Cast
Derek Waters
Self - Host / Various Characters • 71 episodes
Derek Waters
C.S. Forester • 71 episodes
Zach Gilford
Jim Abbott • 1 episodes
Adrianne Palicki
Kate Warne • 1 episodes
Will Ferrell
Roald Dahl • 1 episodes
Octavia Spencer
Harriet Tubman • 1 episodes
Maestro Harrell
Louis Armstrong • 1 episodes
Andre Royo
King Oliver • 1 episodes
Jason Momoa
Jean Lafitte • 1 episodes
Maya Rudolph
Griselda Blanco • 1 episodes
Josh Hartnett
Clark Gable • 1 episodes
Justin Long
Arno Penzias • 1 episodes
Greg Kinnear
Thaddeus Lowe • 1 episodes
Christopher Meloni
Othniel Marsh • 1 episodes
Tess Lynch
Herself - Storyteller • 1 episodes
Mark Proksch
Himself - Storyteller • 1 episodes
Ellie Kemper
Nellie Bly • 1 episodes
Haley Joel Osment
Kid Blink • 1 episodes
Noah Wyle
Thomas Nast • 1 episodes
Jason Alexander
William Tweed • 1 episodes
Zach Woods
Lee Duncan • 1 episodes
Ryan Phillippe
Benjamin Hayes • 1 episodes
Giancarlo Esposito
Andrés Pico • 1 episodes
Jason Mantzoukas
Pope • 1 episodes
Patton Oswalt
Mac Brazel • 1 episodes
Thomas Lennon
Major Marcel • 1 episodes
Parker Posey
Mary Phelps Jacob • 1 episodes
Colin Hanks
Gordon Cooper • 3 episodes
Colin Hanks
Fred Rogers • 3 episodes
Colin Hanks
Ernest Thompson Seton • 3 episodes
Henry Winkler
Zenas Fisk Wilber • 1 episodes
Michael McKean
Carl Laemmle • 1 episodes
Sam Rockwell
Bugsy Siegal • 1 episodes
Donald Faison
Joe Louis • 1 episodes
Dennis Quaid
Lucky Luciano • 1 episodes
Nathan Fillion
Wernher von Braun • 1 episodes
Chelsea Peretti
Ann Druyan • 1 episodes
Adam Devine
Pavel Belyayev • 1 episodes
Blake Anderson
Alexey Leonov • 1 episodes
Liev Schreiber
Victor Lustig • 1 episodes
Stephen Merchant
Abraham Lincoln • 2 episodes
Randall Park
Himself - Storyteller • 1 episodes
Stephen Merchant
F**kin' President Lincoln • 2 episodes
Lyric Lewis
• 1 episodes
Aaron Takahashi
Frank Emi • 1 episodes
Grant Imahara
Frank Inouye • 1 episodes
Jack Black
Elvis Presley • 3 episodes
Jack Black
William Mulholland • 3 episodes
Jack Black
Vincenzo Peruggia • 3 episodes
Rachel Bloom
Herself - Storyteller • 1 episodes
Kimiko Glenn
Maya Lin • 1 episodes
Jenny Slate
Herself - Storyteller • 2 episodes
Jenny Slate
Herself - Narrator • 2 episodes
Jon Gabrus
Himself - Storyteller • 1 episodes
Jennie Pierson
Herself - Storyteller • 1 episodes
Solomon Georgio
Himself - Storyteller • 1 episodes
Shannon Woodward
Ida Tarbell • 1 episodes
David Koechner
John Pastore • 1 episodes
John Ennis
John D. Rockefeller • 1 episodes
David Harbour
Vietnam Memorial Head • 1 episodes
Kyle Mooney
Himself - Storyteller • 1 episodes
Jason Ritter
Robert Wilson • 4 episodes
Jason Ritter
Art Heist Investigator • 4 episodes
Alison Rich
Herself - Storyteller • 1 episodes
Jason Ritter
Elisha Gray • 4 episodes
Jason Ritter
Stetson Kennedy • 4 episodes
Michael Cera
Maurice Cohen • 2 episodes
Kirsten Dunst
Agatha Christie • 1 episodes
Michael Cera
John Endicott • 2 episodes
Jayma Mays
Florence Schaffner • 1 episodes
Vanessa Bayer
Mary Gillespie • 1 episodes
Claudia O'Doherty
Herself - Storyteller • 1 episodes
Steven Weber
Lomax • 1 episodes
Natasha Leggero
Herself - Narrator • 2 episodes
Natasha Leggero
Elizabeth Bisland • 2 episodes
