List of Drunk History episodes

This is a list of episodes for the Comedy Central series Drunk History hosted by Derek Waters. A total of 31 have aired over the course of 3 seasons.

Series overview

Season		Episodes	Originally aired
			First aired	Last aired
	Shorts	7.5	January 22, 2008	December 19, 2010
	1	8	July 9, 2013	August 27, 2013
	2	10	July 1, 2014	September 2, 2014
	3	13[1]	September 1, 2015	November 24, 2015

Episodes

Funny or Die shorts (2008–2010)

No.	Original release date
1	August 6, 2007
Retelling: Mark Gagliardi on Burr–Hamilton Duel Cast: Michael Cera as Alexander Hamilton Jake Johnson as Aaron Burr Ashley Johnson as Elizabeth Schuyler Hamilton, Alexander Hamilton's wife Derek Waters as Thomas Jefferson
2	November 2007
Retelling: Eric Falconer on Benjamin Franklin's Kite experiment Cast: Jack Black as Benjamin Franklin Clark Duke as William Franklin
2.5	November 2007
Retellings: Eric Falconer on Benjamin Franklin's relationship with Annabelle Cast: Jack Black as Benjamin Franklin Jayma Mays as Annabelle Derek Waters as Annabelle's husband
3	2008
Retelling: Jen Kirkman on Oney Judge's Escape from the Washingtons Cast: Danny McBride as George Washington Marianna Palka as Martha Washington Tymberlee Hill as Oney Judge Jason Ritter as Head of Customs Derek Waters as reporter
4	May 11, 2008
Retellings: J. D. Ryznar on Harrison's presidency and death Cast: Paul Schneider as William Henry Harrison Steve Agee as doctor Benn Hoffman as doctor Derek Waters
5	March 22, 2010
Retelling: Jen Kirkman on Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass' Friendship Cast: Will Ferrell as Abraham Lincoln Don Cheadle as Frederick Douglass Zooey Deschanel as Mary Todd Lincoln
6	January 7, 2010
Retelling: Duncan Trussell on Tesla meeting and working for Edison Cast: John C. Reilly as Nikola Tesla Crispin Glover as Thomas Edison
Christmas	December 15, 2010
Retellings: Allan McLeod on "A Visit from St. Nicholas" (aka "Twas the Night Before Christmas") Cast: Ryan Gosling as Narrator Jim Carrey as St. Nicholas Eva Mendes as Ma AJ and Ellie Culp as children

Season 1 (2013)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
1	1	"Washington, D.C."	July 9, 2013	102	0.91[2]
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 Brutus Booth Stephen Merchant as Abraham Lincoln Dave Grohl as Memphis Mafia Fred Willard as Deep Throat
2	2	"Chicago"	July 16, 2013	103	0.79[3]
Retellings: Tommy Blacha on Al Capone Rich Fulcher on Abraham Lincoln's past as a lawyer Kyle Kinane on the Haymarket affair Cast: 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 Joe Lo Truglio as Al Capone
3	3	"Atlanta"	July 23, 2013	104	0.79[4]
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 Mason Robinson Matt Walsh as Slim Kevin Nealon as The Grand Dragon
4	4	"Boston"	July 30, 2013	101	0.88[5]
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 Endecott 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 Charles II of England
5	5	"San Francisco"	August 6, 2013	105	0.80[6]
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 DeFreeze Steve Little as Mark Twain Ben Hoffman as Newscaster Kristen Wiig as Patty Hearst
6	6	"Detroit"	August 13, 2013	106	1.08[7]
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: Luke Wilson as Will Keith Kellogg Owen Wilson as John Harvey Kellogg Jason Schwartzman as Ralph Nader Ken Marino as Harry Houdini Alfred Molina as Arthur Conan Doyle Richard Riehle as James Roche
7	7	"Nashville"	August 20, 2013	108	1.00[8]
Retellings: Seth Weitberg on the rise of Dolly Parton's solo career Alie Ward and Georgia Hardstark on the Lewis and Clark Expedition B. J. Porter on the Scopes Trial Cast: 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 Rich Fulcher as Porter Wagoner Casey Wilson as Dolly Parton
8	8	"The Wild West"	August 27, 2013	107	0.87[9]
Retellings: Preston Flagg on Billy the Kid Mark Gagliardi on the Rough Riders Matt Gourley on Battle of the Alamo Cast: Timm Sharp as Billy the Kid Rob Huebel as Pat Garrett Andy Daly as Theodore Roosevelt Jake Johnson as William B. Travis Chris Parnell as James Bowie Horatio Sanz as Antonio López de Santa Anna

