Series 3, Episode 1
Full synopsis
Alexander Armstrong and Brett Goldstein talk about their roles to BCG...
Alexander Armstrong interview
Alexander Armstrong is in a couple of episodes of Drunk History this series. He's in this opening tale about the Dambusters, and in Episode 6.
Which historical figures do you play?
I play two colossi of British history: King Alfred the Great and Some Army Person During World War 2.
How much did you know about them before taking on this role?
Well, King Alfred's role in history is reduced often and solely to some squalid tale of cake burning on the Wessex marshes. This is unfair as it overlooks his many other notable achievements. Like um... er, something to do with education?
What was it like having to mime along to the storyteller's words?
That is the tough part of Drunk History right there. To do it convincingly you have to learn the narrator's words like it's a tune, every slip, hiccup and burble has to be timed so that you can reproduce it faithfully. I now go to sleep humming along to Joel Dommett's inflections and sing Adam Buxton to my children on long car journeys.
Are you interested in history? Did you pay attention to the subject at school?
I wish I'd been more interested in history at school - it's one of my biggest regrets. I now devour history like it's Lion bars but at school I just hadn't quite got it. In those days it seemed more of a vegan nut-based snack
If you had a time machine, which time period would you most like to go back to, and why?
I'd go back to 2016 so I could put my house on Leicester City.
Meanwhile, if you could have a night at the pub with any historical figure (or group of people), who would you invite?
I'd go for John Wilkes, Douglas Bader, Witney Houston and Princess Margaret.
Brett Goldstein interview
Brett Goldstein talks about his role in Drunk History...
Which historical figure do you play?
I play President Andrew Garfield.
How much did you know about them before taking on this role?
Not to brag, but I didn't even know there was a President Garfield, let alone that he got shot in the bumhole.
What was it like having to mime along to the storyteller's words?
You get the audio the day before, so I spend that day listening on repeat to drunk people as I go about my day, lipsyncing in Asda. It's the closest I'll get to being Lady Gaga at the SuperBowl.
Next time, would you be up for getting drunk and being a storyteller, or is the prospect of a hangover too scary to contemplate?
I don't drink a lot so my fear is more that I don't know what I'm like when I'm that drunk, and I might turn out to be a violent drunk and batter the crew.
Are you interested in history? Did you pay attention to the subject at school?
Sure. No.
If you had a time machine, which time period would you most like to go back to, and why?
I would like to go back to the very start and see the prequel.
Meanwhile, if you could have a night down the pub with any historical figure (or group of people), who would you invite?
Howard Hughes. Just him. And a load of antibacterial wipes.
What are you working on next?
I'm in LA at the moment about to do a pilot for NBC. But I'm not sure I'm allowed to talk about it, so please don't print this and just say I'm on gardening leave.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Wednesday 8th March 2017
- Time
- 10pm
- Channel
- Comedy Central
- Length
- 30 minutes
Repeats
- Show past repeats
- Thursday 9th March 2017 at 11:10pm on Comedy Central
- Friday 10th March 2017 at 11:30pm on CC Extra
- Sunday 12th March 2017 at 1:00am on Comedy Central
- Monday 13th March 2017 at 1:00am on CC Extra
- Monday 13th March 2017 at 11:00pm on Comedy Central
- Wednesday 19th April 2017 at 10:30pm on Comedy Central
- Saturday 22nd April 2017 at 12:55am on CC Extra
Cast & crew
| Regular cast | |
|---|---|
| Jimmy Carr | Narrator |
| Guest cast | |
|---|---|
| Brett Goldstein | James Garfield |
| Richard Glover | Railway Employee |
| Matthew Steer | Charles Guiteau |
| Samson Kayo | Bill |
| Joe Wilkinson | Dr. Doctor Bliss |
| Joe Thomas | Alexander Graham Bell |
| Bruce Mackinnon | Charles Sumner Tainter |
| Chris O'Dowd | Sir Barnes Wallis |
| Lucy Middleditch | Librarian |
| Tom Bennett | A.R. 'Dick' Collins |
| Alexander Armstrong | Sir Arthur Harris |
| Theo Barklem-Biggs | Guy Gibson |
| Joel Dommett | Self |
| Brian Quinn | Self |
| Sal Vulcano | Self |
| Writing team | |
|---|---|
| Dominic English | Writer (Additional Material) |
| Production team | |
|---|---|
| Tom McKay | Director |
| Ben Rogers | Producer |
| Andrew Brereton (as Andy Brereton) | Exec Producer |
| Louise Holmes | Exec Producer |
| Matt Tiller | Exec Producer |
| Jo Sutherland | Production Designer |
| Stuart Lutes | Editor |
| Rachel Spann | Editor |
| Nick Murray Willis | Animation |
| Ben Bee | Director of Photography |
| Adam Morris | 1st Assistant Director |
| Sally Broome | Casting Director |
| Lucy Williams | Costume Designer |
| Juliette Tomes | Make-up Designer |
| Lisa Isles | Make-up Designer |
Press
Return of the rarely funny - and even more occasionally educational - series in which inebriated comedians demonstrate historical events. Tonight includes Chris O'Dowd and Alexander Armstrong recreating the Dambusters raid as directed by Joel Dommett, and Brian "Q" Quinn and Sal Vulcano discussing Alexander Graham Bell. The flaw is in the format: to the sober, the drunk are mostly merely annoying and boring.
Andrew Mueller, The Guardian, 8th March 2017
Prview - Drunk History
Based on the hit American comedy show, the British version of Drunk History is back for a third series.
Ian Wolf, On The Box, 8th March 2017