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

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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.

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Cast & Crew

Director
Josh Greenbaum
  • Profile picture of Dana Carvey
    Self Dana Carvey
  • Profile picture of Steve Carell
    Self Steve Carell
  • Profile picture of Stephen Colbert
    Self Stephen Colbert
  • Profile picture of Louis C.K.
    Self Louis C.K.
  • Profile picture of Robert Smigel
    Self Robert Smigel
  • Profile picture of Bill Hader
    Self Bill Hader
  • Profile picture of Jon Glaser
    Self Jon Glaser
  • Profile picture of Charlie Kaufman
    Self (archive footage) Charlie Kaufman

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Keywords

  • controversy
  • tv ratings
  • behind the scenes
  • sketch comedy