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Dark Side of Comedy
Dark Side of Comedy

Dark Side of Comedy

—Featuring different comics and their personal journeys while exploring the internal battles, unexpected fame and societal pressures in the comedy world.
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Season 110 of 10 Episodes

  • Struggling with addiction and a low self-image, Chris Farley's friends at "Saturday Night Live" conspired to help save him.

  • Andrew Dice Clay's controversial brand of comedy found a huge base with white men in America.

  • Roseanne Barr makes a name speaking her mind, but her impulse may cost her her career.

  • Artie Lange enjoys mainstream success as a comedian, but his addiction to heroin, coupled with childhood traumas, threatens to thwart his ambition and life.

  • Richard Pryor confronts America with brutal honesty, but while he fights for a voice on stage, he is losing his own battle to drugs and family trauma.

  • Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost, descending into one tragic chapter after another.

  • How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.

  • Brett Butler had money, success and respect; how the fiercely original stand-up and sitcom star gained everything only to lose it all.

  • A working class Puerto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze explodes onto the comedy scene, but his overnight fame comes to an abrupt end.

  • How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.

Record to Watch Later

14 episodes will be broadcast over the next two weeks

    Artie Lange
    Maria Bamford
    Norm MacDonald
    Robin Williams
    Richard Pryor
    Sam Kinison
    Chris Farley
    Tracy Morgan
    Family Matters
    Gilda Radner
  • Artie Lange

    Artie Lange enjoys mainstream success as a comedian, but his addiction to heroin, coupled with childhood traumas, threatens to thwart his ambition and life.
    Upcoming
  • Maria Bamford

    How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
    Upcoming
  • Norm MacDonald

    Norm MacDonald becomes known for his fearless comedy, but his controversial persona conceals a gambling problem and a secret that he takes to his grave.
    Upcoming
  • Robin Williams

    Robin Williams' suicide shocked the world; while he was a successful comedian, he struggled privately with crushing health and psychological issues.
    Upcoming
  • Richard Pryor

    Richard Pryor confronts America with brutal honesty, but while he fights for a voice on stage, he is losing his own battle to drugs and family trauma.
    Upcoming
  • Sam Kinison

    Sam Kinison revolutionizes comedy with a vulgar, sexist act, but his appetite for cocaine and chaos leads to a downfall at the height of his success.
    Upcoming
Dark Side of Comedy

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Featuring different comics and their personal journeys while exploring the internal battles, unexpected fame and societal pressures in the comedy world.

Starring

Kliph Nesteroff, Melissa Melottey, Patton Oswalt

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