Dark Side of Comedy (2022)

IMDb

7.3

/498/

Trakt

/56/

TMDb

/12/

TMDB via JustWatch

Network: Vice TV

Episode Runtime: 43 min.

Season Runtime: 872 min.

Status: Returning Series

Certification: NR

Dark Side of Comedy (2022)

Season 1 (Aug. 16, 2022, midnight)

Throughout the history of comedy, many comedians have lost themselves to the art’s darker side, through addiction, suicide, depression and self-destruction. Dark Side of Comedy explores these stories, shining a new light on comedy’s darkest corners.

Genres: Documentary, History

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Watch Providers: Hulu , Vice TV

Dark Side of Comedy (2022)

Season 1 (Aug. 16, 2022, midnight)

Genres: Documentary, History

Keywords: imdb.reenactment, mdblist.has-trailer

Watch Providers: Hulu, Vice TV

Network: Vice TV

Country: United States
Languages: English

IMDb

7.3

/498/

Trakt

/56/

TMDb

/12/

Chris Farley

Tom Arnold

John Farley

Hugh Fink

Leif Garrett

Melanie Hutsell

Chris Kattan

Kliph Nesteroff

Aug. 16, 2022, midnight 7.7

S1E1 - Chris Farley

Struggling with addiction and a dangerously low self-image, Chris Farley’s old friends at Saturday Night Live conspired to help save the falling star.

Aug. 23, 2022, midnight 7.0

S1E2 - Andrew Dice Clay

In the late 80s Andrew Dice Clay was one of the biggest comedians on the planet. His controversial brand of comedy found a huge base with white men in America... but at what cost?

Aug. 30, 2022, midnight 7.5

S1E3 - Roseanne Barr

Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.

Sept. 6, 2022, midnight 8.0

S1E4 - Artie Lange

Artie Lange enjoyed mainstream success as a comedian on TV and radio, but his addiction to heroin, coupled with childhood traumas, threatened to thwart his ambition... and his life.

Sept. 13, 2022, midnight 8.0

S1E5 - Richard Pryor

Richard Pryor confronted America with brutal honesty like no other comic. But while he fought for a voice on stage, he was losing his own battle to drugs and family trauma.

Sept. 20, 2022, midnight 8.0

S1E6 - Dustin Diamond

Dustin Diamond found fame as a lovable geek on Saved By The Bell. But when it ended, Dustin was lost, descending into one tragic chapter after another.