Colonial gossip columnist james callender winds up dead. Drunk history gives us the stonewall lesson we deserve. Marriage equality, edie windsor get the drunk history treatment. Host derek waters, along with an everchanging cast of actors and comedians, travels across the country to present the rich tales that every city in this land has to offer. Johnson wasnt the only trans woman of color instrumental in the stonewall riots, and drunk. Drunk historys stonewall episode bests hollywoods version.
Oct 12, 2016 in 2015 roland emmerich took it upon himself to make a film about the stonewall riots that centered the seminal moment in lgbtq history on a fictional, midwestern white gay man who never actually existed. Drunk history hilariously tackles the history of the. Ken mcelroy is murdered after terrorizing a missouri town. Comedy centrals latest episode of drunk history cast trans actor alexandra gray for an explanation of the stonewall riots, and did better than. She is best known as the cohost of the pop culture podcast the read. For its bar fights episode, which aired october 11, drunk history. I was very impressed in the bar fights episode when they did not cast cis actors to play the 2 trans leaders portrayed in the story about stonewall but instead cast 2 excellent trans actors. And in another season four episode we did the stonewall riots. Based on the popular web series, drunk history is the liquoredup narration of our nations history. Edie windsors long, hard fight for marriage equality.
Well anyway who cares because last nights episode of drunk history set its droopy. In each episode, an inebriated narrator, joined by host waters, struggles to recount an event from history. With derek waters, katie nolan, jon gabrus, carl tart. However, comedy centrals drunk history, centered the most recent episode on marsha p. Just in time for valentines day and ahead of the 50th anniversary of stonewall, drunk history is celebrating one of the most important love stories in lgbtq history. My watchlist keep track of your favorite shows and movies, across all your devices. Oct 11, 2016 the twisted, brilliant minds behind comedy centrals drunk history will air an episode tuesday night telling the story of the 1969 stonewall riots and the trans women who helped launch the lgbtq.
Johnson and sylvia rivera, and theyve cast two trans actresses to play the roles. In 2015 roland emmerich took it upon himself to make a film about the stonewall riots that centered. The drunk history stonewall segment taught me more about. Remember when roland emmerich took it upon himself, unprompted, to make a shitty movie about the stonewall riots that centered the seminal moment in lgbtq history on a fictional, midwestern white gay guy who never existed. By james michael nichols comedy centrals hit television show drunk history recently tackled one of the most important events in the history of the queer rights movement. Comedy central series drunk history recently released an episode about the stonewall riots, one of the defining moments in the lgbt movement in the united states. Drunk historys stonewall riots segment deftly blends the humor we can expect from the series, with an educational component that will reach.
Trans actress alexandra grey transparent, we will rise gave a history lesson on the stonewall riots, marsha p. The comedy central retelling of the stonewall riots is both hilarious and. Drunk history drunk mystery ii tv episode 2019 imdb. An episode on bar fights provides such a rich metacommentary for drunk. Drunk history tackles the stonewall riots with trace. This season, episodes featured locations like miami, las vegas, roswell, and new orleans. Drunk history will now do its part to honor two of the revolutionaries on hand at the stonewall inn, marsha p. Oct 12, 2016 drunk history hilariously tackles the history of the stonewall riots by james michael nichols comedy centrals hit television show drunk history recently tackled one of the most important events in the history of the queer rights movement. For its bar fights episode, which aired october 11, drunk history hired crissle west the comedian responsible for the shows previous and spectacular harriet tubman segment to monologue about. Its just that sometimes the truth is a little incoherent. In tuesday nights episode of comedy centrals drunk history, west sits down with derek waters to tell the story of the stonewall riots and the queer greenwich village community that set it off. Marriage equality, edie windsor get the drunk history. Bar fights usually arent that deep, but drunk history doesnt just tell stories about.
Oct 12, 2016 hollywood says itll be better about casting trans actors. Also, melissas audio in the beginning of this episode is janky, and we have no idea why. Much like the season premiere, this is a good though not totally spectacular episode of drunk history. Linmanuel mirandas drunk history episode was everything you dreamed it would be. I was certainly expecting something a little more, especially with three brilliant narrators on board. Drunk history s stonewall riots segment deftly blends the humor we can expect from the series, with an educational component that will reach many. Comedy centrals drunk history tells the real story of what went down at the 1969 stonewall riots in an impressive dramatic reenactment to coincide with lgbt history month, which runs through.
Probably not because only like 17 people saw it in theaters. Andrew jackson, the brawler, is involved in a duel. Jun 28, 2018 this time were covering the event that seems to be the center of queer history. Drunk history does stonewall history better than roland emmerich. Drunk history harriet tubman leads an army of bad bitches. Of course many in the community know stonewall as the legend it.
The latest episode of drunk history arrives just in time for octobers lgbtq history month with an episode about the stonewall riots, and its a. And as far as shitshows goes, the stories are just okay. Drunk history s stonewall episode could teach hollywood a few things by nick romano october 12, 2016 its a better stonewall movie than roland emmerichs stonewall. Drunk history recaps the stonewall riots and honors marsha. Barna via collections of the smithsonians national museum of american history, archives center cc bysa 2. Johnson and sylvia rivera in a recent episode of comedy centrals drunk history. Oct 12, 2016 comedy centrals latest episode of drunk history cast trans actor alexandra gray for an explanation of the stonewall riots, and did better than hollywood. Drunk history exclusive drunk history at comiccon 2016. Comedy centrals drunk history recently tackled the stonewall riots, in honor of october being lgbt history month.
