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‘Weird Al Is Hitler’: Derek Waters on ‘Drunk History’s New Season
Contrary to popular belief, Derek Waters – the mastermind behind the Comedy Central show Drunk History — does not always take his work home with him. “People usually think I’m drunk, but it’s just how I talk,” says the series host and co-creator in his friendly, languid Baltimore drawl (which does, indeed, share the slight slur of some of his more inebriated guests). “But I’m not drunk right now. This is iced coffee.”
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Waters hasn’t had much time for benders lately; when he calls Rolling Stone from Los Angeles, he is rushing to finish production on the second season of his zany TV show, which kicks off tonight. The series operates on the same hilarious premise as the cult-hit webisodes that preceded its basic-cable iteration: profoundly wasted narrators recount pivo
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“Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter” is without a doubt the best film we are ever likely to see on the subject — unless there is a sequel, which is unlikely, because at the end, the Lincolns are on their way to the theater. It’s also a more entertaining movie than I remotely expected. Yes, Reader, I went expecting to sneer.
The story opens with young Abe witnessing the murder of his mother by a vampire. He swears vengeance, and some years later is lucky to be getting drunk while standing at a bar next to Henry Sturgess (Dominic Cooper), who coaches him on vampire-killing and explains that it is a high calling, requiring great dedication and avoiding distractions like marriage.
There’s an early scene in which Lincoln tries to shoot a vampire, but that won’t work because they’re already dead. Then whatever can he do? “Well,” he tells Henry, “I used to be pretty good at rail-splitting…” This line drew only a few chuckles from
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