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Watching the webseriesturnedcableshow has unexpectedly taught me more about feminism in the united states than any college or high school american history course. Like the web series, drunk history across america will feature historical reenactments presented by besotted narrators. Six years ago, nbc took a chance and gave the web series quarterlife a second life on the tv screen. Creator and star derek waters, along with an everchanging cast of great actors that have participated to date, will lead viewers from town to town across the country, presenting the rich histories that every city in this. Drunk history, the cable tv series in which people get drunk and then narrate a historical episode, to be acted out by starfilled casts. Drunk history wouldnt be a comedy central hit today without youtube, which launched the concept, and hulu, which introduced the series to cord. Drunk history episode guide comedy central official site. Rare game footage of the 1919 world series between the chicago white sox. Drunk history 2007 web series cinemorgue wiki fandom. With derek waters, jackie michele johnson, lyric lewis, betsy sodaro.
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Drunk history started back in 2007 as a web series and just transitioned to television this year. Intoxicating drunk history web series makes tv debut july 9. Jan 17, 2017 the other drunkest drunk in drunk history history was natasha leggero, who boozed so hard, the taping of her segment was the first in show history that had to be rescheduled. With derek waters, bennie arthur, craig cackowski, maria blasucci. Watch drunk history streaming online hulu free trial. Feb, 2014 six years ago, nbc took a chance and gave the web series quarterlife a second life on the tv screen. Based on the popular web series, drunk history is the liquoredup narration of our nations history. Drunk history serves an educational cocktail, with. Derek waters never made a penny off drunk history show on. The shows creators, jeremy konner and derek waters, found themselves thrust. Drunk history is a web series that became a tv show that will still be best and most watched on the internet, a snake eating its own tail, but one that makes money for. In the world of drunk history, nixons response to watergate follows the actual history to a point. The show will also include some travel elements and interviews with city. Uk comedians relate their favourite historical stories while drunk.
Host derek waters, along with an everchanging cast of actors and comedians, travels across the country to present the rich tales that every city in this land has to offer. The whole thing stemmed from a conversation waters had in 2007 with actor jake johnson. Those stories are related in oftenconfusing ways by. Intoxicating drunk history web series makes tv debut. Waters and johnson were duh drunk, and johnson was passionately, furiously, and. There are lots of times when the storytellers drunkenly meander off topic, which isnt wholly surprising. Jul 03, 20 the first episode of the web series drunk history, created by derek waters, was uploaded to the internet in december of 2007. A singlecamera comedy featuring three friends who work together as telemarketers from 9 to 5, and live together from 5 to 9. The first episode of the web series drunk history, created by derek waters, was uploaded to the internet in december of 2007. But with room to breathe on the show, those moments majorly disrupt the comedic flow. A total of 70 episodes have aired over the course of 6 seasons. Drunk history est une serie televisee humoristique americaine creee par derek waters et. Nick offerman and bob odenkirk star in this exclusive clip from drunk history. The three chosen for the drunk history premiere wax and wane in brevity.
This is a list of episodes for the comedy central series drunk history hosted by derek. Jul 09, 20 but drunk history is ditching its old web only format and is getting fitted for bigboy pants. Watch the story of how the friendship of abraham lincoln will ferrell and frederick douglass don cheadle overcame the slavery movement and the racism that existed in their day. On drunk history, series creator derek waters finds comedians, gets them really shitfaced, and has them narrate historical events to the best of their abilities. With derek waters, jen kirkman, jack black, eric falconer. Drunk history season 7 commissioned by comedy central. But drunk history is ditching its old webonly format and is getting fitted for bigboy pants. Jul 07, 20 the web series drunk history has been around for roughly six years now, delighting people who know when a truly great idea has been executed to near perfection. During the first season of the show, the another period star drank an entire bottle of white wine. Derek waters and jeremy konner on drunk historys first.