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Drunk History
2013–2019
· TV Show
· 22 min episodes
· 6 seasons
C
MEANRANK
69/100
Every rating
57–78
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic critics on 57, highest is IMDb on 78. Critics average 57, everyone else 72.
See the TV shows the platforms disagree about most →Historical reenactments by A-list talent are presented by inebriated storytellers.
Details
- Created by
- Derek Waters
- Studio
- Gary Sanchez Productions
- Released
- 9 July 2013
- Country
- Mexico, United States
- Language
- English
- Episode length
- 22 min
- Rated
- TV-14
- Episodes
- 70 across 6 seasons
- Awards
- 3 wins, 18 nominations
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Cast
Full cast (62) →
Awards & nominations
See all 21 →2 major awards won · 3 wins from 21 nominations across 5 ceremonies
| Art Directors Guild Awards 2020 | Variety, Reality or Competition Series | Monica Sotto (for "Are You Afraid of the Drunk?") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2015 | Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Program or a Special | Christina Mongini (for "Hollywood") | Winner |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program | Christina Mongini, Annalisa Adams and Cassandra Conners (for "Fame") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series | Monica Sotto, Rae Deslich and Linette McCown (for "Bad Blood") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2020 | Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Drunk History | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 | Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Drunk History | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 | Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming | John Cason (for "Are You Afraid of the Drunk") | Nominee |
| Primetime Emmy Awards 2019 | Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Derek Waters (for "Are You Afraid of the Drunk") | Nominee |
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Primetime Emmy Awards
17 nominations, 1 won
| Outstanding Costumes for a Variety Program or a Special | Christina Mongini (for "Hollywood") | Winner |
| Outstanding Costumes for a Variety, Nonfiction or Reality Program | Christina Mongini, Annalisa Adams and Cassandra Conners (for "Fame") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Derek Waters (for "Are You Afraid of the Drunk") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Directing for a Variety Series | Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner (for "Hamilton") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming | John Cason (for "Are You Afraid of the Drunk") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming | John Cason (for "Heroines") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming | Aaron Morris (for "Bar Fights") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Picture Editing for Variety Programming | Jody McVeigh-Schultz (for "Inventors") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Series | Chloe Arbiture, Monica Soto and Rae Deslich (for "Hamilton") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Nonfiction, Reality or Reality-Competition Series | Rachel Robb Kondrath and Kellie Jo Tinney (for "New Jersey") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Production Design for a Variety, Reality or Competition Series | Monica Sotto, Rae Deslich and Linette McCown (for "Bad Blood") | Nominee |
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Drunk History | Nominee |
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Drunk History | Nominee |
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Drunk History | Nominee |
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Drunk History | Nominee |
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Drunk History | Nominee |
| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series | Drunk History | Nominee |
Art Directors Guild Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Variety, Reality or Competition Series | Monica Sotto (for "Are You Afraid of the Drunk?") | Winner |
American Society of Cinematographers Awards
1 nomination, 1 won
| Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography in Half-Hour Episodic Series | Blake McClure (for "Detroit") | Winner |
Casting Society of America
1 nomination
| Live Television Performance – Variety or Sketch Comedy | Melissa DeLizia | Nominee |
People's Choice Awards
1 nomination
| Favorite Sketch Comedy TV Show | Drunk History | Nominee |