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Dark Side of Comedy - Season 1

Episode List

Chris Farley
E1 - Chris Farley

Aired: August 16, 2022

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.

Andrew Dice Clay
E2 - Andrew Dice Clay

Aired: August 23, 2022

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?

Roseanne Barr
E3 - Roseanne Barr

Aired: August 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.

Artie Lange
E4 - Artie Lange

Aired: September 06, 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.

Richard Pryor
E5 - Richard Pryor

Aired: September 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.

Dustin Diamond
E6 - Dustin Diamond

Aired: September 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.

Greg Giraldo
E7 - Greg Giraldo

Aired: September 27, 2022

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

Brett Butler
E8 - Brett Butler

Aired: October 05, 2022

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

Freddie Prinze
E9 - Freddie Prinze

Aired: October 11, 2022

A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.

Maria Bamford
E10 - Maria Bamford

Aired: October 18, 2022

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