Dark Side of Comedy Chris Farley (Season 1, Episode 1)
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TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

Dark Side of Comedy

Chris Farley (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-MA

TV Episode | 44 min | Documentary, History

Struggling with addiction and a dangerously low self-image, Chris Farley's old friends at Saturday Night Live conspired to help save the falling star.

Directors

John Choi | Marshall Jay Kaplan

Writers

Jason Eisener (based on a concept created by) | Evan Husney (based on a concept created by) | John Semley

Composer

Ohad Benchetrit (original music by)

Cinematographer

Kevin Rasmussen (as Kevin Rassmussen)

Editor

Daniel Palmer (as Danny Palmer)

Casting Director

Julie Fitzsimmons

Production Designer

Sasha Tolstoy

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Edit Released

Updated Aug 14, 2022

Release date

Aug 16, 2022 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 1 nomination

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Cast	+ Add Cast
36 cast members

Name	Known for
Dave Foley Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice) See fewer	The Kids in the Hall (1988)
John Farley Self - Brother Self - Brother See fewer	Little Nicky (2000)
Tom Farley Jr. Self - Brother (as Tom Farley) Self - Brother (as Tom Farley) See fewer	A Chris Farley Story
Melanie Hutsell Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' See fewer	Lady Dynamite (2016)
James Andrew Miller Self - Co-Author, 'Live From New York' Self - Co-Author, 'Live From New York' See fewer	ESPN: Those Guys Have All the Fun
Chris Kattan Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' See fewer	A Night at the Roxbury (1998)
Hugh Fink Self - Writer, 'Saturday Night Live' Self - Writer, 'Saturday Night Live' See fewer	This Is 40 (2012)
Tom Arnold Self - Comedian, Friend Self - Comedian, Friend See fewer	True Lies (1994)
Tanner Colby Self - Author, 'The Chris Farley Show' Self - Author, 'The Chris Farley Show' See fewer	A Chris Farley Story
Leif Garrett Self - Actor, Singer, Former Teen Idol Self - Actor, Singer, Former Teen Idol See fewer	The Outsiders (1983)
Ildiko Tabori Self - Resident Psychologist, The Laugh Factory (as Dr. Ildiko Tabori) Self - Resident Psychologist, The Laugh Factory (as Dr. Ildiko Tabori) See fewer	Brody Stevens: Enjoy It! (2013)
Dan Aykroyd Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) See fewer	Ghostbusters (1984)
Kim Basinger Self - Actress (archive footage) Self - Actress (archive footage) See fewer	L.A. Confidential (1997)
John Belushi Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Carol Burnett Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	The Carol Burnett Show (1967)
Dana Carvey Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) See fewer	Wayne's World (1992)
Barbara Farley Self - Sister (archive footage) (as Barb Farley) Self - Sister (archive footage) (as Barb Farley) See fewer	I Am Chris Farley (2015)
Chris Farley Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Tommy Boy (1995)
Mary Anne Farley Self - Mother (archive footage) Self - Mother (archive footage) See fewer	Fly on the Wall with Dana Carvey and David Spade (2022)
Tom Farley Self - Father (archive footage) (as Tom Farley Sr.) Self - Father (archive footage) (as Tom Farley Sr.) See fewer
John Goodman Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	10 Cloverfield Lane (2016)
Phil Hartman Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) See fewer	NewsRadio (1995)
Paul McCartney Self - Musician, Beatle (archive footage) Self - Musician, Beatle (archive footage) See fewer	A Hard Day's Night (1964)
Tim Meadows Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Mean Girls (2004)
Lorne Michaels Self - Creator, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) Self - Creator, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) See fewer	Saturday Night Live (1975)
Bob Odenkirk Self - Actor / Comedian (archive footage) Self - Actor / Comedian (archive footage) See fewer	Nobody (I) (2021)
Chris Rock Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) See fewer	Top Five (2014)
Adam Sandler Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) Self - Cast Member, 'Saturday Night Live' (archive footage) See fewer	The Waterboy (1998)
Rob Schneider Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
David Spade Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Joe Dirt (2001)
Patrick Swayze Self (archive footage) Self (archive footage) See fewer	Dirty Dancing (I) (1987)
Chase Hiebert David Spade (uncredited) David Spade (uncredited) See fewer	Dark Side of Comedy (2022)
Daniel McCormack Chris Farley (BD) (uncredited) Chris Farley (BD) (uncredited) See fewer	Murdoch Mysteries (2008)
Adam Oldfield Chris Farley (uncredited) Chris Farley (uncredited) See fewer	Bickerman's Grove (2016)
Larry Smith Lorne Michaels (uncredited) Lorne Michaels (uncredited) See fewer	Disasters at Sea (2018)
Amber Dawn Vibert Melanie Hutsell (uncredited) Melanie Hutsell (uncredited) See fewer	Did You Hear Jake and Courtney Broke Up? (2014)