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Drunk History
	Title card
Genre	Television comedy
Created by	Derek Waters; Jeremy Konner;
Directed by	Jeremy Konner
Presented by	Derek Waters
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	6 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Derek Waters; Jeremy Konner; Will Ferrell; Adam McKay;
Running time	22 minutes
Production companies	Gary Sanchez Productions; Funny or Die
Original release
Network	Comedy Central
Release	July 9, 2013 –; present

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Drunk History is an American television comedy series produced by Comedy Central, based on the Funny or Die web series created by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner in 2007. In each episode, an inebriated narrator struggles to recount an event from American history, while actors enact the narrator's anecdote, lip syncing any dialog.

The series premiered on Comedy Central in July 2013.^[1] Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are among the show's executive producers.

In addition to creator Derek Waters and guest appearances, the show's cast includes Bennie Arthur, Sarah Burns, Maria Blasucci, Craig Cackowski, Michael Cassady, Tymberlee Hill, Adam Nee, and Jeremy J. Tutson.

Episodes

Season 1: 2013

#	Title	Original air date	Production code
1	"Washington D.C."	July 9, 2013	101
Retellings: Matt Gourley on the Watergate scandal Allan McLeod on the Assassination of Abraham Lincoln Eric Edelstein on Elvis Presley meeting Richard Nixon Cast: Jack Black as Elvis Presley Nathan Fielder as Bob Woodward Bob Odenkirk as Richard Nixon Jack McBrayer as H.R. Haldeman Adam Scott as John Wilkes Booth Will Forte as Edwin Booth Jonathan Ames as Junius Booth Stephen Merchant as Abraham Lincoln Dave Grohl as Memphis Mafia Fred Willard as Deep Throat
2	"Chicago"	July 16, 2013	102
Retellings: Kyle Kinane on the Haymarket riot Rich Fulcher on Abraham Lincoln's past as a lawyer Tommy Blacha on Al Capone Cast: Joe Lo Truglio as Al Capone Matt Besser as Edwin Stanton Ike Barinholtz as August Spies Eric Filipkowski as Abraham Lincoln Charlie Finn as Captain John 'Black Jack' Bonfield Moshe Kasher as Albert Parsons Will Sasso as Frank Nitti
3	"Atlanta"	July 23, 2013	103
Retellings: James Atkinson on Martin Luther King Jr. meeting with J. Edgar Hoover Mark Gagliardi on Stetson Kennedy infiltrating the Ku Klux Klan Jenny Slate on the invention of Coca-Cola Cast: Bill Hader as John Pemberton Rob Riggle as J. Edgar Hoover Lamorne Morris as Martin Luther King, Jr. Jason Ritter as Stetson Kennedy Simon Helberg as Frank M. Robinson Matt Walsh as Slim Kevin Nealon as The Grand Dragon
4	"Boston"	July 30, 2013	104
Retellings: Jen Kirkman on the life of Mary Dyer Michael and Erin Rohr on the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum art heist Chris Romano on Boston's greatest arsonist, Johnny Cool Cast: Michael Cera as John Endicott Jason Ritter as Investigator Tim Heidecker as Cop Connie Britton as Patricia Shaheen June Diane Raphael as Isabella Stewart Gardner Nick Offerman as Johnny Cool Winona Ryder as Mary Dyer Bob Odenkirk as The Guy Brett Gelman as Art Thief Martin Starr as Art Thief Chris Parnell as King Charles II
5	"San Francisco"	August 6, 2013	105
Retellings: Artemis Pebdani on the life of Mary Ellen Pleasant Derrick Beckles on the story of Mark Twain Natasha Leggero on the kidnapping of Patty Hearst Cast: Lisa Bonet as Mary Ellen Pleasant Terry Crews as Donald DeFreeze Steve Little as Mark Twain Ben Hoffman as Newscaster Kristen Wiig as Patty Hearst
6	"Detroit"	August 13, 2013	106
Retellings: Paget Brewster on the Kellogg Brothers Tommy Blacha on Ralph Nader's feud with General Motors Lucius Dillon on the rivalry of Harry Houdini and Arthur Conan Doyle Cast: Jason Schwartzman as Ralph Nader Luke Wilson as Will Keith Kellogg Owen Wilson as John Harvey Kellogg Ken Marino as Harry Houdini Alfred Molina as Arthur Conan Doyle Richard Riehle as James Roche
7	"Nashville"	August 20, 2013	107
Retellings: BJ Porter on Dolly Parton Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark on The Story of Lewis & Clark Seth Weitberg on the Scopes Monkey Trial Cast: Casey Wilson as Dolly Parton Tony Hale as Meriwether Lewis Taran Killam as William Clark Aubrey Plaza as Sacagawea Kumail Nanjiani as Lakota Chief Jack McBrayer as Clarence Darrow Bradley Whitford as William Jennings Bryan

References

^ Drunk History. The AV Club.

External links

Drunk History at ComedyCentral.com
Drunk History at IMDb

[1] Drunk History. The AV Club.

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 '''''Drunk History''''' is an American [[television comedy]] series produced by [[Comedy Central]], based on the [[Funny or Die]] [[web series]] created by [[Derek Waters]] and Jeremy Konner in 2007. In each episode, an inebriated narrator struggles to recount an event from [[American history]], while actors enact the narrator's [[anecdote]], [[lip sync]]ing any dialog.
-The series premiered on Comedy Central in July 2013.<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/drunk-history,99899/ Drunk History]. The AV Club.</ref> [[Will Ferrell]] and [[Adam McKay]] are among the show's [[executive producer]]s.
+The series premiered on Comedy Central in July 2013.<ref>[http://www.avclub.com/articles/drunk-history,99899/ Drunk History]. [[The AV Club]].</ref> [[Will Ferrell]] and [[Adam McKay]] are among the show's [[executive producer]]s.
 In addition to creator Derek Waters and [[guest appearance]]s, the show's cast includes Bennie Arthur, [[Sarah Burns]], Maria Blasucci, Craig Cackowski, Michael Cassady, Tymberlee Hill, Adam Nee, and Jeremy J. Tutson.