Drunk History (UK TV series)
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| Genre | Television 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 | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (inc. one special) (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 – present |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | Drunk History |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
| Production website | |
Drunk History is a British television comedy which began airing on Comedy Central on 12 January 2015. It is based on the American TV series of the same name. In each episode, a comedian struggles to recount an event from British history after drinking many alcoholic drinks. 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.
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
Retelling: Tom Craine (3.5 pints of lager and 5 dbl vodka& lemonades) on “The Rise & Fall of Sir Walter Raleigh”
Tom Davis (9 pints of lager and 2 jaegerbombs) on "Robin Hood and Maid Marian”.
Cast:
Jack Whitehall as Sir Walter Raleigh
Michelle Keegan as Queen Elizabeth I
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".
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