Drunk History | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Based on |
Drunk History by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner |
Directed by | Tom McKay |
Narrated by | Jimmy Carr |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 28 ( inc. two specials) ( list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Lourdes Diaz Jill Offman Joe McVey Andy Brererton |
Producer | Ben Rogers |
Cinematography | Ben Bee |
Editors | Stuart Lutes Guy Tetzner Andy Kinnear |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
Original release | |
Network |
Comedy Central MTV (Geordie Shore special) |
Release | 12 January 2015 3 May 2017 | –
Related | |
Drunk History Drunk History Australia |
Drunk History is a British comedy television series that premiered on Comedy Central on 12 January 2015. It is based on the American television series of the same name. In each episode, a celebrity (usually a comedian) struggles to recount a historical event while intoxicated. Their account is then reconstructed by actors. The show is narrated by Jimmy Carr.
The second series began broadcasting in February 2016. A special edition featuring Holly Hagan and Gaz Beadle from the MTV show Geordie Shore was broadcast on MTV on 23 February 2016.
The third series began airing on 8 March 2017 at 10pm on Comedy Central UK. [1]
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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1 | "Episode One" | 12 January 2015 | |
Rob Beckett (3 pints of lager, 8 whiskies, and 6 shots of sambuca) on Henry VIII, starring Tom Davis as Henry VIII of England and Mathew Horne as Thomas Cromwell. Kerry Howard (7 vodka tonics and 3 shots of sambucas) on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, starring Rebecca Front as Queen Victoria and Joel Fry as Prince Albert. James Acaster (3 Piña coladas, 5 whiskey sours, and 5 beers) on The Black Death. | |||
2 | "Episode Two" | 19 January 2015 | |
Tom Rosenthal (3 pints of lager and ¾ bottle of whisky) on The Great Fire of London. Andrew Maxwell (3 bottles of champagne) on grave robbers Burke and Hare. Rob Beckett (8 whiskies, 6 shots of sambuca, and 2 pints of lager) on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese. | |||
3 | "Episode Three" | 26 January 2015 | |
Romesh Ranganathan (8 beers and 3 shots of sambuca) on Tutankhamen. Joe Lycett (4 glasses of prosecco, 1 bottle of champagne, and 1 shot of sambuca) on highwayman Dick Turpin. Tom Rosenthal (⅔ bottle of whiskey) explains why Lord Byron had a pet bear. | |||
4 | "Episode Four" | 2 February 2015 | |
Joe Lycett (4 glasses of prosecco, 1 bottle of champagne, and 1 shot of sambuca) on the Kray twins. Ben Ashenden (5 beers and 3 double vodka Red Bulls) on Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot. Unable to continue the story, he is replaced halfway through the story by Russell Kane (1 vodka martini, 2 double Southern Comforts, and 1 vodka & Coke). | |||
5 | "Episode Five" | 9 February 2015 | |
Russell Kane (1 vodka martini, 3 double Southern Comforts, 2 double vodka Cokes, and 2 double vodka Red Bulls) talks King Charles II. Alex Horne (7 beers, 2 shots of sambuca, and 1 bottle of wine) on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft. Diane Morgan (7 gin & tonics and 3 shots of sambuca) chats about Lady Godiva. | |||
6 | "Episode Six" | 16 February 2015 | |
Kerry Howard (7 vodka tonics and 3 shots of sambuca) on Blackbeard. Joel Dommett (4 pints of cider, 3 glasses of wine, and 2 Jägerbombs) on Colonel Blood. Tiff Stevenson (4 glasses of prosecco and 2 margaritas) on Henry VIII. | |||
7 | "Episode Seven" | 23 February 2015 | |
James Acaster (6 Piña coladas, 3 beers, and 3 whisky sours) on Henry II and Thomas Becket. Tiff Stevenson (2 margaritas and 4 glasses of prosecco) on the discovery of DNA. Romesh Raganathan (8 beers and 3 shots of sambuca) on William the Conqueror. | |||
8 | "Episode Eight" | 2 March 2015 | |
Joel Dommett (4 ciders, 3 glasses of wine, and 2 Jägerbombs) on Baden Powell and the Boy Scouts, starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as Baden-Powell. Diane Morgan (2 shots of sambuca and 7 gin tonics) on Florence Nightingale, starring Jessica Knappett as Florence Nightingale and Johnny Vegas as Vicar Andrew. Andrew Maxwell (3 bottles of champagne) on the worst zoo ever. |
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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9 | "Episode One" | 3 February 2016 | |
Retelling: Tom Craine (3½ pints of lager and 5 dbl vodka & lemonades) on "The Rise & Fall of Sir Walter Raleigh" Tom Davis (9 pints of lager and 2 Jägerbombs) on " Robin Hood and Maid Marian”. Cast: Jack Whitehall as Sir Walter Raleigh Michelle Keegan as Queen Elizabeth I Emma Bunton as Maid Marian | |||
