‘Dark Side of Comedy’ Season 2 Premiere Date Set at Vice, Trailer Dissects Ellen DeGeneres, ‘Scary’ Robin Williams and ‘Mean as Hell’ Joan Rivers (Exclusive)

Vice TV has set the premiere date and released the trailer for “Dark Side of Comedy” Season 2, its “Dark Side” spinoff series that explores the behind-the-scenes stories of iconic comedians.
Season 2 subjects include Robin Williams, Sam Kinison, Joan Rivers, Carlos Mencia, Phil Hartman, Tracy Morgan, the sitcom “Family Matters,” Ellen DeGeneres, Norm MacDonald and Gilda Radner.
“Dark Side of Comedy” Season 2 is narrated by Dave Foley with commentators including Pauly Shore, Marc Maron, Tiffany Haddish, Pamela Aldon, Sally Jesse Raphael, Mike Binder and Rolanda Watts.
In the Season 2 trailer, Binder says Williams was “running with a lot of really scary figures — and Robin himself was kind of a scary figure for a while.” Haddish says Rivers “was a hustler,” and describes her as “mean as hell.” And Watts describes an experience where DeGeneres “sat there as if we weren’t even there.”
Per Vice TV’s description for the new installment: “‘Dark Side of Comedy,...
Season 2 subjects include Robin Williams, Sam Kinison, Joan Rivers, Carlos Mencia, Phil Hartman, Tracy Morgan, the sitcom “Family Matters,” Ellen DeGeneres, Norm MacDonald and Gilda Radner.
“Dark Side of Comedy” Season 2 is narrated by Dave Foley with commentators including Pauly Shore, Marc Maron, Tiffany Haddish, Pamela Aldon, Sally Jesse Raphael, Mike Binder and Rolanda Watts.
In the Season 2 trailer, Binder says Williams was “running with a lot of really scary figures — and Robin himself was kind of a scary figure for a while.” Haddish says Rivers “was a hustler,” and describes her as “mean as hell.” And Watts describes an experience where DeGeneres “sat there as if we weren’t even there.”
Per Vice TV’s description for the new installment: “‘Dark Side of Comedy,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Jennifer Maas
- Variety Film + TV
Similar News
Rosie O’Donnell Was ‘Shocked’ Rival Ellen DeGeneres Also Left U.S. Because Of Trump’s Election
- 4/25/2025
- by Emily Baxter
- Uinterview

8 Times ‘SNL’ Cast Members Made Weirdly Unexpected Cameos in Music Videos
- 4/22/2025
- Cracked

Another TV Host in Hollywood “Worse Than Ellen DeGeneres”
- 4/21/2025
- by Anuraag Chatterjee
- FandomWire

Bruce Springsteen Jams With John Fogerty, Tom Morello, Smokey Robinson at American Music Honors
- 4/27/2025
- by Andy Greene
- Rollingstone.com

The Order (2024) Movie Ending Explained: Does Agent Terry Husk Find Robert Jay Matthews in the End?
- 4/18/2025
- by Akash Deshpande
- High on Films

Tribeca Festival 2025 Announces Feature Films Lineup
- 4/16/2025
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies

‘Super/Man’ directors on ‘real-life superhero’ Christopher Reeve: ‘He invented the superhero film’
- 4/26/2025
- by Debra Birnbaum
- Gold Derby

Sadly, Viral Video of Robin Williams Cheering up a Gorilla Who Hadn’t Smiled Since 6 Months Is Fake
- 4/25/2025
- by Heena Singh
- FandomWire

This 34-Year-Old Movie Terrified Robert Downey Jr.
- 4/25/2025
- by Hashim Asraff
- FandomWire

IMDb.com, Inc. takes no responsibility for the content or accuracy of the above news articles, Tweets, or blog posts. This content is published for the entertainment of our users only. The news articles, Tweets, and blog posts do not represent IMDb's opinions nor can we guarantee that the reporting therein is completely factual. Please visit the source responsible for the item in question to report any concerns you may have regarding content or accuracy.