John Wilkes Booth Goes from Actor to Assassin (feat. Adam Scott & Will Forte) - Drunk History

[@romxxii]

This is like if Liam Hemsworth killed the current president because his brother Chris took the role of Thor.

[@sierra3644]

and then liam said “i went for the head” after the assasination

[@tomasotreasaigh111]

Thats a clever way to put an idea in his head. I can see the headlines now "Hemsworth Kills President, KZbin Comments Implicated Also"..

[@skilifavas4016]

Yeah but Abe Lincoln was mourned by many and Trump would be by his little financially dependent cult

[@lanceturley7745]

I'm not sure an Australian killing an American president would have the same impact. This is more like if Casey Affleck or Dave Franco became a political assassin.

[@skilifavas4016]

@@lanceturley7745 refining comparisons 10/10

[@ohfiddlydiddlydoodoo]

4:27 A true assassin always pulls out his knife before his gun to confuse his victims

[@dawgiedawg6893]

I mean it's a one shot pistol only good from 3 feet away.

[@just.inreviews8385]

Well, I also read that Booth used the knife to stab Lincoln's aide after shooting Lincoln, jumping from the balcony afterwards.

[@SStupendous]

@@dawgiedawg6893 Yeah, a derringer

[@CSLucasEpic]

That's the thing about Booth killing Lincoln. He was such a famous actor, everyone was like "Whaaaaat?" when it happened, because it sounded as farfetched as if you read in the newspaper that some famous actor like Di Caprio suddenly shot the President during a movie premiere.

[@lesismore49]

A good President

[@ewwpoorpeople5684]

Even the people in the audience had no idea that that was happening. They were just like "Oh, wow. That's JWB making a surprise visit

[@J-Boog]

Yea that is crazy just think of your favorite actor killing the president. The shock back then must of been insane

[@ValensBellator]

Yeah apparently a lot of people did not immediately chase him as it seemed hard to believe that it wasn’t some sort of performance. Dude with a broken ankle actually got away for a while heh

[@samaraisnt]

That's always what I heard but they make it seem like he wasn't famous at all. Ppl talked about him like he was Edwin honestly.

[@allnamesaretakenful]

They left out the best part. Lincoln's inept bodyguard at the time was drunk and sleeping. He wasn't fired and guarded Mary Todd Lincoln some time after.

[@LarryOfilms]

Sam Grig that should’ve been a segment on itself!

[@nathanderoche8923]

There’s also reports that Wilkes is the one who got him drunk at the bar in the basement of the theatre so he could sneak up with no problem

[@crazymango42]

Lincoln also established the secret service that very day but at the time all there job was catching fake bills

[@dlxmarks]

That was DC police officer John Parker. He went to a bar during intermission and wasn't at his position when Booth arrived. He was finally kicked off the force 3 years later when he was caught sleeping on duty.

[@Igarappappa]

Why is it that Presidential Assassins aren't so much geniuses so much as they are stupidly lucky?

[@cassandrabuitron427]

Proof that drunk adults are just sleepy toddlers

[@dlxmarks]

In my experience some of them are angry violent toddlers that have to be forced to give up their car keys.

[@badcornflakes6374]

Depends

[@branson9271]

Kid History?

[@raywilliams212]

As a teacher I can confirm toddlers are basically tiny drunks. Randomly cry. Pee themselves. Fall out of chairs. Start fights for no reason. Unintelligible rambling etc etc haha.

[@TheInfoBlast]

They’re not really drunk they are acting drunk

[@piffba]

“And heeee... became sad.” You can *feel* the drunkenness in his voice

[@riffraff9070]

Anything with Adam Scott is gold

[@miazaragoza198]

I love him so much!

[@mikhite5711]

Precisely why I clicked on this video 😄

[@davidholguin2532]

He's not the best...my God its not funny

[@samhenley7156]

@@davidholguin2532 Your opinion means nothing to all of us and you're wrong. Unless it was a joke in which case, boo.

[@jordyt269]

I like him in parks and recreations

[@Fight4Faulkner]

Adam Scott does some ACTING seriously I love it, it matches the narratiors version of Booth PERFECTLY. And bringing out the knife in suspense 😂 gets me every time.

[@edabakb]

Stephen merchant as lincoln is just too iconic i can't handle it

[@dlxmarks]

He played Lincoln twice, Washington once and never took off his glasses.

[@YeOldeBlacksmithe]

P.I. Staker?

[@fanaticalfran4244]

Swan (cobra chicken) hunting is a dangerous task

[@diptishalder4635]

When Stephen Merchant 'speaks' it's oddly pretty much like Stephen Merchant speaking as he normally does except with an American accent.

