Drunk History
Comedy Central | Release Date: July 9, 2013
CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
57
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 14 Critic Reviews
Positive:
7
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4
Negative:
3
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
83
The A.V. ClubCaroline FramkeJul 1, 2014
Season 2 Review: The historical cosplayers relish their parts, lip-syncing drunken monologues with palpable joy. There is also an undeniable thrill in recognizing unexpected actors as they mouth along to incoherent rambles. Read full review
83
Entertainment WeeklyJeff JensenJul 2, 2013
Season 1 Review: If you're thinking about how long it'll be before this joke gets old, then you are not alone. Until then, Drunk History is a high-concept riot. Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesRobert LloydJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: Some will find it offensive, immoral, irresponsible--a highly defensible position. It's also very funny, a thing of twisted genius and, for the next eight weeks possibly the most original comedy on television. Read full review
80
The Hollywood ReporterTim GoodmanJul 8, 2013
Season 1 Review: Comedy Central has been able to take a can’t-miss idea and move it from short online sketches to a series of sketches that fill a half hour of television with a unified theme and increased production value, while bringing the brilliant idea to a wider audience. Read full review
75
Chicago Sun-TimesLori RacklJun 30, 2014
Season 2 Review: It’s a shtick that could get old fast. Instead, it keeps getting better in the sophomore season of this hilarious series that will have you laughing and learning. Read full review
75
RedEyeCurt WagnerJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: It's epic, hilarious and totally tasteless. Read full review
75
NewsdayDiane WertsJul 8, 2013
Season 1 Review: Just as people either drink or don't, you'll get it or you won't. Read full review
60
Boston GlobeMatthew GilbertJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: The wit of the historical re-creations, along with the excellence of the many guest actors in them (including, this season, Connie Britton, Kristen Wiig, Aubrey Plaza, Owen Wilson, and Jack McBrayer) helps to overcome the repetitiveness and slightness of the formula. Read full review
60
SalonWilla PaskinJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: How funny you find all this basically depends on how funny you find drunk people. And not fake-movie drunk people, but realistically drunk people: a little confused, no longer so good with words, and very sleepy. Read full review
40
Pittsburgh Post-GazetteRob OwenJul 8, 2013
Season 1 Review: More often than not, watching Drunk History is like being the only sober person at a party where none of the people present are your friends. Read full review
40
Washington PostHank StueverJul 8, 2013
Season 1 Review: There’s a chuckle here and a chuckle there, but it’s impossible to escape the feeling that you’ve just been forwarded a stale Internet meme from your dad. Read full review
30
TV Guide MagazineMatt RoushJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: When you have talent like Adam Scott (John Wilkes Booth), Bob Odenkirk (Nixon) and Jack Black (Elvis) on hand, why not let them improv their own material? They're wasted as puppets trapped in this sad, thin vaudeville. Read full review
20
New York Daily NewsDavid HinckleyJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: Drunk History is a good-natured show with no inflated aspirations. But like a drunk in a game of darts, it doesn’t hit the target very often. Read full review
20
VarietyBrian LowryJul 9, 2013
Season 1 Review: The whole exercise has a distinct homemovie feel to it--a small-ball mentality suited to short bursts on the Web, perhaps, but an utter waste of empty, dimwitted calories blown up and out for television. Read full review
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