Cast

D
Derek Waters
as Himself - Host / Various Characters
Z
Zach Gilford
as Jim Abbott
J
Jesse Plemons
as Edgar Allan Poe
A
Adrianne Palicki
as Kate Warne
A
Alia Shawkat
as Virginia Hall
W
Will Ferrell
as Roald Dahl
O
Octavia Spencer
as Harriet Tubman
M
Maestro Harrell
as Louis Armstrong
A
Andre Royo
as King Oliver
J
Jason Momoa
as Jean Lafitte
J
Jack McBrayer
as General Andrew Jackson
M
Maya Rudolph
as Griselda Blanco
J
Johnny Knoxville
as Ponce De Leon
J
Josh Hartnett
as Clark Gable
J
Justin Long
as Arno Penzias
J
Jason Ritter
as Robert Wilson
S
Stephen Merchant
as F**kin' President Lincoln
G
Greg Kinnear
as Thaddeus Lowe
C
Christopher Meloni
as Othniel Marsh
D
Derek Waters
as C.S. Forester
T
Tess Lynch
as Herself - Storyteller
M
Mark Proksch
as Himself - Storyteller
J
Jenny Slate
as Herself - Storyteller
C
Colin Hanks
as Gordon Cooper
J
Jaleel White
as Bass Reeves
K
Kat Dennings
as Kentucky Daisey
E
Ellie Kemper
as Nellie Bly
H
Haley Joel Osment
as Kid Blink
N
Noah Wyle
as Thomas Nast
J
Jason Alexander
as William Tweed
M
Michael Cera
as Maurice Cohen
N
Natasha Leggero
as Elizabeth Bisland
Z
Zach Woods
as Lee Duncan
R
Ryan Phillippe
as Benjamin Hayes
G
Giancarlo Esposito
as Andrés Pico
J
Jack Black
as William Mulholland
C
Colin Hanks
as Ernest Thompson Seton
J
Jason Mantzoukas
as Pope
R
Rob Huebel
as Governor Trevino
P
Patton Oswalt
as Mac Brazel
T
Thomas Lennon
as Major Marcel
P
Parker Posey
as Mary Phelps Jacob
C
Chris Parnell
as Thomas Edison
H
Henry Winkler
as Zenas Fisk Wilber
J
Jason Ritter
as Elisha Gray
M
Michael McKean
as Carl Laemmle
S
Sam Rockwell
as Bugsy Siegal
D
Donald Faison
as Joe Louis
Dennis Quaid
Dennis Quaid
as Lucky Luciano
P
Paul Scheer
as Carl Sagan
N
Nathan Fillion
as Wernher von Braun
C
Chelsea Peretti
as Ann Druyan
A
Adam Devine
as Pavel Belyayev
B
Blake Anderson
as Alexey Leonov
L
Liev Schreiber
as Victor Lustig
R
Randall Park
as Himself - Storyteller
L
Lyric Lewis
J
Jack McBrayer
A
Aaron Takahashi
as Frank Emi
G
Grant Imahara
as Frank Inouye
J
Jack Black
as Vincenzo Peruggia
"
"Weird Al" Yankovic
R
Rachel Bloom
as Herself - Storyteller
K
Kimiko Glenn
as Maya Lin
C
Colin Hanks
as Fred Rogers
J
Jon Gabrus
as Himself - Storyteller
J
Jennie Pierson
as Herself - Storyteller
S
Solomon Georgio
as Himself - Storyteller
S
Shannon Woodward
as Ida Tarbell
D
David Koechner
as John Pastore
J
John Ennis
as John D. Rockefeller
D
David Harbour
as Vietnam Memorial Head
G
Georgia Hardstark
as Herself - Storyteller
K
Kyle Mooney
as Himself - Storyteller
A
Alison Rich
as Herself - Storyteller
K
Kirsten Dunst
as Agatha Christie
T
Taran Killam
as D.B. Cooper
J
Jesse Plemons
as William Kenward
J
Jayma Mays
as Florence Schaffner
R
Richard Riehle
as Ralph Himmelsbach
V
Vanessa Bayer
as Mary Gillespie
J
Johnny Knoxville
as Marshall Ratliff
C
Claudia O'Doherty
as Herself - Storyteller
K
Ken Marino
as Masterpiece
T
Tony Hale
as Edward Cope
S
Steven Weber