[@ember-brandt]

Ha! Well I'll be damned, that is Wheatley.

[@Wendy-je9zf]

Allan McLeod looks like how I feel everyday at school

[@ShadowsEcho]

3:16

[@elisejackson2854]

he looks like how i feel every day.

[@QiaoZhi12]

And you're a teacher?

[@JoeVirella]

"Nobody talks about Edwin Booth.....do you guys want me to put a pizza in the oven?" 😆 😆

[@tonijackson3675]

Lol😂

[@DOPExPIRATE]

Then whens its done you already lost your appetite and sleepy

[@dlxmarks]

Twist ending: He had already put a pizza in the oven, forgot about it, and it's about to set off the smoke detector.

[@tomkenney5365]

I thought he said "D'you guys wanna play 'Put a Pizza in the Oven'?" Even if I'm wrong, I'm using that, somewhere, sometime.

[@Gr33nbayfreak187]

Lol beer munchies 👍👍

[@PhoenixLyon]

OMG! Found Drunk History yesterday and have been bingeing something fierce. The funny drunk folks, the history, and I keep coming back for the production values. (and to see who pukes, passes out, or ends up on the floor, tbh!) The lip-synching is phenomenal! ✌💖😺

[@youngjdef]

"wait wait wait.....Sick Tyramis Tempest!" "...." "...No more tyranny...y'know, basically."

[@sylph8005]

*waves arms around*

[@rebecasandstrom6526]

The lip syncing was particularly good this time around!! Bravo, yalls.

[@lIulIu00]

edwin after lincoln died: bye😭😔😢 edwin after everything died down: i’m back lol😚✌🏼

[@Mskittenlover12]

Why is that like an internet influencer? Like is that not exactly what happens when shit hits the fan? Edwin was way ahead of his time. Damn.

[@RickRobinCagnaan]

edwin after john wilkes booth died: meh, just knew this would happen

[@RickRobinCagnaan]

and edwin after john wilkes booth died: he performed a very heinous act, thus i do not know him anymore

[@sylph8005]

@@Mskittenlover12 Edwin Booth recording a video of him crying and apologizing

[@ompatel8988]

@@sylph8005 I mean to be fair. It’s his brother that committed the crime. Why should he be punished.

[@pursuitofhypiness1015]

God, that blank face is such a mood.

[@kanukulgood]

1:22 Adam Scott is bae solely for nailing that face journey

[@Aubble]

Ben Wyatt has had enough of Lincoln's crap, man.

[@GayaK91]

Thank you. Was scrolling the comments for some Parks and Rec mention and finally found it

[@lanceturley7745]

Lincoln forgot that it was all about the cones.

[@jacobwerman1008]

If only Lincoln had a couple calzones. Then Lincoln might still be alive today.

[@stephanie22345]

John Wilkes booth: human disaster

[@HoneyButterBiscuits]

Allan offering to put a pizza in the oven at the end was both adorable, hospitable, and sounded delicious. Charming storytelling Sir 👍🏽.

[@elopickle]

Allan asking if anyone wants him to put a pizza in the oven at the end is my ENERGY

[@aritaberisha1011]

A lot of tragedies would be avoided if the villains’ artistic aspirations were appreciated (cue to Hitler)

[@stirfry3018]

Arita Berisha TRUE

[@myboyz9391]

Lol true

[@rb032682]

lol

[@willg1628]

JoJo Rabbit, 😂🤷🏾‍♂️

[@kennethhwang3425]

Arita Berisha There’s encouragement for an individual’s artistic endeavors and there’s objective and fair view of their qualities. Adolf’s work were “semi-competent” and have some stroke of talents to them, but many artists of the same era produced works of far superior quality. One can’t make it in art with semi-competence.

[@layanerizzo176]

this is the drunkest drunk history i’ve seen..

[@Samy-hf5wu]

I’ll be back the funny comments aren’t here yet

[@TK-ij2xi]

It's too soon..we haven't mourned long enough.

[@deborahskillman3003]

Only if he is dad why did he have a son every first place he's going to treat you like that knowing that John Netflix Booth kill Lincoln when his dad new wow only boy he's useless

[@ewwpoorpeople5684]

They're still not here

[@TK-ij2xi]

@@deborahskillman3003 What?

[@Smiley-Coyote]

Deborah Skillman could you please repeat that, but this time type it in words that make sense please?

