This may be Michael Cera‘s greatest role! From College Humor, the Drunk History series features reenactments of history as told by a lush in a drunken stupor. This one is particularly funny in that the said lush asks for a bucket midway through. Best of all, Cera portrays one of my favorite founding fathers, Alexander Hamilton. Enjoy.
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