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Yes, They Actually Drink

So, I was curious about this, and it isn't addressed on this page, but a quick Googling turned up that Derek Waters did confirm in an interview last summer with The AV Club, that the comedians are indeed actually drunk/drinking alcohol while filming is going on, but that they take also precautions, namely, using breathalyzers to track the Blood Alchohol Levels of the drunk narrators, and having a medic on site, to prevent any serious alcohol poisoning or whatnot.

This seems like a pretty relevant point, especially given that 1.) "are they really drunk, or just playing drunk?", and "if they are actually getting these people drunk, how is safety handled on set, given the additional risks when intoxication is involved?", are some of the biggest questions most people would have regarding the show and 2.) the article at current describes the drunk narrators as being "played by" comedians. In actuality, the narrators seem to actually just be the comedians, who are given alcohol on set?

Anyway, it's been forever since I edited Wikipedia for more than quick typo fixes, so I'm not sure how to add it properly. But here is the URL for the interview:

http://www.avclub.com/article/drunk-historys-derek-waters-answers-our-11-questio-206391

97.102.82.96 (talk) 03:14, 4 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]

More info on Production would be interesting

Like, who develops episode outlines; are there consulting historians that scope out each episode? The drunk narrators don't sound carefully scripted, but they're probably not experts in the stories that they are telling, so what's the means of preparing them to tell these stories? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 209.234.172.146 (talk) 17:36, 13 December 2016 (UTC)[reply]

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Accuracy

While I do not doubt that the facts in the show are correct. The stories themselves are incredibly turnicated and some parts are completely left-out to create a more emotional and empathetic story. An example of this is Alison Rich's retelling of the Birth Control Pill, which leaves out some major facts and edits the story to create a more emotional underdog out of Margaret Sanger. Leaving out a lot of racially charged unethical experimentation and possible attempts at genocide.

While I dont think this takes away from the accuracy of the final product, nothing they said was untrue, it is still a fundamentally flawed portrayal of history, I think that it would be nice to note on the page.

73.133.253.221 (talk) 00:19, 3 September 2019 (UTC)[reply]

The title of this television show clearly foreshadows bias. Wikipedia readers will understand the program isn't objective because it is described as a "comedy" where, "In each episode, an inebriated narrator, joined by host Waters, struggles to recount an event from history".

The Accuracy section meets your request . If you prefer it to be framed negatively, you are welcome to add published criticism about the show's truncation, omissions of major facts, slants, etc.

Dispute(s) specific to only one episode don't belong here. The question then becomes if it merits a specific Wikipedia page at all. For example, should we make a Wikipedia entry for Drunk History: Episode45 with a subsection that addresses your grievances about it? Or perhaps a subsection on Alison Rich about the Episode with some commentary about her bias? Please read Wikipedia guidelines first, particularly What Wikipedia Is Not. I suggest another platform altogether, such as a blog or videssay. Ashtflash2 (talk) 03:31, 27 October 2023 (UTC)[reply]