Dark Side of Comedy Season 1 Episodes
Season 1 Episode Guide
Episode 1 - Chris FarleyStruggling 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 2 - Andrew Dice ClayIn the late 80's 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 3 - Roseanne BarrBrash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career. |
Episode 4 - Artie LangeArtie 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 5 - Richard PryorRichard 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. |
Episode 6 - Dustin DiamondDustin 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. |
Episode 7 - Greg GiraldoRoastmaster. Road warrior. Addict. Dad. How beloved comedian Greg Giraldo's career - and life - was sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing. |
Episode 8 - Brett ButlerMoney. Success. Respect. Brett Butler had it all. Here's how the fiercely original stand-up and sitcom star gained everything... only to lose it all. |
Episode 9 - Freddie PrinzeA working class Puerto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene in the 1970s. But his overnight fame would come to an abrupt end just as fast. |
Episode 10 - Maria BamfordOCD. Bipolar. Suicidal ideation. How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same. |
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