Will Forte
Edwin Booth • 1 episodes
Jonathan Ames
Junius Booth • 1 episodes
Adam Scott
John Wilkes Booth • 1 episodes
Dave Grohl
Memphis Mafia Member • 1 episodes
Fred Willard
Deep Throat • 1 episodes
Kyle Kinane
Self - Narrator • 1 episodes
Joe Lo Truglio
Al Capone • 1 episodes
Matt Besser
Edwin Stanton • 1 episodes
Ike Barinholtz
August Spies • 1 episodes
Charlie Finn
Cpt. 'Black Jack' Bonfield • 1 episodes
Eric Filipkowski
Abraham Lincoln • 1 episodes
Will Sasso
Frank Nitti • 1 episodes
Moshe Kasher
Albert Parsons • 1 episodes
Johnny Knoxville
Johnny Cash • 3 episodes
Johnny Knoxville
Ponce De Leon • 3 episodes
Johnny Knoxville
Marshall Ratliff • 3 episodes
James Atkinson
Himself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Bill Hader
John Pemberton • 1 episodes
Simon Helberg
Frank M. Robinson • 1 episodes
Jack McBrayer
• 5 episodes
Bob Odenkirk
The Guy • 2 episodes
Bob Odenkirk
Richard Nixon • 2 episodes
Rob Huebel
Governor Trevino • 2 episodes
Rob Riggle
J. Edgar Hoover • 1 episodes
Rob Huebel
Pat Garrett • 2 episodes
Jack McBrayer
General Andrew Jackson • 5 episodes
Jack McBrayer
Clarence Darrow • 5 episodes
Jack McBrayer
H.R. Haldeman • 5 episodes
Jack McBrayer
Alan Freed • 5 episodes
Lamorne Morris
Martin Luther King Jr. • 1 episodes
Kevin Nealon
The Grand Dragon • 1 episodes
Abdul Abukusumo
South American • 1 episodes
Jen Kirkman
Herself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Georgia Hardstark
Herself - Storyteller • 2 episodes
Jesse Plemons
William Kenward • 3 episodes
Jesse Plemons
Edgar Allan Poe • 3 episodes
Erin Rohr
Herself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Georgia Hardstark
Herself - Narrator • 2 episodes
Jesse Plemons
Charles Ponzi • 3 episodes
Michael Rohr
Himself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Richard Riehle
James Roche • 2 episodes
Richard Riehle
Ralph Himmelsbach • 2 episodes
Ken Marino
Masterpiece • 2 episodes
Ken Marino
Harry Houdini • 2 episodes
Winona Ryder
Mary Dyer • 1 episodes
Rich Fulcher
Porter Wagoner • 3 episodes
Rich Fulcher
Self - Narrator • 3 episodes
Martin Starr
Art Thief • 1 episodes
Jaleel White
Grandmaster Caz • 2 episodes
Jaleel White
Bass Reeves • 2 episodes
June Diane Raphael
Isabella Stewart Gardner • 1 episodes
Alia Shawkat
Virginia Hall • 2 episodes
Alia Shawkat
Alexander Hamilton • 2 episodes
Connie Britton
Patricia Shaheen • 1 episodes
Paul Scheer
Carl Sagan • 2 episodes
Paul Scheer
Colonel Henry Ludington • 2 episodes
Nick Offerman
Johnny Cool • 1 episodes
Craig Anstett
Various • 2 episodes
Aidan Potter
Various • 1 episodes
'Weird Al' Yankovic
• 2 episodes
'Weird Al' Yankovic
Adolf Hitler • 2 episodes
Zachary Burke
Various • 1 episodes
Clint Culp
Policeman • 1 episodes
Steve Berg
Various • 1 episodes
Beth Cahill
Onlooker • 1 episodes
Benjamin Poe
Policeman • 1 episodes
Kaci Beeler
Herself - Interviewee • 1 episodes
Artemis Pebdani
Herself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Derrick Beckles
Himself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Tony Hale
James Monroe • 4 episodes
Tony Hale
Meriwether Lewis • 4 episodes
Tony Hale
Edward Cope • 4 episodes
Kat Dennings
