History of the World, Part I/Trivia


 * Hey It's That Guy:
 * A group of cavemen is led by Sid Caesar.
 * The Ethopian slave Josephus is played by tap-dancer Gregory Hines.
 * John Hurt is Jesus!
 * One of the two Jews describing how they were tortured by the Spaniards is everyone's favorite Jewish stand-up comic, Jackie Mason.
 * Bea Arthur cameoed as the lady in the vnemployment booth.
 * Cloris Leachman as Madame Defarge.
 * Hugh Hefner in Ancient Rome mentioning his invention of the centerfold.
 * David Lee Roth has a line during the Spanish Inquisition musical number.
 * And Madeline Kahn is Empress Nymphomaniac Nympho!
 * Hey It's That Voice: Orson Welles is the narrator.
 * What Could Have Been: The role of Josephus was written with Richard Pryor in mind, but he was unable to accept due to his infamous freebasing accident in 1980.