Dark Side of Comedy Everyone Loves a Good Joke, Until the Joke's on Them.
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.
- Created By
- First Aired on
Aug 16, 2022
- Popularity: 18.0286
- 15 votes
- Networks
- (US)
- Production
Vice TV (US)
- Status: Returning Series
In Production
2 seaons till Dec 19, 2023
Last episode: Gilda Radner
Seasons & episodes
Total 2 seasons, 20 episodes
Season 1
Aired
Episode 1Chris Farley44 min
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.
Episode 2Andrew Dice Clay44 min
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?
Episode 3Roseanne Barr min
Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.
Episode 4Artie Lange min
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.
Episode 5Richard Pryor min
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.
