List of Drunk History episodes

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This is a list of episodes for the Comedy Central series Drunk History hosted by Derek Waters. A total of 70 episodes have aired over the course of 6 seasons.

Contents

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
Web series 7January 22, 2008 (2008-01-22)December 19, 2010 (2010-12-19)
1 8July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)August 27, 2013 (2013-08-27)
2 10July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)
3 13September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)
4 10September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)
5 13January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24)
6 16January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15)August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06)
Specials 2November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)

Web series episodes (2007–10)

In addition to the below web series episodes, the concept also appears as segments during HBO's Funny or Die Presents series.

No.Original release date
1August 6, 2007 (2007-08-06)
2November 2007 (2007-11)
32008 (2008)
4May 11, 2008 (2008-05-11)
5March 22, 2010 (2010-03-22)
6January 7, 2010 (2010-01-07)
7December 15, 2010 (2010-12-15)

Television series episodes

Season 1 (2013)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
11"Washington, D.C."July 9, 2013 (2013-07-09)1020.91 [1]
22"Chicago"July 16, 2013 (2013-07-16)1030.79 [2]
33"Atlanta"July 23, 2013 (2013-07-23)1040.79 [3]
44"Boston"July 30, 2013 (2013-07-30)1010.88 [4]

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, John "Johnny Cool" Shaheen
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
55"San Francisco"August 6, 2013 (2013-08-06)1050.80 [5]
6 6"Detroit"August 13, 2013 (2013-08-13)1061.08 [6]
77"Nashville"August 20, 2013 (2013-08-20)1081.00 [7]
88"The Wild West"August 27, 2013 (2013-08-27)1070.87 [8]

Season 2 (2014)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateUS viewers
(millions)
91"Montgomery"July 1, 2014 (2014-07-01)N/A
102"New York City"July 8, 2014 (2014-07-08)N/A

Retellings:

Eric Falconer on the Statue of Liberty
Suzi Barrett on Sybil Ludington
JD Ryznar on Nellie Bly
Cast:
Laura Dern as Nellie Bly
Paul Scheer as Henry Ludington
Juno Temple as Sybil Ludington
Michaela Watkins as Nurse
Taran Killam as Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Brett Gelman (Statue of Liberty) and Matt Walsh (Nellie Bly) as Joseph Pulitzer
113"American Music"July 15, 2014 (2014-07-15)N/A
124"Baltimore"July 22, 2014 (2014-07-22)N/A
135"Charleston"July 29, 2014 (2014-07-29)N/A

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
146"Hollywood"August 5, 2014 (2014-08-05)N/A
157"Hawaii"August 12, 2014 (2014-08-12)N/A
168"Philadelphia"August 19, 2014 (2014-08-19)N/A
179"Sports Heroes"August 26, 2014 (2014-08-26)N/A
1810"First Ladies"September 2, 2014 (2014-09-02)N/A

This season features three episodes ("American Music", "First Ladies", and "Sports Heroes") that are structured around themes instead of the typical city-focused format. [9]

Season 3 (2015)

On July 25, 2014, Comedy Central announced that Drunk History was renewed for a third season. [10] The third season premiered on September 1, 2015. This season, episodes featured locations like Miami, Las Vegas, Roswell, and New Orleans. [11]

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
191"New Jersey"September 1, 2015 (2015-09-01)TBA0.590 [12]
202"Miami"September 8, 2015 (2015-09-08)TBA0.611 [13]
213"New Orleans"September 15, 2015 (2015-09-15)TBAN/A
224"Spies"September 22, 2015 (2015-09-22)TBAN/A
235"Cleveland"September 29, 2015 (2015-09-29)TBAN/A

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
246"Games"October 6, 2015 (2015-10-06)TBAN/A
257"Oklahoma"October 13, 2015 (2015-10-13)TBAN/A

Retellings:
Emily Wilson on Nannita Daisey
Laura Steinel on Gordon Cooper
Mark Gagliardi on Bass Reeves

Cast:

