Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of the Dana Carvey Show
2017 · Movie · NR · 95 min · ★ 7.9 · 95% critics
Despite a dream setup—an acclaimed comic at the top, a coveted primetime slot, and a powerhouse team—the Dana Carvey Show famously fails to catch on. TOO FUNNY TO FAIL is a true, behind-the-scenes look at how a crew of comedy misfits tried to make history and found an unexpected, unintended outcome.
Also known as Too Funny to Fail
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Details
- Original title
- Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
- Years
- 2017
- Release date
- 2017-10-20
- Language
- English
- Rated
- NR
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Max quality
- UHD
- Critic score
- 95/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.9/10 (68 votes)
About
If you enjoy oral-history style documentaries about notorious TV flops and early work from future comedy giants, you’ll likely have a good time; Not for you if you want a tight, fully self-contained story without padded highlights like Steve McQueen: The Essence of Cool or Wordplay.
Pros: star-studded early talent; candid writer’s room clips; lively oral history | Cons: feels padded; overuses show highlights; tangential material distractions
Themes
- controversy
- tv ratings
- behind the scenes
- sketch comedy
Cast & crew
Dana Carvey
as Self
Steve Carell
as Self
Stephen Colbert
as Self
Louis C.K.
as Self (archive footage)
Robert Smigel
as Self
Bill Hader
as Self
Jon Glaser
as Self
Robert Carlock
as Self
Spike Feresten
as Self
Charlie Kaufman
as Self (archive footage)
Directed by Josh Greenbaum