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

NR

2017

95 minutes

Documentary

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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Dana Carvey headshot

Dana Carvey

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Steve Carell headshot

Steve Carell

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Stephen Colbert headshot

Stephen Colbert

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Louis C.K. headshot

Louis C.K.

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Robert Smigel headshot

Robert Smigel

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Bill Hader headshot

Bill Hader

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Jon Glaser headshot

Jon Glaser

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Robert Carlock headshot

Robert Carlock

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Spike Feresten headshot

Spike Feresten

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Charlie Kaufman headshot

Charlie Kaufman

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