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

2017 1h 35m EN

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7.9

BANGER

★7.9TMDB · 69

DocumentaryTV Movie

Synopsis

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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.

“Some stories are better left unspoiled.”

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Cast

Dana Carvey
Self
Steve Carell
Self
Stephen Colbert
Self
Louis C.K.
Self (archive footage)
Robert Smigel
Self
Bill Hader
Self
Jon Glaser
Self
Robert Carlock
Self

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Josh Greenbaum
Writers: Josh Greenbaum
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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ERA

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Released 9 years ago.

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CRAFT

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Billy McMillin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Dana Carvey and Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert carry the top of the cast.

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt7544820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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6 / 6

WILD

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Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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The take

Josh Greenbaum directs. Billy McMillin cuts. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Released 9 years ago.
2Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
3Editor Billy McMillin shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
4Dana Carvey and Steve Carell and Stephen Colbert carry the top of the cast.
5IMDB entry: tt7544820 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
6Only 69 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.