Check out the unedited interview of Dana Carvey by Stephen Colbert. They reminisce about the good old days at The Dana Carvey Show where Dana Carvey was Stephen Colbert’s boss.
A Hulu Original Documentary about The Dana Carvey Show
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 a 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.
Too Funny to Fail is streaming on Hulu along with the eight episodes of The Dana Carvey Show.
Church Lady is Back on SNL Before the Election
Dana Carvey’s famous character appeared during Weekend Update to offer some thoughts on the election and co-anchor Colin Jost.
“Thank you for having me on your little midnight shindig,” Carvey’s Church lady said. “What a delightful job you have: Instead of resting up for church, you’re staying up late making naughty jokes about Anthony’s wiener.”
Dana Carvey Doing Donald Trump and Bernie Sanders Impressions
Dana does a rundown of 2016 politics, including a post-apocalyptic Trump, Bernie at Disneyland, and Hillary getting fed lines from Bill on CONAN.
Dana Carvey On Tour! The Oasis Presents Dana Carvey
Check out Dana Carvey live!
The All New 95.1 & 94.9 The Oasis presents Dana Carvey performing Saturday, September 19th at Ovations Live inside The Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino.
[via The Oasis Phoenix]
Dana Carvey on You Made It Weird Podcast
Check out Pete Holmes’ podcast, “You Made it Weird”. His special guest is Dana Carvey on Episode 239.
[via Nerdist]
Dana Carvey’s Saturday Night Live Audition
The Rise and Fall (and Rise) of The Dana Carvey Show
In 1996, Dana Carvey could have taken his primetime sketch comedy show, The Dana Carvey Show, to any network he wanted. Carvey, then 40, was hot off an unprecedented run as one of the most popular cast members in Saturday Night Live history and the success of two Wayne’s World films. And he would soon be armed with what is now a who’s who of comedy names: Robert Smigel, Louis C.K., Stephen Colbert, Steve Carell, Spike Feresten, 30 Rock showrunner Robert Carlock, Delocated star Jon Glaser, and Community writer and supporting player Dino Stamatopoulos, among many others. Not to mention a guy who would go on to write some of the most abstract and beloved films in history—including Being John Malkovich and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind—Charlie Kaufman.
Check out the full article on GQ.