| 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) – 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]
Narrated by Dave Foley,[5][4] it features cautionary tales about the lives and/or deaths of popular stand up comedians.[6]
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| First aired | Last aired | |||
| 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) | |
| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Subject(s) | Original air 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 |
| No. overall | No.in season | Title | Subject(s) | Original air 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 |