On july 25, 2014, comedy central announced that drunk history was renewed for a. Drunk history schools hollywood in telling lgbt stories. In that way, the seasons structure mimics that of most of the stories told on drunk history. Comedy centrals hit television show drunk history recently tackled one of the most important events in the history of the queer rights movement. Watch drunk history streaming online hulu free trial. Drunk historys stonewall episode could teach hollywood a few things by nick romano october 12, 2016. Comedy centrals latest episode of drunk history cast trans actor alexandra gray for an explanation of the stonewall riots, and did better than hollywood. Oct 11, 2016 she played a suicidal teen in the first episode. She starred in an emmynominated episode of drunk history, for which she told the story of harriet tubmans work as a union spy during the civil war. Drunk history celebrated national coming out day the only way it knew how. The segment, commentated by the great crissle west, is hilarious and informative, but what were really loving about it is that it actually used transgender actresses to tell transgender womens stories unlike some media.
Nation starts the temperance movement by smashing up bars. The results are both hilarious and arguably more factually accurate than much of what you might find in the recent film stonewall, which was widely panned for placing a white cisgender male at the center in order to draw a more mainstream. Anyone can look up the wikipedia entry and know the basic facts. When new york city police raided the stonewall inn in 1969, trans activist marsha p. The comedy central retelling of the stonewall riots is both hilarious and poignant. Drunk history tackles the stonewall riots with trace lysette and a tipsy crissle west the twisted, brilliant minds behind comedy centrals drunk history will air an episode tuesday night telling. Drunk historys stonewall riots segment deftly blends the humor we can expect from the series. For national coming out day, drunk history paid poignant homage to martha p. Tiffany haddish tells the story of rose valland, an assistant curator in paris who helped recover thousands of works of art stolen by the nazis during world war ii.
This is a list of episodes for the comedy central series drunk history hosted by derek waters. Drunk history tv14 comedy, history tv series 20 history is written by the victors but told best by the totally wasted on this wildly inappropriate and maybe just a little inaccurate series where welllubricated comics tell famous american tales and celebrity guests act them out. Johnson sparks the stonewall riots drunk history by comedy central. Hollywood says itll be better about casting trans actors. Carrie nation goes on an epic saloonsmashing spree, andrew jackson cements his status as a guy who loves duels, and marsha p. Watch drunk history hilariously take on the stonewall riots. This time were covering the event that seems to be the center of queer history. Inebriated or not, the stonewall segment of drunk history is a master class in microstorytelling. Johnsons involvement in it and got it all wrong, basically just telling the same tired transactivists narrative lie of that fateful evening on june.
The stonewall riots get an incredible and accurate. Moses fleetwood walker faces racism in the 19thcentury mlb, the chicago white sox throw the world series, and the callaghan sisters inspire the film a league of their own. Drunk history stonewall riots drunk history facebook. Feb 12, 2019 edie windsor successfully sues the united states government for not recognizing her marriage to a woman, thus ending the defense of marriage act.
Bob odenkirk destroys disco in drunk historys season finale. Of course many in the community know stonewall as the legend it is, but how many know it for the event it was. Watch drunk history hilariously take on the stonewall riots video. Well anyway who cares because last nights episode of drunk history set its droopylidded, blurredeyed sights on stonewall, and. Frank emi defies the draft of japanese americans during wwii drunk history by comedy central. Watch drunk history hilariously take on the stonewall. In 2015 roland emmerich took it upon himself to make a film about the stonewall riots that centered the seminal moment in lgbtq history on a fictional, midwestern white gay man who never actually existed. With derek waters, vanessa bayer, dwight yoakam, trace lysette. Johnson and fellow activist sylvia rivera are played in the episode by. Drunk history falls for the hype and wrongly recaps the. Crissle west writer, comedian, and cohost of the read podcast popped by comedy centrals drunk history this week to dutifully drain a few glasses of boozer and retell the story of the stonewall riots, and marsha. Drunk history with the 48th anniversary of the stonewall. We never want to make fun of the history itself this show isnt afraid to dig into that.
Drunk history recaps the stonewall riots and honors marsha p. Johnson sparks the stonewall riots drunk history duration. When lin manuel miranda gets drunk, he has a lot to say about alexander hamilton. Johnson and the stonewall riots drunk history paid surprisingly poignant homage to martha p. June 28, 2019 today marks the 50th anniversary of stonewall. Edie windsors long, hard fight for marriage equality feat. There are things only drunk people will say, and this show is all about that. On july 25, 2014, comedy central announced that drunk history was renewed for a third season. Oct 11, 2016 directed by jeremy konner, derek waters. Drunk history schools hollywood in telling lgbt stories tv club. Drunk history episode guide comedy central official site.
As they often terribly narrate history, various actors often very famous folks act out the history and spew the profanityladen dialog. Oct 12, 2016 drunk history paid surprisingly poignant homage to martha p. Its a better stonewall movie than roland emmerichs stonewall. An episode on bar fights provides such a rich metacommentary for drunk historynot simply because these are drunk people telling stories about bars and alcohol but because these particular bar fights that the episode highlights bring complexity and depth to a seemingly trivial concept. May 22, 2019 who knows how many people of every sexual orientation learned about stonewall through less than ten minutes of drunk history. Drunk history schools us on the stonewall riots exclusive. You have someone sit down and talk about important historical moments in american history but first you get them drunk and keep them drinking throughout the episode. Start your free trial to watch drunk history and other popular tv shows and movies including new releases, classics, hulu originals, and more. Drunk history is as funny as ever and i enjoy the show very much. Drunk history based on the popular web series, drunk history is the liquoredup narration of our nations history. Oct, 2016 trans actress alexandra grey transparent, we will rise gave a history lesson on the stonewall riots, marsha p. British suffragettes learn jiujitsu, gwendolyn sanders ignites the birmingham crusade, and judy heumann leads a sitin for people with disabilities.
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