Season 1

1. Chris Farley

2022-08-16 · 44m

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.

2. Andrew Dice Clay

2022-08-23 · 44m

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?

3. Roseanne Barr

2022-08-30

Brash, bold, and hilariously funny, Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind. And that very same impulse may have cost her her career.

4. Artie Lange

2022-09-06

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.

5. Richard Pryor

2022-09-13

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.

6. Dustin Diamond

2022-09-20

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. Greg Giraldo

2022-09-27

How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.

8. Brett Butler

2022-10-05

How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.

9. Freddie Prinze

2022-10-11

A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.

10. Maria Bamford

2022-10-18

How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.