Hamilton creator Lin-Manuel Miranda knows a thing or two about Alexander Hamilton and American history, and he really let that shine last night on Comedy Central’s Drunk History. Above, Miranda narrates Hamilton’s school and military career, and below, things heat up a bit with Hamilton’s affair, which no one really thought he should talk about in the first place.
Not only is Miranda’s narration as lively and unique as you’d expect after writing one of the most celebrated musicals in recent memory on this very topic, but the cast—featuring Aubrey Plaza as Aaron Burr and Alia Shawkat as Alexander Hamilton—is flat out amazing and takes every bit as much of the wonderful liberties as the Broadway show.
My favorite pic this @drunkhistory Season! #HAMILTON TONIGHT 🍻@ComedyCentral @Jeremykonner @Lin_Manuel @evilhag @ShawkatAlia @derekwaterss pic.twitter.com/2QR3DNnQ0E
— Aasha Davis (@aashadavis) November 29, 2016
Take a peek at some of the other … historical moments below, and head over to watch the full episode yourself, complete with a hilarious Questlove cameo, if you’ve got a cable TV provider with which to log into Comedy Central’s website.
Hamilton and Burr had their differences. Shocking, we know. #DrunkHistory @ShawkatAlia pic.twitter.com/lOwkfVN7FB
— Drunk History (@drunkhistory) November 30, 2016
Shooting Alexander Hamilton? Not the best career move. #DrunkHistory pic.twitter.com/enQRc2ENgI
— Drunk History (@drunkhistory) November 30, 2016
Get ready, America: Hamilton’s coming to invent your economy. @ShawkatAlia #DrunkHistory pic.twitter.com/0dQzZnwKNh
— Drunk History (@drunkhistory) November 30, 2016
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Published: Nov 30, 2016 09:58 am