as Lomax
N
Nathan Fielder
as Bob Woodward
J
Jack Black
as Elvis Presley
W
Will Forte
as Edwin Booth
J
Jonathan Ames
as Junius Booth
A
Adam Scott
as John Wilkes Booth
J
Jack McBrayer
as H.R. Haldeman
B
Bob Odenkirk
as Richard Nixon
D
Dave Grohl
as Memphis Mafia Member
S
Stephen Merchant
as Abraham Lincoln
F
Fred Willard
as Deep Throat
R
Rich Fulcher
as Self - Narrator
K
Kyle Kinane
as Self - Narrator
J
Joe Lo Truglio
as Al Capone
M
Matt Besser
as Edwin Stanton
I
Ike Barinholtz
as August Spies
C
Charlie Finn
as Cpt. 'Black Jack' Bonfield
E
Eric Filipkowski
as Abraham Lincoln
W
Will Sasso
as Frank Nitti
M
Moshe Kasher
as Albert Parsons
K
Kyle David Crosby
as Bootlegger
J
Jenny Slate
as Herself - Narrator
J
James Atkinson
as Himself - Narrator
B
Bill Hader
as John Pemberton
S
Simon Helberg
as Frank M. Robinson
R
Rob Riggle
as J. Edgar Hoover
L
Lamorne Morris
as Martin Luther King Jr.
J
Jason Ritter
as Stetson Kennedy
M
Matt Walsh
as KKK Member
K
Kevin Nealon
as The Grand Dragon
A
Abdul Abukusumo
as South American
J
Jen Kirkman
as Herself - Narrator
E
Erin Rohr
as Herself - Narrator
M
Michael Rohr
as Himself - Narrator
C
Chris Romano
as Himself - Narrator
W
Winona Ryder
as Mary Dyer
M
Michael Cera
as John Endicott
B
Brett Gelman
as Art Thief
M
Martin Starr
as Art Thief
J
June Diane Raphael
as Isabella Stewart Gardner
E
Eric Edelstein
as Museum Guard
J
Jason Ritter
as Art Heist Investigator
T
Tim Heidecker
as Cop
C
Connie Britton
as Patricia Shaheen
B
Bob Odenkirk
as The Guy
N
Nick Offerman
as Johnny Cool
C
Chris Parnell
as King Charles II
C
Craig Anstett
as Various
A
Aidan Potter
as Various
Z
Zachary Burke
as Various
C
Clint Culp
as Policeman
S
Steve Berg
as Various
B
Beth Cahill
as Onlooker
B
Benjamin Poe
as Policeman
K
Kaci Beeler
as Herself - Interviewee
A
Artemis Pebdani
as Herself - Narrator
D
Derrick Beckles
as Himself - Narrator
N
Natasha Leggero
as Herself - Narrator
L
Lisa Bonet
as Mary Ellen Pleasant
T
Terry Crews
as Donald 'Cinque' DeFreeze
S
Steve Little
as Mark Twain
B
Ben Hoffman
as Newscaster
K
Kristen Wiig
as Patty Hearst
A
Ally Johnson
as Herself
P
Paco Romane
as Himself
P
Paget Brewster
as Herself - Narrator
T
Tommy Blacha
as Self - Narrator
L
Lucius Dillon
as Himself - Narrator
J
Jason Schwartzman
as Ralph Nader
O
Owen Wilson
as John Harvey Kellogg
L
Luke Wilson
as Will Keith Kellogg
K
Ken Marino
as Harry Houdini
A
Alfred Molina
as Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
R
Richard Riehle
as James Roche
P
Polly W. LePorte
as Kellogg Patient
S
Seth Weitberg
as Himself - Narrator
B
BJ Porter
as Himself - Narrator
G
Georgia Hardstark
as Herself - Narrator
A
Alie Ward
as Herself - Narrator
T
Tony Hale
as Meriwether Lewis
T
Taran Killam
as William Clark
K
Kumail Nanjiani
as Lakota Chief
A
Aubrey Plaza
as Sacagawea
B
Bradley Whitford
as William Jennings Bryan
J
Jack McBrayer
as Clarence Darrow
R
Rich Fulcher
as Porter Wagoner
C