[@skilifavas4016]

The knife showing up just to point a gun at Abe Lincoln was absolutely genius

[@whiskeyandcigarettes6011]

Why wasn’t Stephen Merchant named in the info? He is a big comedic actor, and is playing Abe. The other thing I get annoyed with, CC never lists the comedian/actor who is actually telling the drunk history lesson. I know who Allan is, but some other people I have no idea who it is

[@jamespfitz]

You should stop paying for this terrible product!

[@TayTay33]

Literally said Allan's name in big letters across the video.

[@Jorge23Costa]

Adam Scott, Stephen Merchant and Will Forte, great cast

[@TheAliceinFinland]

I got a barbie ad after this saying "you can be anything"

[@JodiesSideEye]

Except for Brutus

[@dlxmarks]

I don't know about that. There seems to be a glass ceiling when it comes to presidential assassins.

[@sylph8005]

@@JodiesSideEye Nah, John found a way to get the part in the end...

[@CantonGirl1981]

Ben Wyatt takes a dark turn after dealing with triplets.

[@Helenes19]

Didn't Edwin Booth save Lincoln's son from being run over by a train or is it just a myth? Because if he did he wouldn't be that egoistical since he risked his life for another person (not knowing that it was the president's son)

[@TK-ij2xi]

Yes...but I think it might just make an egotistical person's ego grow if they saved a life. "Look what I did! I'm the best! I saved the President's son!' Applause, praise, pats on back ensue. Ego, soars.

[@Helenes19]

@@TK-ij2xi but he didn't do it though. He received a letter from Robert Todd Lincoln like 20 years later telling him he was the Lincoln's son. And instead of placating it around it was only reported that it helped him get a bit more inner peace since he still wasn't over his brother killing the president and the letter and one other from Ulysses Grant consoled him

[@willtheangrydudeist9120]

Ohhh.. i had it backwards... 👍

[@lanceturley7745]

You can be egotistical and still do something brave and noble every once in a while. Nobody's ever pure good or pure evil.

[@SStupendous]

Don't think you know what egotistical means

[@charliecederblad8900]

3:50 deserves an oscar! Perfactly recreates that giggle

[@lilyh.9413]

I have know idea who the guy telling the story is but he seems so nice and wholesome

[@janechoi7842]

not gonna lie, that first picture of edwin booth made me think he'd play a great amy in the upcoming little women movie. it's the pigtails.

[@ITSMeatMan]

It’s a crime to not have Will Forte not reprise role as Lincoln for this bit

[@planetboondock2383]

An SNL writer had a fetish that involved hearing the word "Booth" repeated over and over, and then it got out of hand.

[@shiteyanyo1111]

The actors for the Booth family were incredible

[@cameomiddleton79]

Hahaha Jesus I love this show. Don't ever stop making episodes. Plus, he's right. No one ever talks about Edwin because I had never heard of him before watching this.

[@joshvoyles7870]

Exactly 16% of this is historically accurate.

[@GreenGoddessLita]

I've never seen Adam Scott look so evil.

[@Bc903]

Will you put a pizza in the oven is the most iconic drunk line ever

[@---wq9xp]

No one's talking about the British actor playing an American president

[@patrickt.6492]

Daniel Day-Lewis is Irish and he played Lincoln.

[@luckyDancer100]

Anyone actually learning history from these? Haha cause I am

[@milliec1208]

Me too honestly

[@CrystalTigerclaw]

I actually am learning more about history from this show than any other show or class.

[@janechoi7842]

okay, after seeing adam scott and aubrey plaza in these drunk history videos, how absolutely cool beans would it be to have them together in one video :O

[@asecretone]

GOAT drunk history

[@TimTinhTran]

Bro, tell me this man aint Tina Belcher from Bob's Burgers!

[@lanceturley7745]

Adam Scott is really good at this.

[@michail.q]

It feels like Im watching this in slow mo.. while high.

[@nicolasj8550]

Video sounds normal at 1.25 speed

[@KiniroKitsune]

Is just me or do many of the guys who talk about history end up on the floor? XD

[@dylantrainer1677]

Of course John Wilkes Booth was a theater kid

[@zenkaipower]

I have never loved Adam Scott more

[@firstname__lastname]

"Do you guys want me to put a pizza in the oven" that is the best line ever!

[@yeye3657]

"I think he's pointing at u, abraham." John Wilkes Booth: 🕺☝️🕺☝️

[@briansmith-l1q]

i have no idea why i havn't come across these,,, They are so funny, i love them. A lot of work went into these,,,, so great, and very, very, funny

[@mikeyp2277]

Any other real, long time drunks out there watch this and think, wow, I can't even get that drunk anymore?

[@fromthebackseat4865]

Yeah. I drink a bottle of bourbon a night and barely feel buzzed.

