''Drunk History Australia'' is an Australian

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comedy television series based on the American series of the same name, which is in turn based on the

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''.

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. In addition to celebrity guest stars, the show's characters are played by regulars such as David Collins,

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, Adam Dunn,

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, Greta Lee Jackson,

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, 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. The episode featured stories about

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and

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and was presented by comedians Stephen Curry &

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. The first season was commissioned in 2019 by Network Ten and was released prematurely on 27 March 2020 on their streaming service 10 Play, prior to its official premiere on 14 September 2020.

Series overview

Episodes

Pilot

Series 1 (2020)

Controversy

The

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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.

References

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* * {{IMDb title, 11219450 2010s Australian comedy television series 2018 Australian television series debuts 2020 Australian television series endings 2020s Australian comedy television series Adult education television series Australian television series based on American television series Australian television sketch shows English-language television shows Fiction with unreliable narrators Network 10 original programming Storytelling television shows Television series based on Internet-based works Television series by Eureka Television series featuring reenactments Television shows set in Melbourne Television shows set in Sydney