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

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.

Trailer

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
Spike Feresten
Self
Charlie Kaufman
Charlie Kaufman
Self (archive footage)

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