Drunk History (British TV series)
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.
| 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(s) | English |
| No. of series | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 28 (inc. two specials) (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Lourdes Diaz Jill Offman Joe McVey Andy Brererton |
| Producer(s) | Ben Rogers |
| Cinematography | Ben Bee |
| Editor(s) | Stuart Lutes Guy Tetzner Andy Kinnear |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Tiger Aspect Productions |
| Release | |
| Original network | Comedy Central MTV (Geordie Shore special) |
| Original release | 12 January 2015 – 3 May 2017 |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Drunk History |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| Production website | |
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]
Episodes
Series 1
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Episode One" | 12 January 2015 | |
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Rob Beckett (3 pints of lager, 8 whiskies and 6 shots of sambucas) on Henry VIII, starring Tom Davis as Henry VIII of England and Mathew Horne as Thomas Cromwell. Kerry Howard (7 vodka and 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 on The Great Fire of London, Andrew Maxwell on grave robbers Burke and Hare and Rob Beckett on Queen Victoria's unwanted cheese. | |||
| 3 | "Episode Three" | 26 January 2015 | |
| Romesh Ranganathan on Tutankhamen, Joe Lycett on highwayman Dick Turpin and Tom Rosenthal explains why Lord Byron had a pet bear. | |||
| 4 | "Episode Four" | 2 February 2015 | |
| Joe Lycett on the Kray twins and Ben Ashenden and Russell Kane on Guy Fawkes and the gunpowder plot. | |||
| 5 | "Episode Five" | 9 February 2015 | |
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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 sambucas, and 1 bottle of wine) on the 1966 World Cup trophy theft Diane Morgan (7 gin & tonics, and 3 sambucas) chats about Lady Godiva. | |||
| 6 | "Episode Six" | 16 February 2015 | |
| Kerry Howard on Blackbeard, Joel Dommett on Colonel Blood and Tiff Stevenson talks Henry VIII. | |||
| 7 | "Episode Seven" | 23 February 2015 | |
| James Acaster on Henry II and Thomas Becket, Tiff Stevenson on the discovery of DNA and Romesh Raganathan on William the Conqueror. | |||
| 8 | "Episode Eight" | 2 March 2015 | |
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Joel Dommett (4 ciders, 3 glasses of wine, 2 Jager bombs) on Baden Powell and the Boy Scouts, starring Sanjeev Bhaskar as Baden-Powell. Diane Morgan (2 Sambucas, 7 gin and 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. | |||
Series 2
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 9 | "Episode One" | 3 February 2016 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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: Jaime 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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 Dan Skinner as Wellington Hugh Dennis as Napoleon | |||
| 17 | "Episode Nine" | 6 April 2016 | |
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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 | |||
Series 3
Specials
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| Special | "Geordie Shore Special" | 23 February 2016 | |
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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). | |||
References
- Smith, Carl. "Charlotte Crosby and Jamie Laing team up for Comedy Central's Drunk History". Heat. Retrieved 7 March 2017.