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

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

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2017-10-20

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

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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.

Released

2017-10-20

Runtime

95

Director

Josh Greenbaum

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Documentary

TV Movie

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Production

Delirio Films

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    Dana Carvey

    Dana Carvey
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    Steve Carell

    Steve Carell
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    Stephen Colbert

    Stephen Colbert
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    Louis C.K.

    Louis C.K.
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    Robert Smigel

    Robert Smigel
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    Bill Hader

    Bill Hader
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    Jon Glaser

    Jon Glaser
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    Robert Carlock

    Robert Carlock
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    Spike Feresten

    Spike Feresten
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    Charlie Kaufman

    Charlie Kaufman