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TV series

Drunk History

2013TV-146 seasons6.8 / 10

Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America's great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.

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Checked Sep 2, 2026

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Synopsis

Historical reenactments from A-list talent as told by inebriated storytellers. A unique take on the familiar and less familiar people and events from America's great past as great moments in history are retold with unforgettable results.

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Episode 1

Montgomery, AL

22m

Scientist Percy Julian overcomes racial barriers, Claudette Colvin refuses to give up her bus seat months before Rosa Parks's famous protest, and Joe Louis fights German boxer Max Schmeling. Featuring Jordan Peele, Terry Crews and "Weird Al" Yankovic.

Episode credits

Guest stars Mariah Iman Wilson, Lisa Bonet, Jerry Minor, Jordan Peele, Terry Crews, Tim Heidecker, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Amber Ruffin

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Episode 2

New York City

22m6.5 / 10

The U.S. reluctantly accepts the Statue of Liberty, Sybil Ludington goes on an epic ride to warn of a British attack, and journalist Nellie Bly infiltrates a corrupt mental institution. Featuring Laura Dern, Taran Killam, Juno Temple and Matt Walsh.

Episode credits

Guest stars Paul Scheer, Juno Temple, Michaela Watkins, Taran Killam, Laura Dern, Brett Gelman, Matt Walsh, Eric Falconer

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Episode 3

American Music

22m

Alan Freed becomes one of the first radio DJs to broadcast rock 'n' roll, Kris Kristofferson gets his big break with some help from his hero, Johnny Cash, and Sylvia Robinson creates The Sugarhill Gang. Featuring Johnny Knoxville, Jack McBrayer and Retta.

Episode credits

Guest stars Jack McBrayer, Retta, Da'Vone McDonald, Jaleel White, Ron Funches, Jon Daly, Johnny Knoxville, Nathan Fielder

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Episode 4

Baltimore

22m7.0 / 10

Abraham Lincoln tries to avoid assassination on the way to his inauguration, Francis Scott Key writes "The Star-Spangled Banner," and Edgar Allan Poe feuds with Rufus Griswold. Featuring Charlie Day, Adrianne Palicki, Jesse Plemons and Jason Ritter.

Episode credits

Guest stars Jesse Plemons, Adrianne Palicki

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Episode 5

Charleston

22m7.0 / 10

Charles Sumner gets caned on the Senate floor, Judge J. Waties Waring helps to end segregation, and a slave named Robert Smalls commandeers a Confederate warship. Featuring Patton Oswalt, Johnny Knoxville, Busy Philipps and Brandon T. Jackson.

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Episode 6

Hollywood

22m

Orson Welles' "Citizen Kane" angers publisher William Randolph Hearst; animator Ub Iwerks helps Walt Disney create Mickey Mouse; Nancy Reagan urges her husband to get into politics.

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Episode 8

Philadelphia

22m

Baron von Steuben whips Washington's army into shape, longtime friends John Adams and Thomas Jefferson break ties, and Benedict Arnold becomes a British spy.

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Episode 9

Sports Heroes

22m

Jim Thorpe dominates the 1912 Olympics, Babe Didrikson founds the LPGA, and Jim Abbott becomes a great pitcher despite being born with one hand.

Episode credits

Guest stars Zach Gilford, Emily Deschanel

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Episode 10

First Ladies

22mfinale

Frances Cleveland uses her public image for good, Edith Wilson acts as president after her husband has a stroke, and Dolley Madison saves American artifacts from destruction.

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Episode information updated Sep 19, 2026

More about Drunk History

Cast

Derek WatersSelf - Host / Various Characters
Colin HanksFred Rogers
Stephen MerchantAbraham Lincoln
Jack BlackWilliam Mulholland
Jenny SlateHerself - Storyteller
Jason RitterRobert Wilson
Michael CeraMaurice Cohen
Natasha LeggeroElizabeth Bisland

Credits

Created by
Derek Waters

Production details

Status
Canceled
Series type
Scripted
Episodes
70
Original language
English

Networks & production

  • Comedy CentralUnited States
  • Gary Sanchez ProductionsUnited States

Themes

celebrity guestcelebrity reenactmentdramatizationdrinkingdrunkhilariousreenactmentstorytelling