Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show
Directed by Josh Greenbaum
Produced by Delirio Films
A warm, playful documentary about creative ambition and failure that celebrates the talents involved while mining comedy from a spectacular public collapse.
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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Is Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show violent? No. Less violent than 92% of films.
Is Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show easy watching? Yes. More comforting than 77% of films.
Is Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show scary? Barely. Less frightening than 76% of films.
Does Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 62% of films.
Is Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show sad? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.
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Like Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show, But Darker
Similar, pushed toward heavier and more intense.
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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.
