Too Funny to Fail: The Life & Death of the Dana Carvey Show
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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.
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Edited by Billy McmillinShot by Daniel MarracinoScored by John Piscitello
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20 unique people credited
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Dana Carvey
as Self
Robert Smigel
as Self - SNL Nerd
Bill Hader
as Self - Once Skipped School
Ted Harbert
as Self - Chairman, ABC Entertainment
Steve Carell
as Self - Cast Member
Stephen Colbert
as Self - Former Unemployed Actor
Robert Carlock
as Self - Inexpensive Writer
Bill Chott
as Self - Cast Member
Heather Morgan
as Self - Cast Member
John Fortenberry
as Self - Director, The Dana Carvey Show
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