Season 2 (2014)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	U.S. viewers (millions)
9	1	"Montgomery"	July 1, 2014
Retellings: Allan McLeod on Percy Lavon Julian Amber Ruffin on Claudette Colvin Morgan Murphy on Joe Louis vs. Max Schmeling Cast: Mariah Wilson as Claudette Colvin Lisa Bonet as Rosa Parks Jerry Minor as Fred Gray Jordan Peele as Percy Lavon Julian Terry Crews as Joe Louis Tim Heidecker as Max Schmeling "Weird Al" Yankovic as Adolf Hitler
10	2	"New York City"	July 8, 2014
Retellings: Eric Falconer on the Statue of Liberty Suzi Barrett on Sybil Ludington JD Ryznar on Nellie Bly Cast: Paul Scheer as Henry Ludington Juno Temple as Sybil Ludington Michaela Watkins as Nurse Taran Killam as Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi Laura Dern as Nellie Bly Brett Gelman (Statue of Liberty) and Matt Walsh (Nellie Bly) as Joseph Pulitzer
11	3	"American Music"	July 15, 2014
Retellings: David Wain on Alan Freed and the birth of rock and roll Eric Edelstein on Kris Kristofferson Colton Dunn on Rapper's Delight Cast: Jack McBrayer as Alan Freed Retta as Sylvia Robinson Da'Vone McDonald as Big Bank Hank Jaleel White as Grandmaster Caz Ron Funches as DJ Kool Herc Jon Daly as Kris Kristofferson Johnny Knoxville as Johnny Cash
12	4	"Baltimore"	July 22, 2014
Retellings: Paget Brewster on Allan Pinkerton's Lincoln assignment Henry Phillips on the story of Francis Scott Key Duncan Trussell on Edgar Allan Poe's feud with Rufus Wilmot Griswold Cast: Martin Starr as Abraham Lincoln Charlie Day as Allan Pinkerton Preston Flagg as Harry W. Davies Adrianne Palicki as Kate Warne Jeff Ross as Francis Scott Key James Adomian as Alexander Cochrane Craig Anstett as Robert Ross Jesse Plemons as Edgar Allan Poe Jason Ritter as Rufus Wilmot Griswold
13	5	"Charleston"	July 29, 2014
Retellings: Seth Weitberg on Charles Sumner Dave Ross on Julius Waties Waring Mark Gagliardi on Robert Smalls Cast: Busy Philipps as Elizabeth Waring Rich Fulcher as Julius Waties Waring Brandon T. Jackson as Robert Smalls Brian Mganga as Young Robert Smalls Johnny Knoxville as Preston Brooks Patton Oswalt as Charles Sumner
14	6	"Hollywood"	August 5, 2014
Retellings: Steve Berg on the making of Citizen Kane Derek Miller on the creation of Mickey Mouse Drew Droege on Ronald Reagan Cast: John Lithgow as William Randolph Hearst Tony Hale as Ub Iwerks Michael Angarano as Walt Disney Lindsay Sloane as Nancy Reagan Nick Kroll as Ronald Reagan Jack Black as Orson Welles
15	7	"Hawaii"	August 12, 2014
Retellings: Jonah Ray on James Cook Phil Hendrie on Daniel Inouye Kurt Braunohler on Eddie Aikau Cast: Steven Yeun as Daniel Inouye James Hong as Hyotaro Inouye Jason Mantzoukas as Eddie Aikau Eugene Cordero as Kalaniʻōpuʻu Ken Marino as James Cook
16	8	"Philadelphia"	August 19, 2014
Retellings: Nick Rutherford on Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Patrick Walsh on the election of 1800 Erin McGathy on Benedict Arnold Cast: Winona Ryder as Peggy Shippen Chris Parnell as Benedict Arnold John Lithgow as George Washington (Benedict Arnold) Stephen Merchant as George Washington (Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben) Jerry O'Connell as Thomas Jefferson Joe Lo Truglio as John Adams Jayma Mays as Abigail Adams David Cross as Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben
17	9	"Sports Heroes"	August 26, 2014
Retellings: Preston Flagg on Jim Thorpe Karey Dornetto on Babe Didrikson Zaharias Matt L. Jones on Jim Abbott Cast: Emily Deschanel as Babe Didrikson Zaharias Aidan Sussman as young Jim Abbott Zach Gilford as Jim Abbott Jason Momoa as Jim Thorpe
18	10	"First Ladies"	September 2, 2014
Retellings: Molly McAleer on Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Jen Kirkman on Edith Wilson Jenny Johnson on Dolley Madison Cast: Alia Shawkat as Frances Folsom Cleveland Preston Bobby Moynihan as Grover Cleveland Paget Brewster as Emma Folsom Casey Wilson as Dolley Madison Ian Roberts as James Madison Courteney Cox as Edith Wilson

