Dark Side of Comedy - Season 1
Season 1
Episodes
Chris Farley
Struggling with addiction and a low self-image, Chris Farley's friends at "Saturday Night Live" conspired to help save him.
Andrew Dice Clay
Andrew Dice Clay's controversial brand of comedy found a huge base with white men in America.
Roseanne Barr
Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind but her impulse may have cost her her career.
Artie Lange
Artie Lange enjoys mainstream success as a comedian, but his addiction to heroin, coupled with childhood traumas, threatens to thwart his ambition and life.
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.
Dustin Diamond
Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost, descending into one tragic chapter after another.
Greg Giraldo
How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
Brett Butler
How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.
Freddie Prinze
A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
Maria Bamford
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
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