Sadie the Goat • 2 episodes
Kat Dennings
Kentucky Daisey • 2 episodes
Steve Little
Mark Twain • 1 episodes
Ben Hoffman
Newscaster • 1 episodes
Kristen Wiig
Patty Hearst • 1 episodes
Ally Johnson
Herself • 1 episodes
Paco Romane
Himself • 1 episodes
Paget Brewster
Herself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Tommy Blacha
Self - Narrator • 2 episodes
Lucius Dillon
Himself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Jason Schwartzman
Ralph Nader • 1 episodes
Owen Wilson
John Harvey Kellogg • 1 episodes
Luke Wilson
Will Keith Kellogg • 1 episodes
Nathan Fielder
Bob Woodward • 2 episodes
Nathan Fielder
John Lennon • 2 episodes
Alfred Molina
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle • 1 episodes
Kyle David Crosby
Rough Rider • 3 episodes
Chris Parnell
King Charles II • 4 episodes
Kyle David Crosby
Scientist • 3 episodes
Chris Parnell
Jim Bowie • 4 episodes
Chris Parnell
Thomas Edison • 4 episodes
Chris Parnell
Carl Sagan • 4 episodes
Kyle David Crosby
Bootlegger • 3 episodes
Polly W. LePorte
Kellogg Patient • 1 episodes
BJ Porter
Himself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Alie Ward
Herself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Matt Walsh
KKK Member • 2 episodes
Matt Walsh
Joseph Pulitzer • 2 episodes
Tim Heidecker
Max Schmeling • 2 episodes
Tim Heidecker
Cop • 2 episodes
Kumail Nanjiani
Lakota Chief • 1 episodes
Brett Gelman
Joseph Pulitzer • 2 episodes
Brett Gelman
Art Thief • 2 episodes
Bradley Whitford
William Jennings Bryan • 1 episodes
Lisa Bonet
Mary Ellen Pleasant • 2 episodes
Casey Wilson
Dolly Parton • 1 episodes
Lisa Bonet
Rosa Parks • 2 episodes
Dakota Black
Lakota Indian • 1 episodes
Terry Crews
Joe Louis • 2 episodes
Terry Crews
Donald 'Cinque' DeFreeze • 2 episodes
A.J. Culp
Jolene • 1 episodes
John A. Lorenz
Lakota Indian • 1 episodes
Seth Weitberg
Himself - Narrator • 2 episodes
Michael Kearney
Interviewee • 1 episodes
Seth Weitberg
Various • 2 episodes
Lacie Madison
Party Guest • 1 episodes
Mark Gagliardi
Himself - Narrator • 2 episodes
Preston Flagg
Himself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Matt Gourley
Himself - Narrator • 2 episodes
Taran Killam
Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi • 4 episodes
Taran Killam
William Clark • 4 episodes
Taran Killam
D.B. Cooper • 4 episodes
Taran Killam
Various • 4 episodes
Timm Sharp
Billy the Kid • 1 episodes
Andy Daly
Teddy Roosevelt • 1 episodes
Jake Johnson
William B. Travis • 1 episodes
Horatio Sanz
Gen. Santa Anna • 1 episodes
Michael Daniel Cassady
Various • 7 episodes
Sarah Burns
Various • 8 episodes
Adam Nee
Various • 7 episodes
Zach Paez
Various • 1 episodes
Joseph Billingiere
Various • 1 episodes
Raymond Ochoa
Various • 1 episodes
Eric Edelstein
Himself - Narrator • 3 episodes
Eric Edelstein
Museum Guard • 3 episodes
Ricardo Tirado
Various • 1 episodes
Dan Cooley
Rough Rider • 1 episodes
Corey Weber
Tim- The Cowboy • 1 episodes
Chris Romano
Himself - Narrator • 2 episodes
Chris Romano
Self - Narrator • 2 episodes
Joseph Zinsman
Soldier • 1 episodes
Mariah Iman Wilson
Claudette Colvin • 1 episodes
Jerry Minor
Edgar Nixon • 1 episodes
Jordan Peele