10 | "Episode Two" | 10 February 2016 | |
Retelling: Iain Stirling (2 pints of lager and 9 dbl whiskey & cokes) on " Scott of the Antarctic" Chris Ramsey (16 bottles of lager) on "The Sinking of the Titanic". Cast: Mathew Horne as Robert Falcon Scott Catherine Tate as Edward Wilson’s Wife Ben Bailey Smith as Bruce Ismay Phill Jupitus as Captain Edward John Smith | |||
11 | "Episode Three" | 17 February 2016 | |
Retelling: Isy Suttie (7 glasses of prosecco and 2 sambucas) on “ Prince Edward and Mrs Simpson” Ed Gamble (11 dbl gin & tonics and 7 dbl vodka red bulls) on " The Great Escape”. Cast: Jamie Laing as a Prisoner | |||
12 | "Episode Four" | 2 March 2016 | |
Tom Rosenthal talks about
Richard III (featuring
Hugh Dennis), while Jessica Knappett tells the story of
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (featuring
Mathew Baynton,
Morgana Robinson,
Jon Richardson and
Vicky Pattison). | |||
13 | "Episode Five" | 9 March 2016 | |
Retelling: Charlotte Ritchie (4 pints of beer and a bottle of white wine) on " The Cottingley Fairies". Nish Kumar (4 pints of beer and a 1.5 bottles of red wine) on "The Invention of the Telephone". Cast: Catherine Tate as Frances Griffiths Mathew Horne as Elsie Griffiths Anthony Head as Alexander Graham Bell Mathew Baynton as Antonio Meucci | |||
14 | "Episode Six" | 16 March 2016 | |
Retelling: Joe Lycett (4 pints of lager, 3 glasses of prosecco and 2 tequila shots) on " The Battle of Trafalgar" Ellie Taylor (1 glass of prosecco, 6 vodka & diet cokes) on "The Virgin Queen”. Cast: Anthony Head as Admiral Nelson Alexander MacQueen as Sir Thomas Hardy Sarah Alexander as Queen Elizabeth I Brett Goldstein as Robert Dudley | |||
15 | "Episode Seven" | 23 March 2016 | |
Retelling: Matt Richardson (13 double gin and tonics) on “ Churchill Attacks the Nazis" Josie Long (2 aperol spritz, 2 campari & oranges, 4 rum & cokes and 3 rum & gingers) on " Dr. Crippen”. Cast: Simon Bird as Winston Churchill Dustin Demri-Burns as Adolf Hitler Marek Larwood as Hawley Harvey Crippen Olivia Colman as Ethel Le Neve | |||
16 | "Episode Eight" | 30 March 2016 | |
Retelling: Tom Parry (5 pints of beer, 1 Jägerbomb, 1 snakebite & black, 5 double rum & cokes) on “ Arthur Conan Doyle: Becoming Sherlock" John Robins (3 pints of ale, 9 double rum & cokes) & Elis James (6 pints of ale, 3 double rum & cokes) on " Battle of Waterloo”. Cast: Bradley Walsh as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Julian Rhind-Tutt as Oscar Slater Hugh Dennis as Napoleon | |||
17 | "Episode Nine" | 6 April 2016 | |
Retelling: Nick Helm (6 bottles of beer, 3/4 bottle of Amaretto, 2 double vodka & sodas) on “ Battle of Hastings" Sara Pascoe (7 glasses of Prosecco) on " Catherine Parr”. Cast: Phill Jupitus as William The Conqueror Neil Maskell as Henry VIII |
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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Special | "Geordie Shore Special" | 23 February 2016 | |
A special edition featuring two of the cast from the MTV show Geordie Shore. Holly Hagan tells the story of Henry VIII ( Tim Key) creating the Church of England to divorce Catherine of Aragon ( Daisy Beaumont) and marry Anne Boleyn ( Cariad Lloyd); while Gary Beadle tells the story of how Ian Fleming ( Ben Willbond) created the James Bond novels. Note: This episode was broadcast on MTV rather than Comedy Central. | |||
Special | "Christmas Special" | 21 December 2016 | |
Rick Edwards tells the story of the WW1 Christmas Truce stars
Stephen Mangan. Russell Kane narrates the birth of baby Jesus (stars
Johnny Vegas,
Sally Phillips and
Danny John-Jules). |
Drunk History | |
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Genre | Comedy |
Based on |
Drunk History by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner |
Directed by | Tom McKay |
Narrated by | Jimmy Carr |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 3 |
No. of episodes | 28 ( inc. two specials) ( list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producers | Lourdes Diaz Jill Offman Joe McVey Andy Brererton |
Producer | Ben Rogers |
Cinematography | Ben Bee |
Editors | Stuart Lutes Guy Tetzner Andy Kinnear |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Production company | Tiger Aspect Productions |
Original release | |
Network |
Comedy Central MTV (Geordie Shore special) |
Release | 12 January 2015 3 May 2017 | –
Related | |
Drunk History Drunk History Australia |
Drunk History is a British comedy television series that premiered on Comedy Central on 12 January 2015. It is based on the American television series of the same name. In each episode, a celebrity (usually a comedian) struggles to recount a historical event while intoxicated. Their account is then reconstructed by actors. The show is narrated by Jimmy Carr.
