Explore season 1 episodes of Dark Side of Comedy. Explore detailed ratings, episode summaries, and visualize how the show's quality evolved over time.
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.
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
(75 votes)
#2
Greg Giraldo
S1:E7
How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
★ 7.6/10
(101 votes)
#3
Artie Lange
S1:E4
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.
★ 7.5/10
(90 votes)
#4
Richard Pryor
S1:E5
Richard 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.
Psiqueue
Jul 18, 2024
When I was a kid, my parents use to love watching Richard Pryor movies. Many of them were a bit... r...
★ 7.3/10
(79 votes)
#5
Dustin Diamond
S1:E6
Dustin 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.
★ 6.7/10
(99 votes)
#6
Roseanne Barr
S1:E3
Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.
★ 6.1/10
(152 votes)
#7
Andrew Dice Clay
S1:E2
In the late 80s 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?
ytijani1
Oct 1, 2023
This guy was NOT funny
★ 0.0/10
#8
Brett Butler
S1:E8
How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.
★ 0.0/10
#9
Freddie Prinze
S1:E9
A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
★ 0.0/10
#10
Maria Bamford
S1:E10
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
★ 6.1/10
(152 votes)
#1
Andrew Dice Clay
S1:E2
In the late 80s 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?
ytijani1
Oct 1, 2023
This guy was NOT funny
★ 6.7/10
(99 votes)
#2
Roseanne Barr
S1:E3
Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.
★ 7.3/10
(79 votes)
#3
Dustin Diamond
S1:E6
Dustin 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.
★ 7.5/10
(90 votes)
#4
Richard Pryor
S1:E5
Richard 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.
Psiqueue
Jul 18, 2024
When I was a kid, my parents use to love watching Richard Pryor movies. Many of them were a bit... r...
★ 7.6/10
(101 votes)
#5
Artie Lange
S1:E4
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.
★ 7.7/10
(151 votes)
#6
Chris Farley
S1:E1
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
(75 votes)
#7
Greg Giraldo
S1:E7
How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
★ 7.7/10
(151 votes)
Chris Farley
S1:E1
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.
★ 6.1/10
(152 votes)
Andrew Dice Clay
S1:E2
In the late 80s 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?
ytijani1
Oct 1, 2023
This guy was NOT funny
★ 6.7/10
(99 votes)
Roseanne Barr
S1:E3
Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.
★ 7.6/10
(101 votes)
Artie Lange
S1:E4
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.
★ 7.5/10
(90 votes)
Richard Pryor
S1:E5
Richard 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.
Psiqueue
Jul 18, 2024
When I was a kid, my parents use to love watching Richard Pryor movies. Many of them were a bit... r...
★ 7.3/10
(79 votes)
Dustin Diamond
S1:E6
Dustin 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.
★ 7.7/10
(75 votes)
Greg Giraldo
S1:E7
How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
★ 0.0/10
Brett Butler
S1:E8
How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.
★ 0.0/10
Freddie Prinze
S1:E9
A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
★ 0.0/10
Maria Bamford
S1:E10
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.
When I was a kid, my parents use to love watching Richard Pryor movies. Many of them were a bit... r...