Percy Julian • 1 episodes
Amber Ruffin
Herself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Allan McLeod
Himself - Narrator • 2 episodes
Aubrey Plaza
Aaron Burr • 2 episodes
Aubrey Plaza
Sacagawea • 2 episodes
Morgan Murphy
Herself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Michael Coleman
Various • 1 episodes
Juno Temple
Sybil Luddington • 1 episodes
Mike Coleman
Various • 5 episodes
Mike Coleman
Fireman • 5 episodes
Michaela Watkins
Nurse • 1 episodes
Laura Dern
Nellie Bly • 1 episodes
Eric Falconer
Himself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Suzi Barrett
Herself - Narrator • 1 episodes
J.D. Ryznar
Himself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Lauren Lapkus
Normal Woman • 1 episodes
Retta
Sylvia Robinson • 1 episodes
Da'Vone McDonald
Big Bank Hank • 1 episodes
Jon Daly
Kris Kristofferson • 1 episodes
Colton Dunn
Himself - Narrator • 1 episodes
Bennie Arthur
Various • 13 episodes
Maria Blasucci
Various • 12 episodes
Craig Cackowski
Various • 12 episodes
Jeremy J. Tutson
Various • 10 episodes
Tymberlee Hill
Various • 9 episodes
Mort Burke
Various • 5 episodes
Sophia Bush
Bonnie Raines • 1 episodes
Jenna Fischer
Katharine Wright • 1 episodes
Dave Foley
Alexis Pulaski • 1 episodes
Ali Ghandour
Prince Aly Khan • 1 episodes
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Himself • 1 episodes
Questlove
Himself • 1 episodes
Christopher Jackson
Himself • 1 episodes
Ben Folds
Self • 2 episodes
Tim Baltz
Various • 3 episodes
Ben Folds
Nathan Cherry • 2 episodes
Anton Starkman
• 1 episodes
Alexandra Grey
Marsha P. Johnson • 1 episodes
Trace Lysette
Elizabeth Eden • 2 episodes
Trace Lysette
Sylvia Rivera • 2 episodes
Paul Rust
John Wojtowicz • 1 episodes
Ron Funches
Herc • 2 episodes
Ron Funches
Herbert Muhammad • 2 episodes
Daryl J. Johnson
Narrator • 5 episodes
Daryl J. Johnson
Robert S. Abbott • 5 episodes
David Wain
Himself - Narrator • 2 episodes
David Wain
Self - Narrator • 2 episodes
Emily Deschanel
Marina Raskova • 2 episodes
Emily Deschanel
Babe Didrikson • 2 episodes
John Francis Daley
James J. Andrews • 1 episodes
Collin Blair
Rusty Staubs • 1 episodes
Ed Helms
William McMasters • 1 episodes
Josh Charles
Jay Gould • 1 episodes
Ronda Rousey
Gallus Mag • 1 episodes
Hillary Anne Matthews
Self - Narrator • 1 episodes
Aasha Davis
Various • 3 episodes
Drew Pinsky
Self - Guest Host • 1 episodes
Duncan Trussell
Self - Narrator • 1 episodes
JT Palmer
Various • 2 episodes
Jon Lovett
Self - Narrator • 1 episodes
JT Palmer
• 2 episodes
Shiri Appleby
Margaret Howe Lovett • 1 episodes
Brian Huskey
Dr. Max Jacobson • 1 episodes
Greg Tuculescu
John F. Kennedy • 1 episodes
Jay Duplass
Dr. John C. Lilly • 1 episodes
Bruce M. Stockert
Man in Board Room • 1 episodes
Samm Levine
Wayne Wheeler • 1 episodes
Mary Elizabeth Ellis
Dorothy Fuldheim • 1 episodes
Sam Richardson
Jim Brown • 1 episodes
Aidan Sussman
Young Wayne Wheeler • 1 episodes
George Wallace
Bill Russell • 1 episodes
Lauren Sivan
Barbara Wallace • 1 episodes
Echo Kellum
Lew Alcindor • 1 episodes
Gaius Charles
Muhammad Ali • 1 episodes
John Levenstein
Self - Narrator • 1 episodes
Ashley Barnhill
Self - Narrator • 1 episodes
