Epic Rap Battles of History: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Epic Rap Battles of History, officially shortened to ERB or ERBoH, is a YouTube video series created by Peter Shukoff (a.k.a. Nice Peter) and Lloyd Ahlquist (a.k.a. EpicLLOYD). The series pits famous historical and pop culture figures, either fictional or otherwise, against one another in a rap battle format.

Series details

• Title: Epic Rap Battles of History
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy, Music, History
• Premiere date: 2010-09-26
• Status in TVmaze: Running
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: YouTube
• Typical episode runtime: 3 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 6097
• IMDb ID: tt2039625
• TVDB ID: 253990

Cast and credited roles

• Peter Shukoff — Various Characters 1
• Lloyd Ahlquist — Various Characters 2

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2010-09-26; final listed air date 2011-11-18; episode order: 15.
• Season 2: premiered 2011-12-08; final listed air date 2013-04-23; episode order: 18.
• Season 3: premiered 2013-10-07; final listed air date 2014-07-14; episode order: 12.
• Season 4: premiered 2014-11-10; final listed air date 2015-08-03; episode order: 12.
• Season 5: premiered 2016-05-03; final listed air date 2017-01-09; episode order: 12.
• Season 6: premiered 2019-04-21; final listed air date 2020-12-05; episode order: 12.
• Season 7: premiered 2021-06-14; final listed air date 2026-08-21.

Source and licence

Adapted from Epic Rap Battles of History on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.