A New Take on Historical Fiction

If you know me, you know that I love good historical fiction. Danny surprised me last night with some YouTube pressies that give that genre a whole new meaning.  They are short videos directed by Derek Waters about scenes from American history narrated by a very drunk person and acted by some pretty famous people like Jack Black, Paul Schneider, Danny McBride, and Michael Cera.  I don’t know which is more fun: watching these videos or acting out the narration, but I would love to find out.

Warning! Do not watch these videos at work or in front of your children.  They are hilarious, but they contain the foul language and bathroom habits of the severely drunk. 

Drunk History Presents: The Duel of Alexander Hamilton versus Aaron Burr

Drunk History Presents: Benjamin Franklin Discovers Electricity

Drunk History Presents: The History of Oney Judge, Fugitive Slave of Martha & George Washington (this is the best one of the bunch because of the hickups!)

Drunk History Presents: The Presidency of William Henry Harrison (Harrison’s dying words had me rolling)

I hope that there will at some point be more Drunk Histories.  I think that the Bill Clinton/Monica Lewinski story would be pretty darn hilarious.  Drunk Histories from other countries would also be great. I would love to listen to a drunk Brit tell the story of Henry VIII while someone like Julie Andrews acted as Anne Boleyn.

What story would you like to see turned in to an episode of Drunk History?