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, December 3
Gilda Radner
Season 2 • Episode 10
Gilda Radner's pioneering success was plagued by trauma, eating disorders, heartbreak and cancer.
Tuesday, December 3
Robin Williams New
Season 2 • Episode 1
Robin Williams struggled privately with crushing health and psychological issues.
Tuesday, December 3
Family Matters New
Season 2 • Episode 7
Cast members of "Family Matters" still deal with trauma and addiction.
Tuesday, December 10
Family Matters
Season 2 • Episode 7
Cast members of "Family Matters" still deal with trauma and addiction.
Tuesday, December 10
Dustin Diamond
Season 1 • Episode 6
Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost.
Tuesday, December 10
Sam Kinison
Season 2 • Episode 2
Sam Kinison's appetite for cocaine and chaos would lead to a dramatic downfall.
Tuesday, December 10
Family Matters
Season 2 • Episode 7
Cast members of "Family Matters" still deal with trauma and addiction.
Tuesday, December 10
Dustin Diamond
Season 1 • Episode 6
Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost.
Tuesday, December 10
Sam Kinison
Season 2 • Episode 2
Sam Kinison's appetite for cocaine and chaos would lead to a dramatic downfall.
Tuesday, December 10
Ellen DeGeneres
Season 2 • Episode 8
Ellen DeGeneres' massive controversy that tarnished her image.
Tuesday, December 10
Joan Rivers
Season 2 • Episode 3
Joan Rivers' struggles with eating disorders, self-loathing, and an addiction to plastic surgery.
Tuesday, December 10
Tracy Morgan
Season 2 • Episode 6
Tracy Morgan confronts his childhood demons after a brutal car accident and two-week coma.
Saturday, December 14
Ellen DeGeneres
Season 2 • Episode 8
Ellen DeGeneres' massive controversy that tarnished her image.
Saturday, December 14
Artie Lange
Season 1 • Episode 4
Artie Lange enjoys mainstream success as a comedian, but his addiction to heroin threatens his life.
Saturday, December 14
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, December 14
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, December 14
Family Matters
Season 2 • Episode 7
Cast members of "Family Matters" still deal with trauma and addiction.
Tuesday, December 17
Tracy Morgan
Season 2 • Episode 6
Tracy Morgan confronts his childhood demons after a brutal car accident and two-week coma.
Tuesday, December 17
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, December 17
Freddie Prinze
Season 1 • Episode 9
Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
Tuesday, December 17
Tracy Morgan
Season 2 • Episode 6
Tracy Morgan confronts his childhood demons after a brutal car accident and two-week coma.
Tuesday, December 17
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, December 17
Freddie Prinze
Season 1 • Episode 9
Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
Tuesday, December 17
Sam Kinison
Season 2 • Episode 2
Sam Kinison's appetite for cocaine and chaos would lead to a dramatic downfall.