Kat Dennings as Nannita Daisey
Colin Hanks as Gordon Cooper
Jaleel White as Bass Reeves
268"Journalism"October 20, 2015 (2015-10-20)TBAN/A
279"Los Angeles"October 27, 2015 (2015-10-27)TBAN/A
2810"New Mexico"November 3, 2015 (2015-11-03)TBAN/A
2911"Inventors"November 10, 2015 (2015-11-10)TBAN/A

Retellings:
JD Ryznar on the telephone
Paget Brewster on the bra
Duncan Trussell on Thomas Edison

Cast:

Parker Posey as Caresse Crosby
Martin Starr as Alexander Graham Bell
Jason Ritter as Elisha Gray
Craig Anstett as Bell's Lawyer
Michael McKean as Carl Laemmle
Chris Parnell as Thomas Edison
A. C. Newman as Cameraman
Drew Pinsky as Judge
Henry Winkler as Zenas Fisk Wilber
3012"Las Vegas"November 17, 2015 (2015-11-17)TBAN/A
3113"Space"November 24, 2015 (2015-11-24)TBAN/A

Season 4 (2016)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
321"Great Escapes"September 27, 2016 (2016-09-27)401N/A
332"Legends"October 4, 2016 (2016-10-04)404N/A
343"Bar Fights"October 11, 2016 (2016-10-11)4030.59 [14]
354"The Roosevelts"October 18, 2016 (2016-10-18)402N/A
365"Scoundrels"October 25, 2016 (2016-10-25)TBAN/A
376"Siblings"October 31, 2016 (2016-10-31)TBAN/A

Retellings:
Lauren Lapkus on the Wright brothers and Katharine Wright
Mike Still on the Kopp sisters
JD Ryznar on the Fox sisters

Cast:
Jason Ritter as Orville Wright
Jenna Fischer as Katharine Wright
Rachel Bilson as Constance Kopp
Elizabeth Olsen as Norma Kopp
Sarah Ramos as Maggie Fox
Sugar Lyn Beard as Catharine Fox
387"Landmarks"November 15, 2016 (2016-11-15)TBAN/A
398"Food"November 22, 2016 (2016-11-22)TBAN/A

Retellings:
Tess Lynch on the Artichoke Wars
Lyric Lewis on Julia Child
Lucius Dillon on the Great Molasses Flood

Cast:
Kevin Pollak as Ciro Terranova
Michael McKean as Arthur Jell
Joe Lo Truglio as Paul Cushing Child
Jason Ritter as John Barry
Samm Levine as Fiorello H. La Guardia
Michaela Watkins as Julia Child
409"Hamilton"November 29, 2016 (2016-11-29)TBAN/A
4110"Shit Shows"December 6, 2016 (2016-12-06)TBAN/A

Retellings:
Jenny Slate on the Cherry Sisters
Allan McLeod on the Astor Place Riot
Bob Odenkirk on Disco Demolition Night

Cast:
Allison Tolman as Jessie Cherry
Jessie Ennis as Ella Cherry
Mary Lynn Rajskub as Effie Cherry
Ashley Johnson as Elizabeth Cherry
Andrea Savage as Addie Cherry
Ben Folds as Nathan Cherry
Jack McBrayer as William Macready
David Koechner as Edwin Forrest
Charlie Finn as Mike Veeck
Patton Oswalt as Explosives Expert
Colin Hanks as Steve Dahl

Season 5 (2018)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
421"Heroines"January 23, 2018 (2018-01-23)TBA0.433 [15]
432"Dangerous Minds"January 30, 2018 (2018-01-30)TBA0.430 [16]
443"Game Changers"February 6, 2018 (2018-02-06)TBA0.470 [17]
454"Sex"February 13, 2018 (2018-02-13)TBA0.428 [18]
465"Civil Rights"February 20, 2018 (2018-02-20)TBA0.371 [19]
476"Underdogs"February 27, 2018 (2018-02-27)TBA0.430 [20]
487"Drunk Mystery"March 6, 2018 (2018-03-06)TBA0.430 [21]

