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.
Sunday, May 3
Ellen DeGeneres
Season 2 • Episode 8
The behind the scenes controversy that tarnishes Ellen DeGeneres' image.
Sunday, May 3
Roseanne Barr
Season 1 • Episode 3
Roseanne Barr makes a name speaking her mind but her impulse may cost her her career.
Sunday, May 3
Brett Butler
Season 1 • Episode 8
How Brett Butler, the sitcom star, gained everything only to lose it all.
Sunday, May 3
Maria Bamford
Season 1 • Episode 10
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
Saturday, May 9
Greg Giraldo
Season 1 • Episode 7
How Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
Saturday, May 9
Artie Lange
Season 1 • Episode 4
Artie Lange enjoys mainstream success as a comedian, but his addiction to heroin threatens his life.
Saturday, May 9
Dustin Diamond
Season 1 • Episode 6
Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost.
Saturday, May 9
Joan Rivers
Season 2 • Episode 3
Joan Rivers' struggles with eating disorders, self-loathing, and an addiction to plastic surgery.
Saturday, May 9
Carlos Mencia
Season 2 • Episode 4
Carlos Mencia was a big comic in America until accusations of joke theft led to his downfall.
Saturday, May 9
Andrew Dice Clay
Season 1 • Episode 2
Andrew Dice Clay's controversial brand of comedy found a huge base with white men in America.
Saturday, May 9
Tracy Morgan
Season 2 • Episode 6
Tracy Morgan confronts his childhood demons after a brutal car accident and two-week coma.
Saturday, May 9
Family Matters
Season 2 • Episode 7
Cast members of "Family Matters" still deal with trauma and addiction.
Sunday, May 17
Sam Kinison
Season 2 • Episode 2
Sam Kinison's appetite for cocaine and chaos leads to his downfall at the height of his success.
Sunday, May 17
Richard Pryor
Season 1 • Episode 5
While Richard Pryor fights for a voice on stage, he is losing his own battle to drugs.
Sunday, May 17
Norm MacDonald
Season 2 • Episode 9
Norm MacDonald's gambling problem and the secret that he takes to his grave.
Sunday, May 17
Phil Hartman
Season 2 • Episode 5
Phil Hartman's clean image is at odds with a toxic marriage that descends into a murder-suicide.
Sunday, May 17
Gilda Radner
Season 2 • Episode 10
Gilda Radner's pioneering success was plagued by trauma, eating disorders, heartbreak and cancer.
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