Dark Side of Comedy
Featuring different comics and their personal journeys, explores the internal battles, unexpected fame and societal pressures in the comedy world.
- 2022-2023
- 2 seasons
- Vice TV
- Documentary
- TV-14
Featuring different comics and their personal journeys, explores the internal battles, unexpected fame and societal pressures in the comedy world.
Season 2 Episode Guide
10 Episodes 2023
Episode 1
Robin Williams
Tue, Oct 17, 2023
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.
Episode 2
Sam Kinison
Tue, Oct 24, 2023
Sam Kinison revolutionized comedy with a vulgar, sexist act, but his appetite for cocaine and chaos would lead to a dramatic downfall at the height of his massive success..
Episode 3
Joan Rivers
Tue, Oct 31, 2023
Joan Rivers' insults made her a comedy icon, but the pressures of a male-dominated industry led to eating disorders, self-loathing, and a deadly addiction to plastic surgery.
Episode 4
Carlos Mencia
Tue, Nov 7, 2023
Carlos Mencia was a big comic in America until accusations of joke theft led to a dramatic downfall.
Episode 5
Phil Hartman
Tue, Nov 14, 2023
Phil Hartman was a beloved SNL and Simpsons cast member, but his squeaky clean image was at odds with a toxic marriage that descended into a tragic murder-suicide.
Episode 6
Tracy Morgan
Tue, Nov 21, 2023
Tracy Morgan confronts his childhood demons after a brutal car accident and two-week coma.
Episode 7
Family Matters
Tue, Nov 28, 2023 44 mins
Cast members of "Family Matters" still deal with trauma and addiction.
Episode 8
Ellen DeGeneres
Tue, Dec 5, 2023
Ellen DeGeneres revolutionised TV with a unique brand of positive humour, but behind the scenes a massive controversy was brewing, one that would tarnish her image forever.
Episode 9
Norm McDonald
Tue, Dec 12, 2023
Norm MacDonald became known for his fearless comedy, but his controversial persona concealed a serious gambling problem and a secret that he took to his grave.
Episode 10
Gilda Radner
Tue, Dec 19, 2023
Gilda Radner was SNL's first female star. But her pioneering success was plagued by trauma, eating disorders, heartbreak and cancer, all of which she turned into comedy material.