The second series began broadcasting in February 2016. A special edition featuring Holly Hagan and Gaz Beadle from the MTV show Geordie Shore was broadcast on MTV on 23 February 2016.
The third series began airing on 8 March 2017 at 10pm on Comedy Central UK. [1]
No. | Title | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|
1 | "Episode One" | 12 January 2015 | |
Rob Beckett (3 pints of lager, 8 whiskies, and 6 shots of sambuca) on Henry VIII, starring Tom Davis as Henry VIII of England and Mathew Horne as Thomas Cromwell. Kerry Howard (7 vodka tonics and 3 shots of sambucas) on Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, starring Rebecca Front as Queen Victoria and Joel Fry as Prince Albert. James Acaster (3 Piña coladas, 5 whiskey sours, and 5 beers) on The Black Death. | |||
2 | "Episode Two" | 19 January 2015 | |
Tom Rosenthal (3 pints of lager and ¾ bottle of whisky) on The Great Fire of London. Andrew Maxwell (3 bottles of champagne) on grave robbers Burke and Hare. Rob Beckett (8 whiskies, 6 shots of sambuca, and 2 pints of lager) on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese. | |||
3 | "Episode Three" | 26 January 2015 | |
Romesh Ranganathan (8 beers and 3 shots of sambuca) on Tutankhamen. Joe Lycett (4 glasses of prosecco, 1 bottle of champagne, and 1 shot of sambuca) on highwayman Dick Turpin. Tom Rosenthal (⅔ bottle of whiskey) explains why Lord Byron had a pet bear. | |||
4 | "Episode Four" | 2 February 2015 | |
Joe Lycett (4 glasses of prosecco, 1 bottle of champagne, and 1 shot of sambuca) on the Kray twins. Ben Ashenden (5 beers and 3 double vodka Red Bulls) on Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot. Unable to continue the story, he is replaced halfway through the story by Russell Kane (1 vodka martini, 2 double Southern Comforts, and 1 vodka & Coke). | |||
5 | "Episode Five" | 9 February 2015 | |
Russell Kane (1 vodka martini, 3 double Southern Comforts, 2 double vodka Cokes, and 2 double vodka Red Bulls) talks King Charles II. Alex Horne (7 beers, 2 shots of sambuca, and 1 bottle of wine) on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft. Diane Morgan (7 gin & tonics and 3 shots of sambuca) chats about Lady Godiva. | |||
6 | "Episode Six" | 16 February 2015 | |
Kerry Howard (7 vodka tonics and 3 shots of sambuca) on Blackbeard. Joel Dommett (4 pints of cider, 3 glasses of wine, and 2 Jägerbombs) on Colonel Blood. Tiff Stevenson (4 glasses of prosecco and 2 margaritas) on Henry VIII. | |||
7 | "Episode Seven" | 23 February 2015 | |
James Acaster (6 Piña coladas, 3 beers, and 3 whisky sours) on Henry II and Thomas Becket. Tiff Stevenson (2 margaritas and 4 glasses of prosecco) on the discovery of DNA. Romesh Raganathan (8 beers and 3 shots of sambuca) on William the Conqueror. | |||
8 | "Episode Eight" | 2 March 2015 | |
Joel Dommett (4 ciders, 3 glasses of wine, and 2 Jägerbombs) on Baden Powell and the Boy Scouts, starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as Baden-Powell. Diane Morgan (2 shots of sambuca and 7 gin tonics) on Florence Nightingale, starring Jessica Knappett as Florence Nightingale and Johnny Vegas as Vicar Andrew. Andrew Maxwell (3 bottles of champagne) on the worst zoo ever. |
No. | Title | Original air date | |
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9 | "Episode One" | 3 February 2016 | |
Retelling: Tom Craine (3½ pints of lager and 5 dbl vodka & lemonades) on "The Rise & Fall of Sir Walter Raleigh" Tom Davis (9 pints of lager and 2 Jägerbombs) on " Robin Hood and Maid Marian”. Cast: Jack Whitehall as Sir Walter Raleigh Michelle Keegan as Queen Elizabeth I Emma Bunton as Maid Marian | |||
