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Who sips, who imbibes, who tells your story? For Alexander Hamilton, the answer will once again be Lin-Manuel Miranda, who is heading to Drunk History to retell the story of the Hamilton-Burr duel, with alcohol this time. Entertainment Weekly has the first look from Miranda’s episode, which will star Alia Shawkat and Aubrey Plaza as A. Ham and A. Burr, respectively. Since Michael Cera played Hamilton in the very first Drunk History episode, is this casting a hidden Arrested Development joke? Sure — especially since Tony Hale will pop up to play James Monroe, the founding father who was the very best at carrying briefcases.
Update:Â Miranda shared some details on his alcohol-fueled recording session on Twitter: