Dark Side of Comedy Season 2 is yet to be announced by Vice TV

How Maria Bamford channels her mental illness into comedy, and encourages others to do the same.

A working class Peurto Rican kid, Freddie Prinze exploded onto the comedy scene but his overnight fame came to an abrupt end.

How Brett Butler gained everything, only to lose it all.

How comedian Greg Giraldo's career, and life, is sabotaged by a toxic mix of addiction and self-loathing.

Dustin Diamond found fame but when it ended, Dustin was lost, descending into one tragic chapter after another.

Richard Pryor confronts America with brutal honesty, but while he fights for a voice on stage, he is losing his own battle to drugs and family trauma.

Artie Lange enjoys mainstream success as a comedian, but his addiction to heroin, coupled with childhood traumas, threatens to thwart his ambition and life.

Roseanne Barr made a name speaking her mind but her impulse may have cost her her career.

Andrew Dice Clay's controversial brand of comedy found a huge base with white men in America.

Struggling with addiction and a low self-image, Chris Farley's friends at "Saturday Night Live" conspired to help save him.