Dark Side of Comedy

Season 1

2022 · 10 episodes · 1h 28m in all · 7.4/10

Episodes

1. 

   1. Chris Farley

   16 Aug 2022 · 44 min · 7.8/10

   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.

2. 

   2. Andrew Dice Clay

   23 Aug 2022 · 44 min · 7.0/10

   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?

3. 

   3. Roseanne Barr

   30 Aug 2022 · 7.3/10

   Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.

4. 

   4. Artie Lange

   6 Sept 2022 · 7.7/10

   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.

5. 

   5. Richard Pryor

   13 Sept 2022 · 7.7/10

   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.

6. 

   6. Dustin Diamond

   20 Sept 2022 · 7.5/10

   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.

7. 

   7. Greg Giraldo

   27 Sept 2022 · 7.0/10

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

8. 

   8. Brett Butler

   5 Oct 2022 · 8.0/10

   How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.

9. 

   9. Freddie Prinze

   11 Oct 2022 · 7.5/10

   A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.

10. 

    10. Maria Bamford

    18 Oct 2022 · 6.5/10

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