Dark Side of Comedy
2022•43m•8.2/10
Documentary
Ratings
🎬TMDb
8.2/10(15)
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.
Production
Vice TV
Language
EN
Status
Returning Series
First Aired
August 16, 2022
Last Aired
December 19, 2023
Networks
Vice TV
Where to Watch
Region US · Lang EN
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Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Chris Farley
Air date: 2022-08-16
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.
E2
Andrew Dice Clay
Air date: 2022-08-23
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?
E3
Roseanne Barr
Air date: 2022-08-30
Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.
E4
Artie Lange
Air date: 2022-09-06
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.
E5
Richard Pryor
Air date: 2022-09-13
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.
E6
Dustin Diamond
Air date: 2022-09-20
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.
E7
Greg Giraldo
Air date: 2022-09-27
How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
E8
Brett Butler
Air date: 2022-10-05
How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.
E9
Freddie Prinze
Air date: 2022-10-11
A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
E10
Maria Bamford
Air date: 2022-10-18
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
Cast
Dave Foley
Self - Narrator (voice)
