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

2017

Documentary

IMDb Rating 7.7/10 10 2067 2.1K

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Plot summary

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.

Director

Josh Greenbaum Photo
Josh Greenbaum

Top cast

Steve Carell Photo
Steve Carell as Self - Cast Member
Tim Allen Photo
Tim Allen as Self - Actor, Home Improvement
Bob Odenkirk Photo
Bob Odenkirk as Self - SNL Writer
Robin Williams Photo
Robin Williams as Self - Stand Up Comedian
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877.23 MB
1280*720
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 3
1.59 GB
1920*1080
English 2.0
NR
Subtitles
23.976 fps
1 hr 35 min
Seeds 16

Movie Reviews

Reviewed by matthewssilverhammer 9 / 10

A surprisingly poignant and consistently hilarious look at an epic failure.

This is just so right up my alley...punk rock, subversive, hilarious, smart. Sure, it's a documentary, but it's easily one of the funniest movies of the year (Colbert and Carrell reacting to 90's ad that said, "a very special episode of Home Improvement, followed by the Diet Mug Root Beer Dana Carvey Show").
Reviewed by lathe-of-heaven 8 / 10

Absolutely great! Very entertaining, especially if you know anything about the show's history...

I am a REAL sucker for documentaries about comedians or comedian's shows, and this one is most entertaining and quite fascinating. I really liked the interviews with the people behind this show who are now VERY well known.To me personally, I really felt that this show was SO damn funny, I just cannot get my mind around the fact that it failed (especially with the absolute deluge of execrable shows today!) BUT... sadly, the only thing I can think of and a lot of the reasoning comes from this documentary, is that it just simply was truly before it's time.A DAMN shame too... When you consider the HUGE talent that was behind it, I can't even begin to imagine what they could have done with this show.HIGHLY recommended for those who love Comedy and documentaries about Comedy...
Reviewed by ksyount05 7 / 10

Really interesting Documentary

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