S1 • E1
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.
S1 • E2
In the late 80's 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?
S1 • E3
Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.
S1 • E4
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.
S1 • E5
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.
S1 • E6
Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost, descending into one tragic chapter after another.
S1 • E7
Roastmaster. Road warrior. Addict. Dad. How beloved comedian Greg Giraldo's career - and life - was sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
S1 • E8
Money. Success. Respect. Brett Butler had it all. Here's how fiercely original stand-up and sitcom star gained everything only to lose it all.
S1 • E9
A working class Puerto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene in the 1970's. But his overnight fame would come to an abrupt end just as fast.
S1 • E10
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
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Self - Director, Writer, Former Comic
Self - Author & Comedy Historian
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Self - Resident Psychologist, The Laugh Factory
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Self - TV Producer
Self - Entertainment Reporter