[@EderPaz]

I thought he shot Lincoln during a particular scene that elicited applause and that's how the gunshot was able to get drowned out. And apparently Lincoln slumped over and everyone thought he was napping.

[@angeldoemer8263]

You do not even have to drink watching these...You can feel how wasted they are. LMAO

[@goochmcduck4285]

This is literally One of my favorite ones I’ve ever seen due to the storytelling

[@chyraaa]

They got that tooth fairy without wings to play Abraham Lincoln. 😂😂 if you know you know.

[@seanholland1994]

Allen mccloud is my spirit animal

[@tonijackson3675]

Same✌

[@meiji4785]

I love Will Forte so much!

[@chipdouglas9278]

Funny and educational. The more you know...

[@josetobon1799]

So if it wasnt for that guy at the theatre John Wilkes wouldnt have known that Abe was going to be a the theatre SMH

[@jch7261]

Love these older episodes where people were actually drunk as skunks.

[@jennifer9047]

I love how Abraham Lincoln morphs into "Habrinum Lhinkin" by the end of the story.

[@LastManFilmsUS]

Lol I got the Harriet Ad before this

[@VianneyCreates]

This reminds me of Michael Che saying that maybe Lincoln was gay and that's why Booth knew he was at the theater. "I know where that b*tch is." LOL!!!

[@smurfyday]

Just in case anything there's truth to that, there were no movies, video games, major league sports, etc. back then.

[@mprattyh3]

This show is amazing 😂😂😂

[@TK-ij2xi]

SOOO....could it be that the dad donned Edwin the "Golden child" & John as the "scapegoat"? If so, that makes the dad a narcissist - I love when history has the Why's to accompany the facts.

[@sly6180]

Crawls on the floor “anyone want me to put a pizza in the oven” 🤣

[@Rougarou99]

They forgot to mention how Edwin Booth saved Todd Lincoln’s life prior the Lincoln Assassination.

[@sophiadavenport3959]

I effin love this show 👌🏻

[@allenmcdonald1878]

When he laughs then pulls the teeny tiny gun😂

[@MrBoriqua2000]

Very informative. Thanks

[@firstname__lastname]

"Craig said it was the most important show of all time..."🤣

[@JFinker73]

"Ole Mary Todd's calling, so I guess it must be time for bed."

[@capewest9452]

I demand a comedy movie that's about the life of Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Merchant playing him!!!

[@colemair5367]

Oh my God John wilkes, Join Wick 😱

[@internziko]

This guy is an adorable drunk

[@williamklumpenhower1188]

Edwin actually saved Lincoln's son from falling onto a train track like 6 months before too

[@maxithalo7796]

"And he became sad" same, honestly, same

[@catalinacurio]

Was Booth acting when he wasn't an assassin... 🤔

[@realchestro2986]

🤯

[@doomgloom8414]

"T pluribus.......unum"

[@KokeshiAudrey]

Um, excuse you, where’s the Ft. Stephen Merchant? Hmmmmm? 🤔

[@yesm2302]

I think booth actually declared ,” thats sick tiramisu !”

[@DivineMissMelMel]

3:15 hahahaha I'm dying!

[@MicheleHerrmann]

Edwin Booth also founded The Players Club in NYC.

[@charlie.ridgway86]

That last part was all too relatable...

[@J-Boog]

That Julius Caesar play also had junius Brutus Jr. if you look it up you will see John edwin and Brutus Jr. side by side in 1864. Couple months before Wilkes shoots Lincoln

[@anthonynunyabizness9989]

"This is perfect, everyone gets what I'm doing right now". 😅

[@sketchables]

Bahahhaha how Adam Scott acts during the word "assassination"

[@JasonNation72]

John Wilkes Booth was one of the greatest comedians in history. I heard he really killed at Ford's Theatre.

[@sinjinamianda-cook8299]

John's dad is like Micheal Scott from the office u.s

[@cookiepie9]

0:42 lil edwin's eyes were closed for that picture

[@514questionmarks]

homie is _hammered_

[@KittyMisses]

John Wilkes Booth raise his knife up and said Six upper Tyrannus

[@hacksdp3]

I think I heard a couple Harry Potter spells in there.

[@ruthrichardson9717]

I get serious Kid History vibes watching these xD

[@justbeyondthecornerproduct3540]

This really is an all star cast

[@julianaboor7971]

love the dress at 4:14 very pretty color and good acting by adem scott; I saw little evil on Netflix and thought it was hilarious.

[@BardOfShwa]

"The Lincoln assassination just recently became funny. 'I need to see this play like I need a hole in the head.'"

[@mbappe7158]

Heee iiissss gargled 🤣🤣🤣