Dark Side of Comedy

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  • VICE TV (US)
  • 22
  • Documentary

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Chris Farley
Episode overview
Struggling with addiction and a low self-image, Chris Farley's friends at "Saturday Night Live" conspired to help save him.
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Andrew Dice Clay
Episode overview
Andrew Dice Clay's controversial brand of comedy found a huge base with white men in America.
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Roseanne Barr
Episode overview
Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind but her impulse may have cost her her career.
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Artie Lange
Episode overview
Artie Lange enjoys mainstream success as a comedian, but his addiction to heroin, coupled with childhood traumas, threatens to thwart his ambition and life.
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Richard Pryor
Episode overview
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.
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Dustin Diamond
Episode overview
Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost, descending into one tragic chapter after another.
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Greg Giraldo
Episode overview
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.
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Brett Butler
Episode overview
Money. 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.
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Freddie Prinze
Episode overview
A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
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Maria Bamford
Episode overview
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.

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