A New Docuseries Examines Why So Many Comedians’ Lives End in Tragedy
NOT SO FUNNY
The new Vice docuseries “Dark Side of Comedy” examines the lives of a number of comedians—from Chris Farley to Richard Pryor—who were consumed by the fame monster.
Photo Illustration by Elizabeth Brockway/The Daily Beast/Getty
Dark Side of Comedy is designed to be no laughing matter, turning a morose eye toward the saddest stories in modern comedy history. Nonetheless, it would be nice if the wittiness of its subjects got a bit more celebratory treatment in this spin-off of Dark
