DRUNK HISTORY
Comedy Central, 10:30 p.m. ET
SEASON PREMIERE: I always feel a little guilty recommending this series, because there’s something basically wrong about it: Get people drunk enough to slur their way through some historical narrative they know well, then re-enact the story, digressions and belches and all, using costumed celebrity actors. But it works, it’s funny, and sometimes – believe it or not – it’s even instructive. Among tonight’s “reenactments”: Abraham Lincoln (played by Stephen Merchant) enlists a balloonist (Greg Kinnear) on a secret mission. Just don’t try this at home, kids. Or adults.