This season features three episodes ("American Music", "First Ladies", and "Sports Heroes") that are structured around themes instead of the typical city-focused format.^[10]

Season 3 (2015)

On July 25, 2014, Comedy Central has announced that Drunk History was renewed for a third season.^[11] The third season premiered on September 1, 2015. This season episodes will feature locations like Miami, Las Vegas, Roswell, and New Orleans.^[12]

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	Prod. code	U.S. viewers (millions)
19	1	"New Jersey"	September 1, 2015		0.590[13]
Retellings: Tess Lynch on the Union Army Balloon Corps Mark Proksch on the Bone Wars Jenny Slate on the discovery of cosmic microwave background Cast: Tony Hale as Edward Drinker Cope Christopher Meloni as Othniel Charles Marsh Jason Ritter as Robert Woodrow Wilson Justin Long as Arno Allan Penzias Greg Kinnear as Thaddeus S. C. Lowe Stephen Merchant as Abraham Lincoln
20	2	"Miami"	September 8, 2015		0.611[14]
Retellings: Greg Worswick on Clark Gable Jessica Meraz on Juan Ponce de León Dan Harmon on Griselda Blanco Cast: Josh Hartnett as Clark Gable Johnny Knoxville as Juan Ponce de León Joe Lo Truglio as Bob Palombo David Koechner as Diego Columbus Horatio Sanz as Alberto Bravo Matt Besser as Ferdinand II of Aragon Maya Rudolph as Griselda Blanco
21	3	"New Orleans"	September 15, 2015
Retellings: Allan McLeod on Jean Lafitte Gloria Calderon Kellett on Sam "The Banana Man" Zemurray Daryl Johnson on Louis Armstrong Cast: Thomas Middleditch as Sam "The Banana Man" Zemurray Craig Anstett as Lee Christmas Ben Covette as Guy 'Machine Gun' Molony Rudy Mancuso as Manuel Bonilla Jason Momoa as Jean Lafitte Jack McBrayer as Andrew Jackson Andre Royo as King Oliver Maestro Harrell as Louis Armstrong Miles Brown as Young Louis Armstrong
22	4	"Spies"	September 22, 2015
Retellings: Crissle West on Harriet Tubman Claudia O'Doherty on Virginia Hall Lucius Dillon on Roald Dahl Cast: Octavia Spencer as Harriet Tubman Alia Shawkat as Virginia Hall Will Ferrell as Roald Dahl Matt Gourley as Ian Fleming
23	5	"Cleveland"	September 29, 2015
Retellings: John Levenstein on Wayne Wheeler David Wain on Dorothy Fuldheim Ashley Barnhill on The Cleveland Summit Cast: Samm Levine as Wayne Wheeler Mary Elizabeth Ellis as Dorothy Fuldheim Sam Richardson as Jim Brown Ron Funches as Herbert Muhammad Aidan Sussman as young Wayne Wheeler George Wallace as Bill Russell Lauren Sivan as Barbara Walters Echo Kellum as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Gaius Charles as Muhammad Ali
24	6	"Games"	October 6, 2015
Retellings: Lauren Lapkus on Milton Bradley Craig Anstett on pinball prohibition Rich Fulcher on the 1972 World Chess Championship Cast: Topher Grace as Milton Bradley Zach Gilford as Roger Sharpe Taran Killam as Bobby Fischer Jake Johnson as Boris Spassky Jeremy Konner as Henry Kissinger
25	7	"Oklahoma"	October 13, 2015
Retellings: Emily Wilson on Kentucky Daisey Laura Steinel on Gordon Cooper Mark Gagliardi on Bass Reeves Cast: Kat Dennings as Kentucky Daisey Colin Hanks as Gordon Cooper Jaleel White as Bass Reeves
26	8	"Journalism"	October 20, 2015
Retellings: Jen Kirkman on Thomas Nast and "Boss" Tweed Drew Droege on the newsboys' strike of 1899 Cameron Esposito on Nellie Bly and Elizabeth Bisland's race around the world Cast: Jason Alexander as William "Boss" Tweed Noah Wyle as Thomas Nast Michael Cera as Morris Cohen Haley Joel Osment as Kid Blink Ellie Kemper as Nellie Bly Natasha Leggero as Elizabeth Bisland
27	9	"Los Angeles"	October 27, 2015
Retellings: Seth Weitberg on the creation of the LAPD Eric Edelstein on Rin Tin Tin Jeremy Konner on the LA Aqueduct Cast: Giancarlo Esposito as Andrés Pico Ryan Phillippe as Benjamin Hayes Jack Black as William Mulholland Kyle Gass as Fred Eaton Zach Woods as Lee Duncan Rowdy as Rin Tin Tin
28	10	"New Mexico"	November 3, 2015
Retellings: Fortune Feimster on Popé and the Pueblo Revolt Mike Still on Ernest Thompson Seton Steve Berg on the Roswell UFO crash of 1947 Cast: Rob Huebel as Governor Juan Francisco Treviño Jason Mantzoukas as Popé Colin Hanks as Ernest Thompson Seton Thomas Lennon as Major Jesse Marcel John Ennis as Stanton T. Friedman Patton Oswalt as Mac Brazel
29	11	"Inventors"	November 10, 2015
Retellings: JD Ryznar on the telephone Paget Brewster on the bra Duncan Trussell on Thomas Edison Cast: Parker Posey as Mary Phelps Jacob Martin Starr as Alexander Graham Bell Jason Ritter as Elisha Gray Craig Anstett Michael McKean as Carl Laemmle Chris Parnell as Thomas Edison A.C. Newman Dr. Drew Pinsky as Judge Henry Winkler as Zenas Fisk Wilber
30	12	"Las Vegas"	November 17, 2015
Retellings: Chris Romano on James T. McWilliams Brendon Walsh on Bugsy Siegel Paul F. Tompkins on the Moulin Rouge Casino Cast: Sam Rockwell as Bugsy Siegel Donald Faison as Joe Louis Timm Sharp as James T. McWilliams Ben Schwartz as Meyer Lansky Da'Vone McDonald Rich Fulcher as William A. Clark Dennis Quaid as Lucky Luciano
31	13	"Space"	November 24, 2015
Retellings: Holly Laurent on Carl Sagan and Ann Druyan Matt Gourley on Wernher Von Braun Kyle Kinane on the first space walk Cast: Blake Anderson as Alexey Leonov Adam DeVine as Pavel Belyayev Chelsea Peretti as Ann Druyan Paul Scheer as Carl Sagan Nathan Fillion as Wernher Von Braun Mark Gagliardi as John Fitzgerald Kennedy

