Episode list

Dark Side of Comedy

Chris Farley

Sat, Aug 13, 2022
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.
7.7 /10
Andrew Dice Clay
In 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?
6.1 /10
Roseanne Barr

Mon, Aug 29, 2022
Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.
6.7 /10
Artie Lange

Mon, Sep 05, 2022
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.
7.6 /10
Richard Pryor

Mon, Sep 12, 2022
Richard Pryor confronts America with brutal honesty, but while he fights for a voice on stage, he is losing his own battle to drugs and family trauma.
7.4 /10
Dustin Diamond

Mon, Sep 19, 2022
Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost, descending into one tragic chapter after another.
7.3 /10
Greg Giraldo

Mon, Sep 26, 2022
Roastmaster. Road warrior. Addict. Dad. How beloved comedian Greg Giraldo's career - and life - was sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
7.7 /10
Brett Butler

Mon, Oct 03, 2022
Money. Success. Respect. Brett Butler had it all. Here's how fiercely original stand-up and sitcom star gained everything only to lose it all.
7.4 /10
Freddie Prinze

Mon, Oct 10, 2022
A working class Puerto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene in the 1970's. But his overnight fame would come to an abrupt end just as fast.
7 /10
Maria Bamford

Mon, Oct 17, 2022
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
7 /10

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