10 | "Episode Two" | 10 February 2016 | |
Retelling: Iain Stirling (2 pints of lager and 9 dbl whiskey & cokes) on " Scott of the Antarctic" Chris Ramsey (16 bottles of lager) on "The Sinking of the Titanic". Cast: Mathew Horne as Robert Falcon Scott Catherine Tate as Edward Wilson’s Wife Ben Bailey Smith as Bruce Ismay Phill Jupitus as Captain Edward John Smith | |||
11 | "Episode Three" | 17 February 2016 | |
Retelling: Isy Suttie (7 glasses of prosecco and 2 sambucas) on “ Prince Edward and Mrs Simpson” Ed Gamble (11 dbl gin & tonics and 7 dbl vodka red bulls) on " The Great Escape”. Cast: Jamie Laing as a Prisoner | |||
12 | "Episode Four" | 2 March 2016 | |
Tom Rosenthal talks about
Richard III (featuring
Hugh Dennis), while Jessica Knappett tells the story of
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (featuring
Mathew Baynton,
Morgana Robinson,
Jon Richardson and
Vicky Pattison). | |||
13 | "Episode Five" | 9 March 2016 | |
Retelling: Charlotte Ritchie (4 pints of beer and a bottle of white wine) on " The Cottingley Fairies". Nish Kumar (4 pints of beer and a 1.5 bottles of red wine) on "The Invention of the Telephone". Cast: Catherine Tate as Frances Griffiths Mathew Horne as Elsie Griffiths Anthony Head as Alexander Graham Bell Mathew Baynton as Antonio Meucci | |||
14 | "Episode Six" | 16 March 2016 | |
Retelling: Joe Lycett (4 pints of lager, 3 glasses of prosecco and 2 tequila shots) on " The Battle of Trafalgar" Ellie Taylor (1 glass of prosecco, 6 vodka & diet cokes) on "The Virgin Queen”. Cast: Anthony Head as Admiral Nelson Alexander MacQueen as Sir Thomas Hardy Sarah Alexander as Queen Elizabeth I Brett Goldstein as Robert Dudley | |||
15 | "Episode Seven" | 23 March 2016 | |
Retelling: Matt Richardson (13 double gin and tonics) on “ Churchill Attacks the Nazis" Josie Long (2 aperol spritz, 2 campari & oranges, 4 rum & cokes and 3 rum & gingers) on " Dr. Crippen”. Cast: Simon Bird as Winston Churchill Dustin Demri-Burns as Adolf Hitler Marek Larwood as Hawley Harvey Crippen Olivia Colman as Ethel Le Neve | |||
16 | "Episode Eight" | 30 March 2016 | |
Retelling: Tom Parry (5 pints of beer, 1 Jägerbomb, 1 snakebite & black, 5 double rum & cokes) on “ Arthur Conan Doyle: Becoming Sherlock" John Robins (3 pints of ale, 9 double rum & cokes) & Elis James (6 pints of ale, 3 double rum & cokes) on " Battle of Waterloo”. Cast: Bradley Walsh as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle Julian Rhind-Tutt as Oscar Slater Hugh Dennis as Napoleon | |||
17 | "Episode Nine" | 6 April 2016 | |
Retelling: Nick Helm (6 bottles of beer, 3/4 bottle of Amaretto, 2 double vodka & sodas) on “ Battle of Hastings" Sara Pascoe (7 glasses of Prosecco) on " Catherine Parr”. Cast: Phill Jupitus as William The Conqueror Neil Maskell as Henry VIII |
No. | Title | Original air date | |
---|---|---|---|
Special | "Geordie Shore Special" | 23 February 2016 | |
A special edition featuring two of the cast from the MTV show Geordie Shore. Holly Hagan tells the story of Henry VIII ( Tim Key) creating the Church of England to divorce Catherine of Aragon ( Daisy Beaumont) and marry Anne Boleyn ( Cariad Lloyd); while Gary Beadle tells the story of how Ian Fleming ( Ben Willbond) created the James Bond novels. Note: This episode was broadcast on MTV rather than Comedy Central. | |||
Special | "Christmas Special" | 21 December 2016 | |
Rick Edwards tells the story of the WW1 Christmas Truce stars
Stephen Mangan. Russell Kane narrates the birth of baby Jesus (stars
Johnny Vegas,
Sally Phillips and
Danny John-Jules). |