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‘Drunk History’ Gets a Season 7 and Comedy Central Signs First Look Deal with Co-Creator Derek Waters

August 26, 2019

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‘Drunk History’ Gets a Season 7 and Comedy Central Signs First Look Deal with Co-Creator Derek Waters

Quietly, Drunk History has now become one of Comedy Central’s longest running series. Starting out as a full-fledged TV series in 2013, Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner’s hybrid unscripted-sketch-variety series has now run so long that it’s on its way to the upper echelons of Comedy Central’s long running programming alongside the likes of Dr. Katz and the early seasons of MST3K.

Of course, Waters’ brilliant edutainment (that has spawned countless “inspired shows” or straight rip-offs) definitely deserves to go as long as Waters and Konner want to keep it going. Also, Comedy Central’s smart to keep Derek Waters around to see what else his delightful brain might want to develop.

Drunk History Gets Renewed for Sixth Season at Comedy Central

February 23, 2018

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Drunk History Gets Renewed for Sixth Season at Comedy Central

“Y’all serious?
Thank you to everyone who has worked and or supported this little show become what it is. Congrats to the best cast and crew in town! Let’s do this shit again. 16 episodes?! Ok fine #drunkhistory”
-@derekwaterss

That’s right, one of TV’s most entertaining history lessons will officially be getting a sixth season. Hopefully, this will bring about less repeating of history than has happened in the last year.

Drunk History, Baskets, Another Period, and The Detour All Return Tonight

January 23, 2018

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Very quickly, here’s what you need to watch/DVR/stream later somewhere online:

Drunk History Season 5 Premiere at 10PM on Comedy Central
Baskets Season 3 Premiere 10PM on FX
Another Period Season 3 Premiere 10:30PM on Comedy Central
The Detour Season 3 Premiere 10:30PM on TBS

A Special “Drunk History Christmas” Airs on Comedy Central Tonight

November 28, 2017

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Now that the holiday season is in full force, the line of holiday TV specials has already started.

Tonight, you might want to actually catch the Drunk History Christmas special as it includes the story of a Christmas Tree ban told colorfully by Rich Fulcher.

Drunk HIstory Christmas premieres on Comedy Central at 10PM.

The President Show, Drunk History, and The Daily Show to Have Holiday Specials

November 2, 2017

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The President Show, Drunk History, and The Daily Show to Have Holiday Specials

More specifically…

Drunk History Christmas Special will air on Tuesday, November 28 at 10PM featuring Rob Corddry, Colin Hanks, Ken Marino and Chris Witaske.
I Came Up with Christmas: A President Show Christmas Hour-Long Holiday Special debuts Thursday, November 30 at 10PM.
The Daily Show’s The Yearly Show 2017 Hour-Long Year-End Special Hosted by Trevor Noah featuring The Best F#@king News Team premieres Monday, December 18 at 11PM.

Because one of Drunk History’s most beloved episodes focused on Christmas and The President Show handled Halloween pretty well (in addition to the whole show being one of the best comedic takes on Trump, end of discussion), we’re actually looking forward to these specials.

Comedy Central Renews Drunk History for a Fifth Season

January 17, 2017

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Comedy Central Renews Drunk History for a Fifth Season

Amidst the flurry of TCA announcements this past weekend (including Comedy Central’s series order of The Gorburger Show), you’ll be happy to know that comedians will be getting drunk and trying to share a history lesson while it’s “perfectly” reenacted for a fifth season on Drunk History.

The new season is set to premiere later this year.

Superego’s Matt Gourley Does the “Drunk History” of Rocket Scientist Wernher Von Braun

November 28, 2015

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Normally being drunk and rockets should never ever mix.

Matt Gourley from the fantastic podcast Superego_, Drunk History, and Nathan Fillion make a great case for an exception to that rule.

Watch Gourley try to make his way through the story of famous rocket scientist Wernher Von Braun, including trying to say his name, while very intoxicated.

Kyle Kinane Does Drunk History Proud in Telling Story of First Man in Space

November 25, 2015

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In this segment, learn about one of the biggest milestones that too often gets overlooked in the historic space race back in the 60s and also enjoy the great Kyle Kinane really coming correct to an episode of Drunk History, complete with an “appropriate” hat.

Watch Paul F. Tompkins Try to Tell the Story of Vegas’ First Desegregated Casino on “Drunk History”

November 19, 2015

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All you really need to know is that Paul F. Tompkins does the name and legacy of Drunk History proud.

Watch Paul get really plastered and learn a thing or two about Las Vegas’ first progressive casino, The Moulin Rouge here.

Mark Gagliardi Returns to Drunk History to Tell The Story of Bass Reeves While Lying on the Floor

October 16, 2015

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One of the original and go to narrators for Drunk History is Mark Gagliardi. Thus, what would this latest season be without him attempting to recount an oft-overlooked annal in history if not incomplete.

Mark sure came through with the story of Bass Reeves, a man of such Wild West legend that a fictitious legend was based off of him, as well as professions of love, lying face down on the floor, etc.

Watch it all in its Drunk History glory here.

Drunk History Remembers Harriet Tubman For The Badass She Was

September 25, 2015

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Our latest inebriated history lesson from the good folks over at Drunk History comes from narrator Crissle West with Octavia Spencer playing the most badass depiction of Harriet Tubman to date.

Today’s rap videos wish they had this much swagger coupled with a sense of justice.

Watch what Tubman should also be known for besides the Underground Railroad here.

Jenny Slate Finishes The Drunk History of Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson Discovering Cosmic Microwave Background Radiation

September 3, 2015

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Before this week’s season 3 premiere of Drunk History, a teaser of Jenny Slate recounting the story of how evidence for The Big Bang Theory was found by Arno Penzias and Robert Wilson was released.

Here’s the rest of the amazing story, joyfully told by a tipsy Slate, which is how more revelations of the universe should be shared.

Here’s The Entire Comic-Con Panel for “Drunk History” Moderated by Paul F. Tompkins

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If you think that making Drunk History on Comedy Central is a bunch of fun, series co-creators Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner as well as contributors Paget Brewster and Taran Killam assured everyone at a Comic-Con panel that indeed it really is a bunch of fun.

Watch the whole thing here moderated by none other than Paul F. Tompkins, who will be narrating a story for the next season.

Look for new episodes in September.

“Still Punching The Clown” Cast to Include Sarah Silverman, J.K. Simmons, Mike Judge, Doug Stanhope, More

December 13, 2014

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The sequel to Henry Phillips’ Punching The Clown has moved forward very quietly. We heard that it was going into production and then, just over two weeks ago, Phillips himself tweeted that it was “in the can”.

Punching the Clown 2 is now in the can. Look out for it next year! pic.twitter.com/joR73mq8xI

— Henry Phillips (@Henlips) November 25, 2014

So, not only do we have to look forward towards a release, perhaps, sometime next year, but, the cast for Still Punching The Clown is pretty damn great. J.K. Simmons, who you probably saw get sociopathic in Whiplash, Sarah Silverman, Jim Jefferies, Tig Notaro, Doug Stanhope, Mike Judge, Drunk History’s Derek Waters, Nikki Glaser, and more are all being featured in the film.

Hopefully, the news of a release date and the actual release date itself will come soon.

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’ 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.

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.

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.