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

Oct 21 2017 TV-MA 1h 32m
Documentary

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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Plot

Premiering on Hulu this fall, this feature length documentary from director Josh Greenbaum (Becoming Bond, The Short Game) will take a fresh and irreverent look at the successes and humorous missteps of a show that brought together an amazing slew of future comedy giants before they were household names. Featuring interviews with Dana Carvey, Robert Smigel, Steve Carell, Stephen Colbert, and more, the film will explore the creation of the show as the brainchild of two of Saturday Night Live's most beloved alumni, the twists and turns of its brief life on air, and its legacy-one of stellar careers, lasting relationships, and an affirmation that in art, risks are always worth taking.

Written by

Josh Greenbaum, Dana Carvey, J.J. Sedelmaier

Directed by

Josh Greenbaum

Cast

Dana Carvey, Robert Smigel, Bill Hader

Crew

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Production Countries

United States of America

Production Companies

Delirio Films

Languages

English

Awards

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Trailers
Too Funny To Fail Trailer (Official) • on Hulu
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