Drunk History Australia
{{short description|Australian television series}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=March 2021}}
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| genre = Comedy
| based_on = {{Based on|Drunk History|Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner}}
| writer = {{Plainlist|
- Paul Ayre
- Benjamin Howling
- Daniel Reisinger
- Scott Abbott
}}
| director = {{plainlist|
- Daniel Reisinger
- Helena Brooks
- Jack Steele
- Benjamin Howling
}}
| starring =
| voices =
| narrated =
| country = Australia
| language = English
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 7 ({{abbr|inc.|including}} pilot)
| list_episodes =
| executive_producer = {{Plainlist|
- Chris Culvenor
- Paul Franklin
- Benjamin Howling
- Sophia Mogford
}}
| producer = {{Plainlist|
- Ashley Davies
- Scott Abbott
}}
| editor =
| cinematography =
| runtime = 27–32 minutes
| company = Eureka Productions
| channel = Network Ten
| first_aired = {{start date|2018|08|20|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2020|10|26|df=y}}
| related = Drunk History
}}
Drunk History Australia is an Australian educational comedy television series based on the American series of the same name, which is in-turn based on the web series from Funny or Die.{{cite web|last=Moran|first=Robert|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/tv-and-radio/history-under-the-influence-australia-stories-re-examined-drunk-20200908-p55td3.html|title='Getting tipsy' on one of TV's wildest shows|date=9 September 2021|publisher=The Sydney Morning Herald|access-date=20 March 2021}}
Description
In each episode, an inebriated celebrity struggles to recount a historical event, while actors reconstruct and enact the narrator's anecdotes while lip syncing the dialogue.{{cite web|url=https://10play.com.au/drunk-history-australia/articles/get-your-beers-out-cause-drunk-history-australia-is-coming-to-10-and-10-play/tpa200901vzmiu|title=Get Your Beers Out 'Cause Drunk History Australia Is Coming To 10 and 10 play|date=1 September 2020|website=10 Play|publisher=Network Ten|access-date=26 March 2021}}
In addition to celebrity guest stars, the show's characters are played by regulars such as David Collins, Yvie Jones, Cameron Knight, Adam Dunn, Sara West, Greta Lee Jackson, Aaron Chen, Paul Ayre, Lana Kington, Harry Keep, Seaton Kay-Smith, Bruce Guo, Emma Thompson and Hamish Adams-Cairns.
Production
A pilot was commissioned in 2018 by Network Ten for Pilot Week, in which a 30-minute pilot episode aired along with several other new show pilots.{{cite web|last=Knox|first=Dave|title=Ten's Pilot Week Schedule 2018|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/08/tens-pilot-week-schedule-2018.html|publisher=TV Tonight|date=7 August 2018|access-date=15 August 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://10play.com.au/10-play-trending/articles/all-about-drunk-history/tpa190614isgal|title=All About Drunk History|publisher=10 Play|date=15 August 2018|access-date=10 October 2019}} The episode featured stories about Ned Kelly and Phar Lap and was presented by comedians Stephen Curry & Rhys Darby.{{cite web|title=Screen Guide — Drunk History, Australia|url=https://www.screenaustralia.gov.au/the-screen-guide/t/drunk-history,-australia-2018/37522/|access-date=10 October 2019}}
The first season was commissioned in 2019{{cite web|last=Knox|first=Dave|title=2020 Upfronts: 10: Five Bedrooms, Masked Singer, DWTS Renewed.|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2019/10/2020-upfronts-10-five-bedrooms-masked-singer-dwts-renewed.html|publisher=TV Tonight|date=10 October 2019|access-date=10 October 2019}} by Network Ten and was released prematurely on 27 March 2020 on their streaming service 10 Play,{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/03/10-play-drunk-history-australia.html|title=10 Play: Drunk History Australia|date=27 March 2020|website=TV Tonight|access-date=28 March 2020}} prior to its official premiere on 14 September 2020.{{cite web|url=https://10play.com.au/drunk-history-australia/articles/get-your-beers-out-cause-drunk-history-australia-is-coming-to-10-and-10-play/tpa200901vzmiu|title=Get Your Beers Out 'Cause Drunk History Australia Is Coming To 10 and 10 play|date=1 September 2020|website=10 Play|publisher=ViacomCBS ANZ|access-date=2 September 2020}}{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2020/09/airdate-drunk-history-australia.html|title=Airdate: Drunk History Australia|date=2 September 2020|website=TV Tonight|access-date=2 September 2020}}
Series overview
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| start0S = {{Start date|2018|08|20|df=y}}
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| start1 = {{Start date|2020|09|14|df=y}}
| end1 = {{End date|2020|10|26|df=y}}
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Episodes
=Pilot=
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| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Pilot
