Dark Side of Comedy

Dark Side of Comedy
GenreDocuseries
Narrated byDave Foley
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes20
Original release
NetworkVICE TV
ReleaseAugust 16, 2022 (2022-08-16) –
present

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 stand up comedians.[6] Some of the episodes are outliers that either have no real connection to stand-up comedy (the television sitcom Family Matters) or have a very tenuous link therein (the episode on Dustin Diamond covers how his stand-up career was brief and unsuccessful, but that takes up very little time in the entire show about his life and death).

Series overview

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
110August 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)October 18, 2022 (2022-10-18)
210October 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)December 19, 2023 (2023-12-19)

Episodes

Season 1 (2022)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleSubject(s)Original air date Viewers
(millions)
11"Chris Farley"Chris FarleyAugust 16, 2022 (2022-08-16)N/A
22"Andrew Dice Clay"Andrew Dice ClayAugust 23, 2022 (2022-08-23)N/A
33"Roseanne Barr"Roseanne BarrAugust 30, 2022 (2022-08-30)N/A
44"Artie Lange"Artie LangeSeptember 6, 2022 (2022-09-06)N/A
55"Richard Pryor"Richard PryorSeptember 13, 2022 (2022-09-13)N/A
66"Dustin Diamond"Dustin DiamondSeptember 20, 2022 (2022-09-20)N/A
77"Greg Giraldo"Greg GiraldoSeptember 27, 2022 (2022-09-27)N/A
88"Brett Butler"Brett ButlerOctober 4, 2022 (2022-10-04)N/A
99"Freddie Prinze"Freddie PrinzeOctober 11, 2022 (2022-10-11)N/A
1010"Maria Bamford"Maria BamfordOctober 18, 2022 (2022-10-18)N/A

Season 2 (2023)

No.
overall		No. in
season		TitleSubject(s)Original air date Viewers
(millions)
111"Robin Williams"Robin WilliamsOctober 17, 2023 (2023-10-17)N/A
122"Sam Kinison"Sam KinisonOctober 24, 2023 (2023-10-24)N/A
133"Joan Rivers"Joan RiversOctober 31, 2023 (2023-10-31)N/A
144"Carlos Mencia"Carlos MenciaNovember 7, 2023 (2023-11-07)N/A
155"Phil Hartman"Phil HartmanNovember 14, 2023 (2023-11-14)N/A
166"Tracy Morgan"Tracy MorganNovember 21, 2023 (2023-11-21)N/A
177"Family Matters"The 90s sitcom Family MattersNovember 28, 2023 (2023-11-28)N/A
188"Ellen DeGeneres"Ellen DeGeneresDecember 5, 2023 (2023-12-05)N/A
199"Norm MacDonald"Norm MacDonaldDecember 12, 2023 (2023-12-12)N/A
2010"Gilda Radner"Gilda RadnerDecember 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. ^ a b 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.