Drunk History Australia

Drunk History Australia
Genre	Comedy
Based on	Drunk History by Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner
Written by	Paul Ayre Benjamin Howling Daniel Reisinger Scott Abbott
Directed by	Daniel Reisinger Helena Brooks Jack Steele Benjamin Howling
Country of origin	Australia
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	7 (inc. pilot)
Production
Executive producers	Chris Culvenor Paul Franklin Benjamin Howling Sophia Mogford
Producers	Ashley Davies Scott Abbott
Running time	27–32 minutes
Production company	Eureka Productions
Original release
Network	Network Ten
Release	20 August 2018 (2018-08-20) – 26 October 2020 (2020-10-26)
Related
Drunk History

Drunk History Australia is an Australian educational comedy television series based on the American series of the same name, which is in-turn based on the web series Funny or Die.^[1]

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Description

In each episode, an inebriated celebrity struggles to recount a historical event, while actors reconstruct and enact the narrator's anecdotes while lip syncing the dialogue.^[2]

In addition to celebrity guest stars, the show's characters are played by regulars such as David Collins, Yvie Jones, Cameron Knight, Adam Dunn, Sara West, Greta Lee Jackson, Aaron Chen, Paul Ayre, Lana Kington, Harry Keep, Seaton Kay-Smith, Bruce Guo, Emma Thompson and Hamish Adams-Cairns.

Production

A pilot was commissioned in 2018 by Network Ten for Pilot Week, in which a 30-minute pilot episode aired along with several other new show pilots.^[3]^[4] The episode featured stories about Ned Kelly and Phar Lap and was presented by comedians Stephen Curry & Rhys Darby.^[4]^[5]

The first season was commissioned in 2019^[6] by Network Ten and was released prematurely on 27 March 2020 on their streaming service 10 Play,^[7] prior to its official premiere on 14 September 2020.^[8]^[9]

Series overview

Series	Episodes	Originally aired
Series	Episodes	First aired	Last aired
Pilot	1	20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)
1	6	14 September 2020 (2020-09-14)	26 October 2020 (2020-10-26)

Episodes

Pilot

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	AUS viewers
1	1	"Pilot"	20 August 2018 (2018-08-20)	367,000^[10]
Retellings: Stephen Curry on Ned Kelly Rhys Darby on Phar Lap Cast: Gyton Grantley as Ned Kelly Aaron Glenane as Dan Kelly Greta Lee Jackson as Constable Lonigan Ryan Fitzgerald as Phar Lap David Collins as Tommy Woodcock

Series 1 (2020)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Original air date	AUS viewers
2	1	"Episode 1"	14 September 2020 (2020-09-14)	276,000^[11]
Retellings: Anne Edmonds on Dame Nellie Melba Harley Breen on the Burke and Wills expedition Cast: Susie Youssef as Dame Nellie Melba Darren McMullen as Prince Phillipe d'Orléans Yvie Jones as Madame Marchesi James Mathison as Robert O'Hara Burke Osher Günsberg as William John Wills Cameron Knight as William Brahe
3	2	"Episode 2"	21 September 2020 (2020-09-21)	310,000^[12]
Retellings: Darren McMullen on the story of the Cannibal Convicts Nikki Osborne on the first Miss Australia, Beryl Mills Cast: Wayne Hope as Alexander Pearce Phil Lloyd as Robert Greenhill Nicholas Boshier as Matthew Travers Alex Nation as Beryl Mills
4	3	"Episode 3"	28 September 2020 (2020-09-28)	241,000^[13]
Retellings: Matt Okine on the story of Waltzing Matilda Em Rusciano on Dawn Fraser at the 1964 Summer Olympics Cast: Tex Perkins as Banjo Paterson Tanya Hennessy as Christina Macpherson Jane Allsop as Sarah Riley Bjorn Stewart as Bob McPherson Erin McNaught as Dawn Fraser Peter Phelps as Lee Robinson
5	4	"Episode 4"	5 October 2020 (2020-10-05)	310,000^[14]
Retellings: James Mathison on the Dismissal of Gough Whitlam Joel Creasey on the Emu Wars Cast: Stephen Curry as Gough Whitlam Bernard Curry as John Kerr Greta Lee Jackson as Malcolm Fraser Mark Humphries as Billy Snedden Phil Lloyd as Major G.P.W. Meredith Annie Maynard as Sergeant S. McMurray Trevor Ashley as Carol the Emu
6	5	"Episode 5"	12 October 2020 (2020-10-12)	241,000^[15]
Retellings: Brendan Fevola on Abe Saffron aka "Mr Sin" Steph Tidsell on Mary Ann Bugg, the female bushranger Cast: Les Hill as Abe Saffron Costa Georgiadis as Jim Anderson Nakkiah Lui as Shirley Bega Michelle Brasier as Juanita Nelson Natasha Wanganeen as Mary Ann Bugg Grant Denyer as Captain Thunderbolt Elaine Crombie as Charlotte Bugg
7	6	"Episode 6"	26 October 2020 (2020-10-26)	213,000^[16]
Retellings: Heath Franklin on Don Bradman Becky Lucas on Lillian Armfield Cast: Dave Hughes as Don Bradman Bev Killick as Emily Bradman Leeanna Walsman as Lillian Armfield Roxy Jacenko as Kate Leigh Demi Lardner as Botany May Smith

Controversy

The pilot drew mostly positive reviews, but some viewers were unhappy that the show seemed to glamourise excessive binge drinking in a country which has an extensive history of drinking problems.^[17]^[18]

References

^ Moran, Robert (9 September 2021). "'Getting tipsy' on one of TV's wildest shows". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 20 March 2021.
^ "Get Your Beers Out 'Cause Drunk History Australia Is Coming To 10 and 10 play". 10 Play. Network Ten. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Knox, Dave (7 August 2018). "Ten's Pilot Week Schedule 2018". TV Tonight. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
^ ^a ^b "All About Drunk History". 10 Play. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ "Screen Guide — Drunk History, Australia". Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ Knox, Dave (10 October 2019). "2020 Upfronts: 10: Five Bedrooms, Masked Singer, DWTS Renewed". TV Tonight. Retrieved 10 October 2019.
^ Knox, David (27 March 2020). "10 Play: Drunk History Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "Get Your Beers Out 'Cause Drunk History Australia Is Coming To 10 and 10 play". 10 Play. ViacomCBS ANZ. 1 September 2020. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ Knox, David (2 September 2020). "Airdate: Drunk History Australia". TV Tonight. Retrieved 2 September 2020.
^ Knox, David (21 August 2018). "Monday 20 August 2018". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Knox, David (15 September 2020). "Masked Singer finishes on high". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Knox, David (22 September 2020). "Block shuts down but AFL helps Seven win Monday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Knox, David (29 September 2020). "The Block, HYBPA? win Monday slots". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Knox, David (6 October 2020). "Networks struggle with early evening shows on Monday". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Knox, David (13 October 2020). "The Block, HYBPA? win Monday slots". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Knox, David (27 October 2020). "Never mind primetime, Bluey was Monday's star performer". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Knox, David (20 August 2019). "Steve Curry happily "potty mouth" for Drunk History". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
^ Knox, David (20 August 2019). "Pilot Week vote: Would you watch more of Drunk History?". TV Tonight. Retrieved 26 March 2021.

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