Dark Side of Comedy
Upcoming TV Airings
The airings below are based on a generic national schedule. Times and dates can vary by TV provider.
Tuesday, April 7
Carlos Mencia
Season 2 • Episode 4
Carlos Mencia was a big comic in America until accusations of joke theft led to his downfall.
Tuesday, April 7
Greg Giraldo
Season 1 • Episode 7
How Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
Tuesday, April 7
Dustin Diamond
Season 1 • Episode 6
Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost.
Tuesday, April 7
Tracy Morgan
Season 2 • Episode 6
Tracy Morgan confronts his childhood demons after a brutal car accident and two-week coma.
Tuesday, April 7
Sam Kinison
Season 2 • Episode 2
Sam Kinison's appetite for cocaine and chaos leads to his downfall at the height of his success.
Tuesday, April 7
Andrew Dice Clay
Season 1 • Episode 2
Andrew Dice Clay's controversial brand of comedy found a huge base with white men in America.
Sunday, April 19
Robin Williams
Season 2 • Episode 1
Robin Williams struggled privately with crushing health and psychological issues.
Sunday, April 19
Joan Rivers
Season 2 • Episode 3
Joan Rivers' struggles with eating disorders, self-loathing, and an addiction to plastic surgery.
Sunday, April 19
Roseanne Barr
Season 1 • Episode 3
Roseanne Barr makes a name speaking her mind but her impulse may cost her her career.
Sunday, April 19
Chris Farley
Season 1 • Episode 1
Chris Farley's friends at "Saturday Night Live" conspired to help save him.
Monday, April 20
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, April 20
Gilda Radner
Season 2 • Episode 10
Gilda Radner's pioneering success was plagued by trauma, eating disorders, heartbreak and cancer.
Monday, April 20
Freddie Prinze
Season 1 • Episode 9
Freddie Prinze explodes onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame comes to an abrupt end.
Monday, April 20
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, April 20
Gilda Radner
Season 2 • Episode 10
Gilda Radner's pioneering success was plagued by trauma, eating disorders, heartbreak and cancer.

