Discover
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.
Original Release
10/21/2017
US Release
10/21/2017
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dana Carvey | Self |
| Robert Smigel | Self / Self - SNL Nerd |
| Bill Hader | Self / Self - Once Skipped School |
| Ted Harbert | Self - Chairman, ABC Entertainment |
| Steve Carell | Self / Self - Cast Member |
| Stephen Colbert | Self / Self - Former Unemployed Actor |
| Robert Carlock | Self / Self - Inexpensive Writer |
| Bill Chott | Self - Cast Member |
| Heather Morgan | Self - Cast Member |
| John Fortenberry | Self - Director, The Dana Carvey Show |
Directors
Writers
Dana Carvey, Robert Smigel, Stephen Colbert, Bill Chott, J.J. Sedelmaier, Josh Greenbaum
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Dana Carvey | Self |
| Robert Smigel | Self / Self - SNL Nerd |
| Bill Hader | Self / Self - Once Skipped School |
| Ted Harbert | Self - Chairman, ABC Entertainment |
| Steve Carell | Self / Self - Cast Member |
| Stephen Colbert | Self / Self - Former Unemployed Actor |
| Robert Carlock | Self / Self - Inexpensive Writer |
| Bill Chott | Self - Cast Member |
| Heather Morgan | Self - Cast Member |
| John Fortenberry | Self - Director, The Dana Carvey Show |
| Jon Glaser | Self / Self - Writer |
| Howard Rosenberg | Self - Pulitzer Prize Winning TV Critic |
| J.J. Sedelmaier | Self - Animator |
| Chuck Dalaklis | Self - Segment Producer |
| Spike Feresten | Self / Self - Writer for Seinfeld, The Simpsons) |
| John Atkinson | Self - Co-Author of Letter |
| Tim Allen | Self - Actor, Home Improvement |
| The Beatles | Themselves |
| Lewis Black | Self - Auditioned for The Dana Carvey Show |
| Louis C.K. | Self / Self - Writer, The Dana Carvey Show |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Josh Greenbaum | Producer |
| Samantha Casey | Producer |
| Chris Leggett | Producer |
| Rafael Marmor | Producer |
| Zoë Morrison | Producer |
| Susan Ricketts | Producer |
Editors
