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, September 20
Tracy Morgan
Season 2 • Episode 6
Tracy Morgan confronts his childhood demons after a brutal car accident and two-week coma.
Saturday, September 20
Gilda Radner
Season 2 • Episode 10
Gilda Radner's pioneering success was plagued by trauma, eating disorders, heartbreak and cancer.
Saturday, September 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.
Saturday, September 20
Norm MacDonald
Season 2 • Episode 9
Norm MacDonald's serious gambling problem and a secret that he took to his grave.
Saturday, September 20
Chris Farley
Season 1 • Episode 1
Chris Farley's friends at "Saturday Night Live" conspired to help save him.
Monday, September 22
Freddie Prinze
Season 1 • Episode 9
Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
Monday, September 22
Artie Lange
Season 1 • Episode 4
Artie Lange enjoys mainstream success as a comedian, but his addiction to heroin threatens his life.
Monday, September 22
Richard Pryor
Season 1 • Episode 5
While Richard Pryor fights for a voice on stage, he is losing his own battle to drugs.
Monday, September 22
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 22
Roseanne Barr
Season 1 • Episode 3
Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind but her impulse may have cost her her career.
Monday, September 22
Sam Kinison
Season 2 • Episode 2
Sam Kinison's appetite for cocaine and chaos would lead to a dramatic downfall.
Monday, September 22
Joan Rivers
Season 2 • Episode 3
Joan Rivers' struggles with eating disorders, self-loathing, and an addiction to plastic surgery.
Monday, September 22
Robin Williams
Season 2 • Episode 1
Robin Williams struggled privately with crushing health and psychological issues.
Monday, September 29
Carlos Mencia
Season 2 • Episode 4
Carlos Mencia was a big comic in America until accusations of joke theft led to a dramatic downfall.
Monday, September 29
Brett Butler
Season 1 • Episode 8
How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.
Monday, September 29
Ellen DeGeneres
Season 2 • Episode 8
Ellen DeGeneres' massive controversy that tarnished her image.
Monday, September 29
Carlos Mencia
Season 2 • Episode 4
Carlos Mencia was a big comic in America until accusations of joke theft led to a dramatic downfall.
Monday, September 29
Brett Butler
Season 1 • Episode 8
How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.
Monday, September 29
Ellen DeGeneres
Season 2 • Episode 8
Ellen DeGeneres' massive controversy that tarnished her image.
Monday, September 29
Sam Kinison
Season 2 • Episode 2
Sam Kinison's appetite for cocaine and chaos would lead to a dramatic downfall.
Tuesday, September 30
Norm MacDonald
Season 2 • Episode 9
Norm MacDonald's serious gambling problem and a secret that he took to his grave.
Tuesday, September 30
Phil Hartman
Season 2 • Episode 5
Phil Hartman's clean image is at odds with a toxic marriage that descends into a murder-suicide.
Tuesday, September 30
Sam Kinison
Season 2 • Episode 2
Sam Kinison's appetite for cocaine and chaos would lead to a dramatic downfall.
Tuesday, September 30
Norm MacDonald
Season 2 • Episode 9
Norm MacDonald's serious gambling problem and a secret that he took to his grave.
Tuesday, September 30
Phil Hartman
Season 2 • Episode 5
Phil Hartman's clean image is at odds with a toxic marriage that descends into a murder-suicide.
Tuesday, September 30
Sam Kinison
Season 2 • Episode 2
Sam Kinison's appetite for cocaine and chaos would lead to a dramatic downfall.
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