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.
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.
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.
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