References

1. Lloyd, Robert (September 1, 2015). "Filming ‘Drunk History’ really is a drinking fest, but hopefully an educational one". Zap2it.com. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
2. Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Catfish" Reclaims Demo Crown, "Rizzoli & Isles" Tops Viewers
3. Tuesday's Cable Ratings: "Catfish" Tops Demos, "Rizzoli & Isles" Leads Viewers
4. Tuesday's Cable Ratings: TNT Dramas Top Viewers, "Deadliest Catch" Leads Demos
5. Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Counting Cars' Wins Night + 'The Game', 'Deadliest Catch', 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Catfish', 'Rizzoli & Isles' & More
6. Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Shark Week' Wins Night, 'The Game', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Pretty Little Liars', 'Suits', 'Catfish' & More
7. Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Rizzoli & Isles' & 'Amish Mafia' Win Night, 'Pretty Little Liars', 'The Game', 'Dance Moms', 'Covert Affairs' & More
8. Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Catfish', 'The Game', & 'Amish Mafia' Tie for Top Spot + 'The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man', 'Suits' & More
9. Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'Pretty Little Liars' & 'Rizzoli & Isles' Tie for Top Spot + 'The Game', 'Amish Mafia', 'The Legend of Shelby the Swamp Man', 'Suits' & More
10. Zurawik, David (January 10, 2014). "'I want to make Baltimore proud,' Comedy Central's Derek Waters says". The Baltimore Sun. Retrieved January 16, 2014.
11. Zurawik, David (July 25, 2014). "Comedy Central renews 'Drunk History' for third season". Retrieved July 26, 2014.
12. Fitzpatrick, Kevin (May 23, 2015). "Comedy Central Sets Premiere Dates For ‘Another Period,’ ‘The Meltdown,’ More". Retrieved May 20, 2015.
13. Bibel, Sara. "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Haves and the Have Nots' Wins Night, 'Ink Master', 'Rizzoli & Isles', 'Total Divas', 'Below Deck', 'Tyrant' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
14. Kondolojy, Amanda=. "Tuesday Cable Ratings: 'The Haves and the Have Nots' Wins Night, US Open Coverage, 'Ink Master', 'Counting Cars' & More". TV by the Numbers. Retrieved 15 September 2015.

External links

• Official website
• Drunk History at the Internet Movie Database