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valerief

(53,235 posts) Fri Jul 26, 2013, 08:50 PM Jul 2013

My favorite new show--Drunk History on Comedy Central

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My favorite new show--Drunk History on Comedy Central (Original Post) valerief Jul 2013 OP

Pretty funny stuff. Especially because most of them wind up puking by the end. nomorenomore08 Jul 2013 #1

I have always loved Winona Ryder. nt awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #2

She's the Hedy Lamarr of our day. Also caught shoplifting. valerief Jul 2013 #5

When I read Hedy Lamarr... awoke_in_2003 Jul 2013 #10

Me too sharp_stick Jul 2013 #11

I just saw the KKK one on tv tonight. progressoid Jul 2013 #3

That one killed me. When the curled up drunk was taking the fruit and valerief Jul 2013 #4

Yeah the klansmen watching him sneeze cracked me up too. progressoid Jul 2013 #12

That finally made TV, eh? It's been on Funny or Die (I think) for years. nolabear Jul 2013 #6

Right. I hadn't been aware of it until it hit teevee. Glad it did. nt valerief Jul 2013 #7

Can't wait to hear the feedback that comes out of it. nolabear Jul 2013 #8

Drinking is still not PC on TV, I think, so there'll be a flock of noisy fingerwaggers. valerief Jul 2013 #9

nomorenomore08

(13,324 posts)

1. Pretty funny stuff. Especially because most of them wind up puking by the end.

Reply to valerief (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 11:15 PM

Jul 2013

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

2. I have always loved Winona Ryder. nt

Reply to valerief (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 11:21 PM

Jul 2013

valerief

(53,235 posts)

5. She's the Hedy Lamarr of our day. Also caught shoplifting.

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #2)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 11:38 AM

Jul 2013

Except that Hedy Lamarr was a scientist who contributed to wireless communications.

awoke_in_2003

(34,582 posts)

10. When I read Hedy Lamarr...

Reply to valerief (Reply #5)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 01:09 PM

Jul 2013

I instantly pictured Harvey Korman

sharp_stick

(14,400 posts)

11. Me too

Reply to awoke_in_2003 (Reply #10)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 01:28 PM

Jul 2013

every damned time I hear that name I start quoting Blazing Saddles. "I've got a special, when can you work him in?".

progressoid

(49,991 posts)

3. I just saw the KKK one on tv tonight.

Reply to valerief (Original post)

Fri Jul 26, 2013, 11:41 PM

Jul 2013

valerief

(53,235 posts)

4. That one killed me. When the curled up drunk was taking the fruit and

Reply to progressoid (Reply #3)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 11:33 AM

Jul 2013

asks, "What did I put in my mouth?" And when Jason Ritter does the sneezing bit and you see it's the curled up guy sneezing. Cracked me up!

I was going to use that clip but it cut out the stuff I found funniest.

progressoid

(49,991 posts)

12. Yeah the klansmen watching him sneeze cracked me up too.

Reply to valerief (Reply #4)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 02:28 PM

Jul 2013

nolabear

(41,987 posts)

6. That finally made TV, eh? It's been on Funny or Die (I think) for years.

Reply to valerief (Original post)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 11:54 AM

Jul 2013

Check out YouTube. There are a mess of them.

valerief

(53,235 posts)

7. Right. I hadn't been aware of it until it hit teevee. Glad it did. nt

Reply to nolabear (Reply #6)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 11:57 AM

Jul 2013

nolabear

(41,987 posts)

8. Can't wait to hear the feedback that comes out of it.

Reply to valerief (Reply #7)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 12:18 PM

Jul 2013

I've told people about it now and then because it can be hysterical, but TV is a whole 'nother audience. Do you think people will object to the drinking? I guess in the post-Jersey Shores era that would be silly, wouldn't it?

valerief

(53,235 posts)

9. Drinking is still not PC on TV, I think, so there'll be a flock of noisy fingerwaggers.

Reply to nolabear (Reply #8)

Sat Jul 27, 2013, 12:46 PM

Jul 2013

The Foster Brooks days are over. Whatever. I wonder if there'll be a spinoff--High History with stoned storytellers.

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