Dark Side of Comedy

Seasons

2022

7.3

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

Episode List

S1 • E1

Chris Farley

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

Andrew Dice Clay

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

Roseanne Barr

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

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

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

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

S1 • E7

Greg Giraldo

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

Brett Butler

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

Freddie Prinze

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.