Dark Side of Comedy
2022
📺 2 Seasons
🎬 20 Episodes
📅 Returning Series
🌐 EN
⏱️ 43 min/episode
Documentary
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.
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Seasons
Season 1
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.
Season 2
Robin Williams’ suicide shocked the world. While he was one of the most successful comedians ever, he was struggling privately with crushing health and psychological issues.
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User Reviews
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September 13, 2023
Network
Vice TV
Production
Vice TV