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

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

2017

1h 35m

7.8(65 votes)

Documentary

TV Movie

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.

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Delirio Films

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1 video

Cast & Crew

10 members

Acting

Dana Carvey

Self

Dana Carvey

Acting

Steve Carell

Self

Steve Carell

Acting

Stephen Colbert

Self

Stephen Colbert

Acting

Louis C.K.

Self

Louis C.K.

Acting

Robert Smigel

Self

Robert Smigel

Acting

Bill Hader

Self

Bill Hader

Acting

Jon Glaser

Self

Jon Glaser

Writing

Robert Carlock

Self

Robert Carlock

Writing

Spike Feresten

Self

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Writing

Charlie Kaufman

Self (archive footage)

Charlie Kaufman

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