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Take That, Ken Burns! Why “Drunk History” Sorta Works As Documentary Television

MEDIA Posted: July 24, 2014 12:24 am

“The show is exactly what the title says. A narrator … gets very, very drunk, on camera. As she downs her whiskeys or fancy cocktails, she delivers a historical account … It is ridiculous – and very funny. The surprising part is that it’s also a perversely effective way to deliver historical information.”

MEDIA Published: 07.22.14

Read the story in The New Yorker Published: 07.22.14

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