Dark Side of Comedy
Documentary
Throughout the history of comedy, many comedians have lost themselves to the art’s darker side, through addiction, suicide, depression and self-destruction. Dark Side of Comedy explores these stories, shining a new light on comedy’s darkest corners.
Episodes
S1:E1
Chris Farley
8/16/2022
Struggling with addiction and a dangerously low self-image, Chris Farley’s old friends at Saturday Night Live conspired to help save the falling star.
44 min
S1:E2
Andrew Dice Clay
8/23/2022
In the late 80s Andrew Dice Clay was one of the biggest comedians on the planet. His controversial brand of comedy found a huge base with white men in America... but at what cost?
44 min
S1:E3
Roseanne Barr
8/30/2022
Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.
0S1:E4
Artie Lange
9/6/2022
Artie Lange enjoyed mainstream success as a comedian on TV and radio, but his addiction to heroin, coupled with childhood traumas, threatened to thwart his ambition... and his life.
0S1:E5
Richard Pryor
9/13/2022
Richard Pryor confronted America with brutal honesty like no other comic. But while he fought for a voice on stage, he was losing his own battle to drugs and family trauma.
0S1:E6
Dustin Diamond
9/20/2022
Dustin Diamond found fame as a lovable geek on Saved By The Bell. But when it ended, Dustin was lost, descending into one tragic chapter after another.
0S1:E7
Greg Giraldo
9/27/2022
How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
0S1:E8
Brett Butler
10/5/2022
How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.
0S1:E9
Freddie Prinze
10/11/2022
A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
0S1:E10
Maria Bamford
10/18/2022
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
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