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

  • Rated 7.9 out of 10
  • Movie
  • 2017
  • 1h 35m
  • Documentary
  • TV Movie

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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Director
Josh Greenbaum
Starring
Dana Carvey, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, Louis C.K.

Cast

  • Dana Carvey

    Dana Carvey

    Self

  • Steve Carell

    Steve Carell

    Self

  • Stephen Colbert

    Stephen Colbert

    Self

  • Louis C.K.

    Louis C.K.

    Self (archive footage)

  • Robert Smigel

    Robert Smigel

    Self

  • Bill Hader

    Bill Hader

    Self

  • Jon Glaser

    Jon Glaser

    Self

  • Robert Carlock

    Robert Carlock

    Self

  • Spike Feresten

    Spike Feresten

    Self

  • Charlie Kaufman

    Charlie Kaufman

    Self (archive footage)

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