Dark Side of Comedy

Dark Side of Comedy
Genre	Docuseries
Narrated by	Dave Foley
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	20
Original release
Network	Vice TV
Release	August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16) – December 19, 2023 (2023-12-19)

Dark Side of Comedy is a documentary series that premiered on Vice TV August 16, 2022. ^{[1] [2] [3]} VICE renewed the series for a second season, which premiered on October 17, 2023. ^[4]

Summary

Narrated by Dave Foley, ^{[5] [4]} it features cautionary tales that are mainly about the lives and/or deaths of popular comedians. ^[6]

Series overview

Season	Episodes		Originally released
			First released	Last released
1	10		August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)	October 18, 2022 (2022-10-18)
2	10		October 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)	December 19, 2023 (2023-12-19)

Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Subject(s)	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
1	1	"Chris Farley"	Chris Farley	August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)	N/A
2	2	"Andrew Dice Clay"	Andrew Dice Clay	August 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)	N/A
3	3	"Roseanne Barr"	Roseanne Barr	August 30, 2022 (2022-08-30)	N/A
4	4	"Artie Lange"	Artie Lange	September 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)	N/A
5	5	"Richard Pryor"	Richard Pryor	September 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)	N/A
6	6	"Dustin Diamond"	Dustin Diamond	September 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)	N/A
7	7	"Greg Giraldo"	Greg Giraldo	September 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)	N/A
8	8	"Brett Butler"	Brett Butler	October 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)	N/A
9	9	"Freddie Prinze"	Freddie Prinze	October 11, 2022 (2022-10-11)	N/A
10	10	"Maria Bamford"	Maria Bamford	October 18, 2022 (2022-10-18)	N/A

Season 2 (2023)

No. overall	No. in season	Title	Subject(s)	Original release date	Viewers (millions)
11	1	"Robin Williams"	Robin Williams	October 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)	N/A
12	2	"Sam Kinison"	Sam Kinison	October 24, 2023 (2023-10-24)	N/A
13	3	"Joan Rivers"	Joan Rivers	October 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)	N/A
14	4	"Carlos Mencia"	Carlos Mencia	November 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)	N/A
15	5	"Phil Hartman"	Phil Hartman	November 14, 2023 (2023-11-14)	N/A
16	6	"Tracy Morgan"	Tracy Morgan	November 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)	N/A
17	7	"Family Matters"	The 90s sitcom Family Matters	November 28, 2023 (2023-11-28)	N/A
18	8	"Ellen DeGeneres"	Ellen DeGeneres	December 5, 2023 (2023-12-05)	N/A
19	9	"Norm MacDonald"	Norm Macdonald	December 12, 2023 (2023-12-12)	N/A
20	10	"Gilda Radner"	Gilda Radner	December 19, 2023 (2023-12-19)	N/A

References

1. Maas, Jennifer (July 5, 2022). "'Dark Side of Comedy' Ordered at Vice". Variety . Retrieved October 6, 2022.
2. Schager, Nick (August 15, 2022). "A New Docuseries Examines Why So Many Comedians' Lives End in Tragedy?". The Daily Beast . Retrieved October 6, 2022.
3. Schimkowitz, Matt (July 5, 2022). "Dark Side Of Comedy to explore comedy's supposed dark side". The A.V. Club . Retrieved October 6, 2022.
4. Maas, Jennifer (August 22, 2023). "'Dark Side of Comedy' Season 2 Premiere Date Set at Vice, Trailer Dissects Ellen DeGeneres, 'Scary' Robin Williams and 'Mean as Hell' Joan Rivers (EXCLUSIVE)". Variety . Retrieved September 12, 2023.
5. Wilstein, Matt (August 30, 2022). "Dave Foley Came 'Very Close' to Meeting a Tragic End". The Daily Beast . Retrieved October 6, 2022.
6. Gonzalez, Shivani (August 15, 2022). "What's on TV This Week: 'House of the Dragon' and U.S. Gymnastic Championships". The New York Times . Archived from the original on August 15, 2022.

External links

• Dark Side of Comedy at IMDb