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EW Readers Pick Parks and Recreation and Drunk History as EWwy Winners

August 18, 2014

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(via Entertainment Weekly)

In the midst of all of the awards dedicated to entertainment on a screen, Entertainment Weekly has put forth their own EWwy Awards based on votes from their readers on what’s best on their TVs.

So, Parks and Recreation took Best Comedy Series, Best Actor [Adam Scott], Best Supporting Actor [Nick Offerman] while Drunk History took Best Variety Series. Of course, perennial award winner Modern Family had to sneak in a win as well with Best Guest Actress [Elizabeth Banks].

Derek Waters Tells The Origin Story of Drunk History

August 15, 2014

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With Drunk History’s third season ordered at Comedy Central, series creator Derek Waters got to chat with Seth Meyers at Late Night about the actual inception and development of Drunk History.

Spoiler alert: It involves someone getting drunk…

Drunk History Tries to Get Through the Story of Judge Waties Waring and Citizen Kane

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Drunk History enlisted the drunk storytelling skills of Dave Ross and Steve Berg to tell the amazing stories of the anti-segregation Judge Waties Waring and how Citizen Kane was made, respectively.

The reenactments bleeding into the drunkenness of the storyteller along with Rich Fulcher as Waring and Jack Black as Orson Welles are priceless in these clips.

Comedy Central Renews Drunk History and Nathan For You

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(via The Hollywood Reporter)

Both Drunk History and Nathan For You just got picked up for their third seasons at Comedy Central only after a few weeks into their second seasons.

On their night, we’ll still maintain that Drunk History, Nathan For You combined with The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, and “@midnight” is one of the most solid blocks of comedy on TV right now and will thankfully be that way in the future.

Drunk History Tells Stories of Rosa Parks and Joe Louis

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Comedy Central’s Drunk History finally returned this past Tues. filling the inebriated history lesson that we’ve been desperately missing for months.

Two of their stories featured an inspiration for Rosa Parks and Joe Louis going against Max Schmeling of course told respectively by someone who doesn’t know how drunk they’re being on camera and someone else who wants to bring their dog into the story.

‘Drunk History’ and ‘Nathan For You’ Return on Comedy Central Tonight, Everyone

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This is just a friendly neighborhood reminder that Drunk History and Nathan For You come back for their second seasons starting tonight.

More specifically, from 10PM to 11PM, you should be watching Comedy Central.

Drunk History Tells The Story of How The Statue of Liberty Came to America

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Producer Eric Falconer was enlisted by Derek Waters and Drunk History to tell the story of how the U.S. almost turned away the Statue of Liberty as a gift from France and Frederic Bartholdi.

Taran Killam plays Bartholdi, but more importantly, Falconer is drunk and playing with Play-doh while telling the story. Watch it here.

Watch a Story From Season 2 of Drunk History

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It’s not long before Drunk History is back in our lives. Season 2 premieres on July 1st at 10PM on Comedy Central. While that’s some weeks away, they just released one of the stories featuring a great, drunk Allan McLeod and Jordan Peele reenacting scientist Percy Julian.

Spoiler alert: it’s great. Watch it now.

Along with “Drunk History”, Season 2 of “Nathan For You” Premieres Jun. 24th

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Along with “Drunk History”, Season 2 of “Nathan For You” Premieres Jun. 24th

Tuesdays this Summer are going to be great on Comedy Central as you’ll get to watch Drunk History and Nathan For You in the same evening. Jun. 24th sees the season 2 premieres of Nathan For You and Drunk History as was announced yesterday.

So just go ahead and block off Tuesday nights this Summer for this.

Drunk History Season 2 Premiering This June

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Drunk History Season 2 Premiering This June

You’re favorite history show as told by people who are absolutely hammered, then carefully reenacted word-for-word, detail-for-detail by professional actors is finally coming back this Summer.

Season 2 of Drunk History is set for 30 new stories colorfully told in almost accurate detail on June 24th on Comedy Central. How fitting of an announcement this is on St. Patrick’s Day.

Comedy Central Sets Schedule for @midnight, Review with Andy Daly, and More

December 13, 2013

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Comedy Central Sets Schedule for @midnight, Review with Andy Daly, and More

@midnight with Chris Hardwick is returning next month, Review with Andy Daly is coming in Feb. (just check Daly’s personal reminder), Trip Tank is coming in April, and Nathan For You & Drunk History are returning in summer at Comedy Central.

Make sure to adjust your 2014 schedule as necessary.