Retellings:
Alison Rich on Agatha Christie
Kyle Mooney on D.B. Cooper
Georgia Hardstark on The Circleville Letters

Cast:
Kirsten Dunst as Agatha Christie
Jesse Plemons as William Kenward
Jayma Mays as Florence Schaffner
Richard Riehle as Ralph Himmelsbach
Taran Killam as D.B. Cooper
Vanessa Bayer as Mary Gillespie
498"World War II"June 19, 2018 (2018-06-19)TBA0.440 [22]

Retellings:
John Lutz on Ghost Army
Randall Park on Frank S. Emi
Lyric Lewis on Willie Hitler

Cast:
Steve Agee as Harry Reeder
Kyle Bornheimer as Soldier
Jack McBrayer as Merrick Truly
Aaron Takahashi as Frank S. Emi
Grant Imahara as Frank Inouye
Thomas Mann as Little Baby Hitler
509"Heists"June 26, 2018 (2018-06-26)TBA0.446 [23]
5110"Animals"July 3, 2018 (2018-07-03)TBA0.493 [24]
5211"The Middle Ages"July 10, 2018 (2018-07-10)TBA0.499 [25]

Retellings:
Hillary Anne Matthews on Joan of Arc
Shaun Diston on Temujin
Daryl Johnson on Mansa Musa

Cast:
Vanessa Hudgens as Joan of Arc
Jack McBrayer as Charles of Valois
Jimmy O. Yang as Temujin
Randall Park as Jamukha
Donald Faison as Mansa Musa
5312"Death"July 17, 2018 (2018-07-17)TBA0.419 [26]

Retellings:
Steve Berg on General Meigs
Jimmy O. Yang on The Kidnapping of Lincoln's Body
JD Ryznar on The Bandit Who Wouldn't Give Up

Cast:
Jason Ritter as Montgomery C. Meigs
Sheaun McKinney as Lewis Swegles
Keir O'Donnell as Mullen
Steve Berg
Angus Sampson as Hughes
Justin Long as Elmer McCurdy
5413"Halloween"July 24, 2018 (2018-07-24)TBA0.398 [27]

Retellings:
Allan McLeod on the Curse of Giles Corey
Tess Lynch on Elizabeth Krebs
Greg Tuculescu on Vlad the Impaler

Cast:
Allison Tolman as Elizabeth Krebs
Joel McHale as George Corwin/Robert Ellis Cahill
Jorma Taccone as Mehmed the Conqueror
Rich Fulcher as Giles Corey
Seth Rogen as Vlad the Impaler

Season 6 (2019)

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
551"Are You Afraid of the Drunk?"January 15, 2019 (2019-01-15)TBAN/A
562"National Parks"January 22, 2019 (2019-01-22)TBAN/A
573"Baseball"January 29, 2019 (2019-01-29)TBAN/A
584"Trailblazers"February 5, 2019 (2019-02-05)TBAN/A

Retellings:
Lyric Lewis on Bessie Coleman
Amber Ruffin on the Little Rock Nine

Cast:
Samira Wiley as Bessie Coleman
DeRon Horton as Ernest Green
Daryl J. Johnson
Zora Bikangaga
Amandla Stenberg as Elizabeth Eckford
595"Love"February 12, 2019 (2019-02-12)TBAN/A

Retellings:
Anais Fairweather on Tunnel 57
Drew Droege on the basis for the film Dog Day Afternoon
Alison Rich on Edith Windsor (segment guest-hosted by Kirby Howell-Baptiste)

Cast:
Josh Hartnett as Joachim Neumann
Missi Pyle as Christa Gruhle
Paul Rust as John Wojtowicz
Trace Lysette as Elizabeth Eden
Sugar Lyn Beard as Edie Windsor
Alison Brie as Thea Spyer
606"Drugs"February 20, 2019 (2019-02-20)TBAN/A
617"Femme Fatales"February 26, 2019 (2019-02-26)TBAN/A
628"Drunk Mystery, Pt. 2"March 5, 2019 (2019-03-05)TBAN/A