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2018|08|20|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Retellings:
Stephen Curry on Ned Kelly
Rhys Darby on Phar Lap
Cast:
Gyton Grantley as Ned Kelly
Aaron Glenane as Dan Kelly
Greta Lee Jackson as Constable Lonigan
Ryan Fitzgerald as Phar Lap
David Collins as Tommy Woodcock
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=Series 1 (2020)=
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| EpisodeNumber2 = 1
| Title = Episode 1
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|09|14|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Retellings:
Anne Edmonds on Dame Nellie Melba
Harley Breen on the Burke and Wills expedition
Cast:
Susie Youssef as Dame Nellie Melba
Darren McMullen as Prince Phillipe d'Orléans
Yvie Jones as Madame Marchesi
James Mathison as Robert O'Hara Burke
Osher Günsberg as William John Wills
Cameron Knight as William Brahe
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| EpisodeNumber2 = 2
| Title = Episode 2
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|09|21|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Retellings:
Darren McMullen on the story of the Cannibal Convicts
Nikki Osborne on the first Miss Australia, Beryl Mills
Cast:
Wayne Hope as Alexander Pearce
Phil Lloyd as Robert Greenhill
Nicholas Boshier as Matthew Travers
Alex Nation as Beryl Mills
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| EpisodeNumber2 = 3
| Title = Episode 3
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|09|28|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Retellings:
Matt Okine on the story of Waltzing Matilda
Em Rusciano on Dawn Fraser at the 1964 Summer Olympics
Cast:
Tex Perkins as Banjo Paterson
Tanya Hennessy as Christina Macpherson
Jane Allsop as Sarah Riley
Bjorn Stewart as Bob McPherson
Erin McNaught as Dawn Fraser
Peter Phelps as Lee Robinson
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| EpisodeNumber2 = 4
| Title = Episode 4
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|05|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Retellings:
James Mathison on the Dismissal of Gough Whitlam
Joel Creasey on the Emu Wars
Cast:
Stephen Curry as Gough Whitlam
Bernard Curry as John Kerr
Greta Lee Jackson as Malcolm Fraser
Mark Humphries as Billy Snedden
Phil Lloyd as Major G.P.W. Meredith
Annie Maynard as Sergeant S. McMurray
Trevor Ashley as Carol the Emu
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| EpisodeNumber2 = 5
| Title = Episode 5
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|12|df=y}}
|ShortSummary=Retellings:
Brendan Fevola on Abe Saffron {{abbr|aka|also known as}} "Mr Sin"
Steph Tidsell on Mary Ann Bugg, the female bushranger
Cast:
Les Hill as Abe Saffron
Costa Georgiadis as Jim Anderson
Nakkiah Lui as Shirley Bega
Michelle Brasier as Juanita Nelson
Natasha Wanganeen as Mary Ann Bugg
Grant Denyer as Captain Thunderbolt
Elaine Crombie as Charlotte Bugg
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{{Episode list
| EpisodeNumber = 7
| EpisodeNumber2 = 6
| Title = Episode 6
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2020|10|26|df=y}}
| ShortSummary = Retellings:
Heath Franklin on Don Bradman
Becky Lucas on Lillian Armfield
Cast:
Dave Hughes as Don Bradman
Bev Killick as Emily Bradman
Leeanna Walsman as Lillian Armfield
Roxy Jacenko as Kate Leigh
Demi Lardner as Botany May Smith
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Controversy
The pilot drew mostly positive reviews, but some viewers were unhappy that the show seemed to glamourise excessive binge drinking in a country which has an extensive history of drinking problems.{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/08/steve-curry-happily-potty-mouth-for-drunk-history.html|title=Steve Curry happily "potty mouth" for Drunk History|date=20 August 2019|website=TV Tonight|access-date=26 March 2021}}{{cite web|last=Knox|first=David|url=https://tvtonight.com.au/2018/08/pilot-week-vote-would-you-watch-more-of-drunk-history.html|title=Pilot Week vote: Would you watch more of Drunk History?|date=20 August 2019|website=TV Tonight|access-date=26 March 2021}}
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Official website|https://www.10play.com.au/drunkhistoryaustralia}}
- {{IMDb title|11219450}}
Category:2010s Australian comedy television series
Category:2018 Australian television series debuts
Category:2020 Australian television series endings
Category:2020s Australian comedy television series
Category:Adult education television series
Category:Australian television series based on American television series
Category:Australian television sketch shows
Category:Australian English-language television shows
Category:Fiction with unreliable narrators
Category:Network 10 original programming
Category:Storytelling television shows
Category:Television series based on Internet-based works
Category:Television series by Eureka
Category:Television series featuring reenactments