Casey Wilson
as Dolly Parton
D
Dakota Black
as Lakota Indian
A
A.J. Culp
as Jolene
J
John A. Lorenz
as Lakota Indian
K
Kyle David Crosby
as Scientist
M
Michael Kearney
as Interviewee
L
Lacie Madison
as Party Guest
M
Mark Gagliardi
as Himself - Narrator
P
Preston Flagg
as Himself - Narrator
M
Matt Gourley
as Himself - Narrator
T
Timm Sharp
as Billy the Kid
R
Rob Huebel
as Pat Garrett
A
Andy Daly
as Teddy Roosevelt
J
Jake Johnson
as William B. Travis
C
Chris Parnell
as Jim Bowie
H
Horatio Sanz
as Gen. Santa Anna
M
Michael Daniel Cassady
as Various
S
Sarah Burns
as Various
A
Adam Nee
as Various
Z
Zach Paez
as Various
J
Joseph Billingiere
as Various
S
Seth Weitberg
as Various
R
Raymond Ochoa
as Various
R
Ricardo Tirado
as Various
D
Dan Cooley
as Rough Rider
C
Corey Weber
as Tim- The Cowboy
J
Joseph Zinsman
as Soldier
K
Kyle David Crosby
as Rough Rider
M
Mariah Iman Wilson
as Claudette Colvin
L
Lisa Bonet
as Rosa Parks
J
Jerry Minor
as Edgar Nixon
J
Jordan Peele
as Percy Julian
T
Terry Crews
as Joe Louis
T
Tim Heidecker
as Max Schmeling
"
"Weird Al" Yankovic
as Adolf Hitler
A
Amber Ruffin
as Herself - Narrator
A
Allan McLeod
as Himself - Narrator
M
Morgan Murphy
as Herself - Narrator
M
Michael Coleman
as Various
P
Paul Scheer
as Colonel Henry Ludington
J
Juno Temple
as Sybil Luddington
M
Michaela Watkins
as Nurse
T
Taran Killam
as Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi
Laura Dern
Laura Dern
as Nellie Bly
B
Brett Gelman
as Joseph Pulitzer
M
Matt Walsh
as Joseph Pulitzer
E
Eric Falconer
as Himself - Narrator
S
Suzi Barrett
as Herself - Narrator
J
J.D. Ryznar
as Himself - Narrator
L
Lauren Lapkus
as Normal Woman
J
Jack McBrayer
as Alan Freed
R
Retta
as Sylvia Robinson
D
Da'Vone McDonald
as Big Bank Hank
J
Jaleel White
as Grandmaster Caz
R
Ron Funches
as Herc
J
Jon Daly
as Kris Kristofferson
J
Johnny Knoxville
as Johnny Cash
N
Nathan Fielder
as John Lennon
D
David Wain
as Himself - Narrator
E
Eric Edelstein
as Himself - Narrator
C
Colton Dunn
as Himself - Narrator
B
Bennie Arthur
as Various
M
Maria Blasucci
as Various
C
Craig Cackowski
as Various
J
Jeremy J. Tutson
as Various
T
Tymberlee Hill
as Various
M
Mort Burke
as Various
S
Sophia Bush
as Bonnie Raines
J
Jenna Fischer
as Katharine Wright
D
Dave Foley
as Alexis Pulaski
A
Ali Ghandour
as Prince Aly Khan
L
Lin-Manuel Miranda
as Himself
Q
Questlove
as Himself
C
Christopher Jackson
as Himself
A
Alia Shawkat
as Alexander Hamilton
A
Aubrey Plaza
as Aaron Burr
T
Tony Hale
as James Monroe
B
Ben Folds
as Nathan Cherry
T
Tim Baltz
as Various
B
Ben Folds
as Self
A
Anton Starkman
A
Alexandra Grey
as Marsha P. Johnson
T
Trace Lysette
as Sylvia Rivera
T
Trace Lysette
as Elizabeth Eden
P
Paul Rust
as John Wojtowicz
K
Ken Marino
as Theodore Roosevelt
R
Rob Corddry
as George Washington
C
Colin Hanks
as Charles Dickens
D
Daryl J. Johnson
as Narrator
D
Daryl J. Johnson
as Robert S. Abbott

Crew

N
Nicholas Monsour
Editor