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

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

20177.91h 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.

Directed by Josh Greenbaum
Written by Josh Greenbaum
Produced by Josh Greenbaum, Rafael Marmor
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Top Cast

Dana Carvey

Dana Carvey

Self

Steve Carell

Steve Carell

Self

Stephen Colbert

Stephen Colbert

Self

Louis C.K.

Louis C.K.

Self

Robert Smigel

Robert Smigel

Self

Bill Hader

Bill Hader

Self

Jon Glaser

Jon Glaser

Self

Robert Carlock

Robert Carlock

Self

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Spike Feresten

Self

Charlie Kaufman

Charlie Kaufman

Self (archive footage)

Themes & Keywords

controversytv ratingsbehind the scenessketch comedy

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

Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show is a documentary, tv movie film released in 2017 exploring themes of controversy, tv ratings, behind the scenes, sketch comedy. Directed by Josh Greenbaum, it stars Dana Carvey, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert. 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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