu – is director and showrunner David Stassen and his writing partner and EP Ike Barinholtz, who plays a sozzled General Ulysses S. Grant in the Civil War sketch. Their credits include Central Intelligence and Blockers. I spoke with Stassen, who also worked on Fox’s The Mindy Project, about making the show, dealing with post and the challenges of showrunning.

• Editing Tribeca’s Breaking the News
• Color and Sound for Hulu’s The Great
• Behind the Title: Mark Bartels, Sound Designer and Engineer