'Drunk History' review: Intoxicating
From left, Bob Odenkirk as President Richard Nixon and Jack Black as Elvis from the season premiere of "Drunk History." Credit: Comedy Central
Then actors -- real actors -- re-enact their words. Not the incidents. The words. Lip-synching all the mispruciations, uh, mispronunciations, and hiccups, and digressions. (You never know when you'll want a cookie.)
Tonight's premiere features "completely drunk" storytellers Matt Gourley, Allan McLeod and Eric Edelstein relating 19th and 20th century tales, later visually produced at some expense with period costumes, elaborate sets and even "vintage" amber lighting.
It is, of course, tasteless, considering the subject matter, but, hey, "Drunk History" ain't for the reverent. Elvis devotees may not cotton to Jack Black's embodiment of their idol in the third tale, when a bloated Presley leaves his plastic-covered, gold-colored lair to seek a law enforcement badge from President Richard Nixon (Bob Odenkirk). "Real events," remember.
Creator Derek Waters, who launched the concept online (FunnyorDie.com), plays host to such other premiere players as Jack McBrayer, Will Forte, Dave Grohl and Fred Willard. (Making one wonder, can't ladies drink and tell, too?) Everyday people show up in brief announcements where anonymous inebriates offer opinions about the past ("the 16th best president in America").
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