Comedy Central Renews ‘Key & Peele’ and ‘Drunk History’

October 30, 2013

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Comedy Central Renews ‘Key & Peele’ and ‘Drunk History’

Clap it up for Comedy Central making one of the most sensible moves by a network today and probably this month.

Also, keep clapping for two of the funniest TV shows being able to continue being two of the funniest shows on TV.

Really, good job everyone on this.

Watch a Bit of The Best Version of The Billy The Kid Story-The Drunk History Version

August 28, 2013

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The finale of Season 1 of Drunk History on Comedy Central just aired last night and if, for some reason, you had on idea that Drunk History was a thing/one of the best shows on TV, then just watch this clip from their telling/recreation of the Billy The Kid story as it’s the best we’ve ever seen/heard.

Preview of Drunk History’s with Ken Marino as Houdini and Alfred Molina as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

August 12, 2013

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Not only is it amazing that legendary magician/escape artist Harry Houdini was invited to a seance, then promised to expose spiritualists for hoaxes, but it’s pretty great that Ken Marino will play Houdini and Alfred Molina, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, the man who invites Houdini to the seance on an upcoming episode of Drunk History on Comedy Central tomorrow at 10PM.

Watch the preview here.

Derek Waters Wants You to Make Your Own Drunk History

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Derek Waters Wants You to Make Your Own Drunk History

The creator of Drunk History, Derek Waters, is now looking for user generated ‘drunk history’ to post. Using Rich Fulcher’s audio at the link, make your own, send to Derek and you might get featured somehow.

Drunk History and Season Two of The Jeselnik Offensive Premiere Tonight on Comedy Central

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We’ve been waiting for this day, the day that Drunk History would premiere as a TV show on air as well as another season of The Jeselnik Offensive, for awhile now.

Please don’t miss out and tune in at 10PM to Comedy Central tonight.

Watch This Clip of Jen Kirkman and Winona Ryder/Mary Dyer in Drunk History

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One of the original and one of the best narrators on one of our favorite series Drunk History, coming very soon to Comedy Central (next week on July 9th in fact), is Jen Kirkman. As the premiere of the show on TV is just around the corner, there are previews to watch and thankfully there’s this latest one of Kirkman trying to tell the story of unjustly hung Quaker Mary Dyer played by Winona Ryder.

Watch and enjoy now.

Watch First Episode of Drunk History at ComedyCentral.com Right Now

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Watch First Episode of Drunk History at ComedyCentral.com Right Now

Comedy Central, if you haven’t picked up on it yet, likes to tease the first episode of their new series a couple of weeks before the premiere. It just so happens that today is that day for the highly anticipated, upcoming Drunk History created by Derek Waters.

So, for once, you’ll probably not feel like saying that you have a case of the Mondays.

Cast of Comedy Central’s ‘Drunk History’ Full Cast

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Cast of Comedy Central’s ‘Drunk History’ Full Cast

Based off this cast list, we very well may see Aubrey Plaza mime the words of Kyle Kinane in the drunk retelling of The Haymarket Riot. We cannot wait for July 9th when Drunk History premieres on Comedy Central.

Comedy Central Also Premiering “Drunk History” on July 9th

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Comedy Central Also Premiering “Drunk History” on July 9th

Coupled with today’s news of John Oliver’s NY Stand Up Show coming back at the end of July, Drunk History the TV series finally making it to air on Tues. July 9th has made this quite the day for Comedy Central.

We can’t wait for all of this.

Morning Debriefing 7/4/11

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1) Happy 4th of July Everybody!!! May you celebrate your nation’s history like this… (they didn’t have 4th of July one, sorry)

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2) Are You Getting the Maximum Value Out of Your Material via Connected Comedy-I wish Louis CK’s technology bit would have been used as an example instead of Anjelah Johnson, but some good points are made.

3) TJ Miller doing crowd work at a kid’s show.

4) Puddin’-“4th of July”

5) COMEDY CRAWL-No shows worth going to tonight. Save your energy for tomorrow…

6) OPEN MIC RUN
SAL’S COMEDY HOLE 7356 Melrose Ave., Hollywood, CA/Starts 6PM/$4 min./first come, first served
TRIBAL CAFE 1651 W. Temple St., Los Angeles, CA/Starts 8PM/no purchase necessary/first come, first served

7) Anyone feel like they’re should be a post July 4th Resolution? Anyone keeping up New Year’s Resolution up to this point? Yeah, I think they’re stupid to, especially when BBQ tastes soooooo good.

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