Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)

  • NR
  • 10/20/2017 (US)
  • Documentary
  • 1h 35m

Overview

It had all the makings of a huge television success: a white-hot comic at the helm, a coveted primetime slot, and a pantheon of future comedy legends in the cast and crew. So why did The Dana Carvey Show—with a writers room and cast including then unknowns Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Louis C.K., Robert Smigel, Charlie Kaufman, and more— crash and burn so spectacularly? TOO FUNNY TO FAIL tells the hilarious true story of a crew of genius misfits who set out to make comedy history… and succeeded in a way they never intended.

Josh Greenbaum

Writer, Director

Cast

Dana Carvey's headshot

Dana Carvey

Self
Steve Carell's headshot

Steve Carell

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Stephen Colbert's headshot

Stephen Colbert

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Louis C.K.'s headshot

Louis C.K.

Self
Robert Smigel's headshot

Robert Smigel

Self
Bill Hader's headshot

Bill Hader

Self
Jon Glaser's headshot

Jon Glaser

Self
Robert Carlock's headshot

Robert Carlock

Self

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