Overview
- Comedy Central announced Tuesday that three new short-form episodes of Drunk History will premiere on its YouTube channel beginning Sept. 15.
- The first episode recreates Madonna’s 1984 VMA performance with Meghan Trainor in the role, while the other two cover Frances Perkins and two men’s quest to build the world’s largest ball of twine.
- Narrators include Lisa Gilroy, Patton Oswalt and Marisha Ray and the reenactment cast features performers such as Seth Green, Colin Hanks, Jack McBrayer, Mae Whitman and “Weird Al” Yankovic.
- The release marks the franchise’s first original material since the series ended its TV run in 2019 after 70 episodes and it serves as a way for creators Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner to return the format to audiences.
- Comedy Central frames the three-episode roll-out as a multi-platform pilot that could lead to more originals and broader rebuilding of the network’s comedy slate, though any wider revival has not been confirmed.