Dustin Diamond
Dark Side of Comedy - 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.
Dark Side of Comedy: Season 1 - 10 Episode s
1x1 - Chris Farley
August 16, 2022
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.
1x2 - Andrew Dice Clay
August 23, 2022
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?
1x3 - Roseanne Barr
August 30, 2022
Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.
1x4 - Artie Lange
September 6, 2022
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.
1x5 - Richard Pryor
September 13, 2022
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.
1x6 - Dustin Diamond
September 20, 2022
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.
1x7 - Greg Giraldo
September 27, 2022
How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.
1x8 - Brett Butler
October 5, 2022
How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.
1x9 - Freddie Prinze
October 11, 2022
A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.
1x10 - Maria Bamford
October 18, 2022
How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.