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Chris Farley

Episode number: 1

Overview: 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.

Andrew Dice Clay

Episode number: 2

Overview: 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?

Roseanne Barr

Episode number: 3

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

Artie Lange

Episode number: 4

Overview: 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.

Richard Pryor

Episode number: 5

Overview: 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.

Dustin Diamond

Episode number: 6

Overview: 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.

Greg Giraldo

Episode number: 7

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

Brett Butler

Episode number: 8

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

Freddie Prinze

Episode number: 9

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

Maria Bamford

Episode number: 10

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