Dark Side of Comedy (2022)
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.
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Episode 1 - Chris Farley
Release Date: 2022-08-16Struggling with addiction and a dangerously low self-image, Chris Farley’s old friends at Saturday Night Live conspired to help save the falling star.
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Episode 2 - Andrew Dice Clay
Release Date: 2022-08-23In 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?
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Episode 3 - Roseanne Barr
Release Date: 2022-08-30Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.
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Episode 4 - Artie Lange
Release Date: 2022-09-06Artie 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.
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Episode 5 - Richard Pryor
Release Date: 2022-09-13Richard 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.
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Episode 6 - Dustin Diamond
Release Date: 2022-09-20Dustin 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.
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Episode 7 - Greg Giraldo
Release Date: 2022-09-27How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
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Episode 8 - Brett Butler
Release Date: 2022-10-05How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.
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Episode 9 - Freddie Prinze
Release Date: 2022-10-11A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
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Episode 10 - Maria Bamford
Release Date: 2022-10-18How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.