Retellings:
JD Ryznar on The Skidmore Bully
Lucius Dillon on the murder of Thomas Ince
Ryan Gaul on the death of James Callender (segment guest-hosted by Taran Killam)

Cast:
Jerry O'Connell as Ken McElroy
Thomas Lennon as William Randolph Hearst
Ellie Culp
A.J Culp
Justin Bartha as Thomas H. Ince
Craig Anstett as Thomas Jefferson
Anais Fairweather as Elinor Ince
Jack McBrayer as himself
Erin Henriques as Marion Davies
Bobby Moynihan as James T. Callender
639"Derek Waters' Believe It Or Not"June 18, 2019 (2019-06-18)TBAN/A

Retellings:
Doug Jones on the Lawnchair Larry flight
Allan McLeod on Phineas Gage
Jennie Pierson on the Greenbrier Ghost

Cast:
Taran Killam as John Alfred Preston
Sara Rue as Mary Jane Heaster
Steve Agee as Phineas Gage
Jackie Johnson as Sara
Colin Hanks as Lawnchair Larry
6410"Legacies"June 25, 2019 (2019-06-25)TBAN/A

Retellings:
Preston Flagg on Lead Belly and Lomax
Suzi Barrett on Lennon & Ono's deportation case
Brian Tyree Henry on Sam Cooke and "A Change is Gonna Come"

Cast:
Tony Hale as Leon Wildes
Steven Weber as John Lomax
Calvin Dutton as Sam Cooke
Camille Chen as Yoko Ono
Greg Tuculescu as John Lennon
Lilan Bowden as Elisa Boyer
Amber Ruffin as Barbara Cooke
J.T. Palmer as Lead Belly, Barack Obama and J.W. Alexander
6511"Fame"July 2, 2019 (2019-07-02)TBAN/A

Retellings:
Hillary Anne Matthews on Hedy Lamarr
Nicole Byer on Eartha Kitt vs. Lady Bird Johnson (segment guest-hosted by Alison Rich)
Mano Agapian on Masterpiece the Dog

Cast:
Frankie Shaw as Hedy Lamarr
Cheryl Hines as Lady Bird Johnson
Craig Anstett as Lyndon Johnson
Ken Marino as Masterpiece
Dave Foley as Alexis Pulaski
Ali Ghandour as Prince Aly Khan
Tessa Thompson as Eartha Kitt
6612"Good Samaritans"July 9, 2019 (2019-07-09)TBAN/A

Retellings:
John Lutz on Ed Pulaski (segment guest-hosted by Amber Ruffin)
Anais Fairweather on Ted Patrick

Cast:
Zach Gilford as Ed Pulaski
Justin Long as Randy
Kiele Sanchez as Emma Pulaski
Angela Trimbur
Niles Fitch as Michael Patrick
Gary Anthony Williams as Ted Patrick
6713"Whistleblowers"July 16, 2019 (2019-07-16)TBAN/A
6814"Behind Enemy Lines"July 23, 2019 (2019-07-23)TBAN/A
6915"S.O.S."July 30, 2019 (2019-07-30)TBAN/A

Retellings:
Mark Gagliardi on Doug Hegdahl
Paget Brewster on Florence Nightingale

Cast:
Josh Charles as Doug Hegdahl
Lauren Sivan as Queen Victoria
Aaron Takahashi
Dante Basco as The Rabbit
Minka Kelly as Florence Nightingale
7016"Bad Blood"August 6, 2019 (2019-08-06) [28] TBAN/A

Specials

No.
overall
No. in
season
TitleOriginal air dateProd.
code
US viewers
(millions)
11"Election Special"November 8, 2016 (2016-11-08)TBAN/A
In the style of Saturday Night Live , Derek Waters and Steve Berg host an election-themed clip show showcasing the best retellings of Presidential history, including Patrick Walsh on the election of 1800, Rich Fulcher on Abraham Lincoln's past as a lawyer, and Jen Kirkman on Edith Wilson.
22"Drunk History Christmas Special"November 28, 2017 (2017-11-28)TBAN/A

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