Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
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.
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
Josh Greenbaum
At a glance
Countries
United States of America
Ratings
TMDB users
7.9/10
68 votes
Rating consensus
79/100 blend
Sources: TMDB
Warm reception overall — weighted ~79/100 across 1 rating source. The listed meters mostly agree.
Cast
Dana Carvey
Self
Steve Carell
Self
Stephen Colbert
Self
Louis C.K.
Self (archive footage)
Robert Smigel
Self
Bill Hader
Self
Jon Glaser
Self
Robert Carlock
Self
Spike Feresten
Self
Charlie Kaufman
Self (archive footage)
J.J. Sedelmaier
Self
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Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
Josh Greenbaum
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