Drunk Christmas Carol

A stand-up and comedy show in which the Drunk Shakespeare Society turns Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol into a tipsy holiday spoof, performed in English in Los Angeles.

Drunk Christmas Carol is a comedy show by the Drunk Shakespeare Society that takes Charles Dickens's A Christmas Carol and tilts it sideways. The familiar story stays recognizable: Scrooge is visited by three ghosts. What changes is the telling, which is built around a deliberately tipsy take on the holiday classic and is performed in English.

One actor takes five shots of whiskey before joining the story, and each scene moves between classic storytelling and tipsy rebellion. Holiday cheer gives way to comic chaos as Scrooge faces three ghosts who threaten a very tipsy reckoning. The title's play on spirits, both alcoholic and ghostly, runs through the evening.

The show takes place at Hotel Cafe in Los Angeles, a venue that hosts concerts and shows. It suits anyone who knows the Dickens original and wants to see it retold with a drink in hand.