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Drunk History

Recommended Ages

10th Grade and up

Drunk History is a comedy series in which intoxicated narrators recount historical events while actors lip-sync their slurred retellings, mixing real facts with exaggerated delivery. While not appropriate for children, older teens and adults sometimes use clips as a humorous hook into more serious history research, looking up what the show got right or wrong. Parents should treat it as TV-MA content and preview carefully, but for mature learners it can spark curiosity and show that history doesn’t have to feel dry, so long as it’s paired with accurate sources.

Best for mature middle‑ and high‑schoolers who already have some background in history, enjoy edgy humor, and can handle adult content while also thinking critically about what’s accurate and what’s embellished.

Pros

High‑energy comedy series that makes history feel memorable and fun for teens and adults, spotlighting lesser‑known stories and sparking curiosity about real events when used alongside more traditional resources. 

Cons

Created for adults rather than kids, so families will encounter alcohol, strong language, and occasional crude jokes; stories are intentionally exaggerated and not always historically precise, so it should never be used as a stand‑alone history curriculum.

Because Drunk History is an entertainment series rather than a curriculum provider, it is not typically something that charter schools or ESA programs purchase directly; families who want to use it would normally stream it through whatever general entertainment services their program already allows, if any.

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US History
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Social Studies

Drunk History Mission

Drunk History exists to make real history irresistible by combining carefully researched stories with absurd, laugh-out-loud reenactments, so learners of all ages see that the past is messy, human, and worth exploring.

Drunk History Story

Drunk History began when comedian Derek Waters filmed friends tipsily retelling historical events and invited actors to lip sync the chaotic narration; the original web shorts on Funny or Die grew into a long-running Comedy Central series that brought lesser-known stories and figures to millions of viewers and inspired teachers and families to use comedy as an entry point into serious history.

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FAQ: Additional Details about Drunk History

A typical Drunk History session might be one 20–30 minute episode in the evening: the lights are low, everyone has notebooks or laptops ready, and a comedian on screen slurs their way through a wild retelling while period‑costumed actors lip‑sync the story. There’s laughter at the absurd re‑enactments, but also a few pauses while you hit rewind, jot down names and dates, and later compare what you watched with a textbook or reliable history podcast. After the credits roll, teens might grab snacks and debate which parts were accurate, which were exaggerated for humor, and what perspectives were missing.

Drunk History is a scripted comedy series rather than a formal curriculum, so families typically use it as a funny, once-in-a-while supplement for older teens and young adults. You choose an episode that lines up with a topic you’re studying (for example the American Revolution or civil rights), watch together on a streaming platform, then do your own fact‑checking with books, primary sources, or a more traditional history spine. Its best use in a homeschool program is as a hook to spark curiosity and launch deeper research, not as a stand‑alone history course.

High parent or caregiver involvement is strongly recommended—Drunk History works best when an adult is watching alongside teens, pausing to clarify jokes, address heavy topics like racism or violence, and redirect everyone to solid sources afterward.

Best for mature high‑schoolers and up who can handle strong language, alcohol use, and adult themes, and who already have some basic background in U.S. and world history so they can separate satire from fact.

Drunk History can be engaging for older teens and adults who already understand the premise and can separate humor from fact; some gifted or ADHD learners enjoy its irreverent style. Because of alcohol use and mature content, it’s not appropriate for younger or sensitive kids and should be used, if at all, with careful co‑viewing and discussion.

There is no stand‑alone refund policy for Drunk History itself; access and any refunds are governed by the streaming platform or digital retailer (for example, iTunes or Amazon) through which you choose to watch episodes.

Not a good fit for younger children, highly sensitive kids, or families looking for squeaky‑clean media or a structured, chronological history program without satire.

For a more kid‑friendly history spine, families often pair or substitute with Liberty’s Kids, Curiosity Chronicles, or secular video series like Crash Course World History and Google Earth–based explorations that cover similar eras in a more straightforward way. 

No new seasons are being produced, but back episodes remain available on major streaming platforms and short clips circulate online, which means families can still cherry‑pick segments that line up with current units.

Pre‑screen episodes, then watch together with your teen, pausing to fact‑check names and events, compare clips with primary sources, and invite them to create their own “silly retelling” of an event (minus the alcohol) to reinforce what they’ve learned.

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Meet Derek and Jeremy

Derek Waters and director Jeremy Konner co-created Drunk History, drawing on Derek’s background as an improv comedian and actor and Jeremy’s experience behind the camera to craft a show that is both tightly researched and completely unpretentious; together they have turned a scrappy web experiment into an Emmy-nominated series and live shows that prove rigorous history and ridiculous storytelling can happily coexist.