Dark Side of Comedy
Documentary
Featuring different comics and their personal journeys, explores the internal battles, unexpected fame and societal pressures in the comedy world.
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Saturday, August 23
Family Matters
Season 2 • Episode 7
Cast members of "Family Matters" still deal with trauma and addiction.
Saturday, August 23
Tracy Morgan
Season 2 • Episode 6
Tracy Morgan confronts his childhood demons after a brutal car accident and two-week coma.
Saturday, August 23
Freddie Prinze
Season 1 • Episode 9
Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
Saturday, August 23
Roseanne Barr
Season 1 • Episode 3
Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind but her impulse may have cost her her career.
Saturday, August 23
Artie Lange
Season 1 • Episode 4
Artie Lange enjoys mainstream success as a comedian, but his addiction to heroin threatens his life.
Saturday, August 23
Phil Hartman
Season 2 • Episode 5
Phil Hartman's clean image is at odds with a toxic marriage that descends into a murder-suicide.
Saturday, August 23
Brett Butler
Season 1 • Episode 8
How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.
Monday, September 1
Freddie Prinze
Season 1 • Episode 9
Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
Monday, September 1
Artie Lange
Season 1 • Episode 4
Artie Lange enjoys mainstream success as a comedian, but his addiction to heroin threatens his life.
Monday, September 1
Greg Giraldo
Season 1 • Episode 7
How Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
Monday, September 1
Phil Hartman
Season 2 • Episode 5
Phil Hartman's clean image is at odds with a toxic marriage that descends into a murder-suicide.
Monday, September 1
Ellen DeGeneres
Season 2 • Episode 8
Ellen DeGeneres' massive controversy that tarnished her image.
Tuesday, September 2
Maria Bamford
Season 1 • Episode 10
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
Tuesday, September 2
Dustin Diamond
Season 1 • Episode 6
Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost.
Tuesday, September 2
Andrew Dice Clay
Season 1 • Episode 2
Andrew Dice Clay's controversial brand of comedy found a huge base with white men in America.
Tuesday, September 2
Maria Bamford
Season 1 • Episode 10
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
Tuesday, September 2
Dustin Diamond
Season 1 • Episode 6
Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost.
Tuesday, September 2
Andrew Dice Clay
Season 1 • Episode 2
Andrew Dice Clay's controversial brand of comedy found a huge base with white men in America.
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