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Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
7.9 / 10• 2017• 1h 35m•NR• English
DocumentaryTV Movie
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Dana Carvey
Self
Lead
Steve Carell
Self
Stephen Colbert
Self
Louis C.K.
Self (archive footage)
Robert Smigel
Self
Bill Hader
Self
Jon Glaser
Self
Robert Carlock
Self
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Josh Greenbaum's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
