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  • Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
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    95 min | Documentary
Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of The Dana Carvey Show (2017)
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95 min | Documentary

Creators, cast and network executives recount the strange history of the Dana Carvey Show, the irreverent prime time sketch comedy show that aired for eight episodes on ABC, following its star's meteoric run on Saturday Night Live.
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Director
Writers
Josh Greenbaum (written by) | Dana Carvey (additional material by) | J.J. Sedelmaier (additional material by) | Robert Smigel (additional material by) & 2 more
Producers
Josh Greenbaum | Chris Leggett (as Christopher Leggett) | Rafael Marmor
Composer
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Updated Oct 21, 2017

Release date
Oct 21, 2017 (United States)

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Cast

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33 cast members
Name Known for
Robert Smigel
Self - SNL Nerd Self - SNL Nerd   See fewer
Bill Hader
Self - Once Skipped School Self - Once Skipped School   See fewer
Ted Harbert
Self - Chairman, ABC Entertainment Self - Chairman, ABC Entertainment   See fewer
Steve Carell
Self - Cast Member Self - Cast Member   See fewer
Stephen Colbert
Self - Former Unemployed Actor Self - Former Unemployed Actor   See fewer
Robert Carlock
Self - Inexpensive Writer Self - Inexpensive Writer   See fewer
Bill Chott
Self - Cast Member Self - Cast Member   See fewer
Heather Morgan
Self - Cast Member Self - Cast Member   See fewer
John Fortenberry
Self - Director, The Dana Carvey Show Self - Director, The Dana Carvey Show   See fewer
Jon Glaser
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Howard Rosenberg
Self - Pulitzer Prize Winning TV Critic Self - Pulitzer Prize Winning TV Critic   See fewer
J.J. Sedelmaier
Self - Animator Self - Animator   See fewer
Chuck Dalaklis
Self - Segment Producer (as Charles Dalaklis) Self - Segment Producer (as Charles Dalaklis)   See fewer
Spike Feresten
Self - Writer for Seinfeld, The Simpsons) Self - Writer for Seinfeld, The Simpsons)   See fewer
John Atkinson
Self - Co-Author of Letter Self - Co-Author of Letter   See fewer
Tim Allen
Self - Actor, Home Improvement (archive footage) Self - Actor, Home Improvement (archive footage)   See fewer
The Beatles
Themselves (archive footage) Themselves (archive footage)   See fewer
Lewis Black
Self - Auditioned for The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage) Self - Auditioned for The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Louis C.K.
Self - Writer, The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage) Self - Writer, The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Larry David
Self - Co-Creator, Seinfeld (archive footage) Self - Co-Creator, Seinfeld (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Fallon
Self - Auditioned for The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage) Self - Auditioned for The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Ana Gasteyer
Self - Auditioned for The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage) Self - Auditioned for The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Charlie Kaufman
Self - Writer, The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage) Self - Writer, The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage)   See fewer
David Letterman
Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage) Self - Host, Late Show with David Letterman (archive footage)   See fewer
Steve Martin
Self - Stand Up Comedian (archive footage) Self - Stand Up Comedian (archive footage)   See fewer
Lorne Michaels
Self - Creator, Saturday Night Live (archive footage) Self - Creator, Saturday Night Live (archive footage)   See fewer
Tracy Morgan
Self - Auditioned for The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage) Self - Auditioned for The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Conan O'Brien
Self - Host, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (archive footage) Self - Host, Late Night with Conan O'Brien (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Odenkirk
Self - SNL Writer (archive footage) Self - SNL Writer (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Seinfeld
Self - Co-Creator, Seinfeld (archive footage) Self - Co-Creator, Seinfeld (archive footage)   See fewer
Dino Stamatopoulos
Self - Writer, The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage) Self - Writer, The Dana Carvey Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Robin Williams
Self - Stand Up Comedian (archive footage) Self - Stand Up Comedian (archive footage)   See fewer
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