Dark Side of Comedy

Season 1

10 episodes · Aug 16, 2022

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  • Chris Farley
    S1E1

    Chris Farley

    Aug 16, 202244m

    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.

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  • Andrew Dice Clay
    S1E2

    Andrew Dice Clay

    Aug 23, 202244m

    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?

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  • Roseanne Barr
    S1E3

    Roseanne Barr

    Aug 30, 2022

    Brash, 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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  • Artie Lange
    S1E4

    Artie Lange

    Sep 6, 2022

    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.

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  • Richard Pryor
    S1E5

    Richard Pryor

    Sep 13, 2022

    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.

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  • Dustin Diamond
    S1E6

    Dustin Diamond

    Sep 20, 2022

    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.

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  • Greg Giraldo
    S1E7

    Greg Giraldo

    Sep 27, 2022

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

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  • Brett Butler
    S1E8

    Brett Butler

    Oct 5, 2022

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

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  • Freddie Prinze
    S1E9

    Freddie Prinze

    Oct 11, 2022

    A 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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  • Maria Bamford
    S1E10

    Maria Bamford

    Oct 18, 2022

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

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