{
  "id": 6314439,
  "title": "‘Drunk History’ Returns With New Short-Form Episodes 7 Years After Comedy Central Finale",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/drunk-history-returns-with-new-short-form-episodes-7-years-after",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-09-08T18:51:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Variety",
    "slug": "variety",
    "url": "https://variety.com/2026/tv/news/drunk-history-returns-new-episodes-1236851906/"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "After a long hangover, “Drunk History” is back. The Emmy-winning comedy show is returning with three new short-form episodes, seven years after it last aired on Comedy Central. From Derek Waters and Jeremy Konner, “Drunk History” pairs inebriated storytellers with scrappy historical reenactments. (The facts and dates are true, but the dialogue definitely isn’t.) The […]",
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      {
        "outlet": "Deadline",
        "title": "Comedy Central’s ‘Drunk History’ Returning With Three New Short-Form Episodes This Fall",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/comedy-centrals-drunk-history-returning-with-three-new-short-form",
        "published": "2026-09-08T16:00:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Consequence",
        "title": "Drunk History Returning This Fall with Three New Short-Form Episodes",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/drunk-history-returning-this-fall-with-three-new-short-form-episodes",
        "published": "2026-09-08T17:21:08.000Z"
      }
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}