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, 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.
Tuesday, December 17
Carlos Mencia
Season 2 • Episode 4
Carlos Mencia was a big comic in America until accusations of joke theft led to a dramatic downfall.
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