The WORST episodes of Inside Comedy

Every episode of Inside Comedy ever, ranked from worst to best by thousands of votes from fans of the show. The worst episodes of Inside Comedy!

Half hour comedy documentary series from veteran funny-man David Steinberg ("Curb Your Enthusiasm") and Steve Carell reveals the inspirations, influences and idols of some of the greatest comics of our time. Big stars like Chris Rock, Ellen DeGeneres and Jerry Seinfeld, and living legends like Mel Brooks, Don Rickles and Jonathan Winters share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. Steinberg also elicits personal struggles and shares rare footage of his famous guests in an uncensored and hilarious one-on-one format

Last Updated: 4/2/2024Network: ShowtimeStatus: Ended
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Richard Lewis & Gilbert Gottfried
star
5.06
32 votes

#1 - Richard Lewis & Gilbert Gottfried

Season 3 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/24/2014

Host David Steinberg interviews big stars and living legends as they share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories, and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. This week's guests: Richard Lewis and Gilbert Gottfried.

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Ted Danson & Wanda Sykes
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5.97
35 votes

#2 - Ted Danson & Wanda Sykes

Season 4 - Episode 5 - Aired 6/2/2015

Carol Burnett/Susie Essman
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6.12
64 votes

#3 - Carol Burnett/Susie Essman

Season 2 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/25/2013

Season two of INSIDE COMEDY offers viewers a definitive look inside the career-defining moments and never-before-heard personal anecdotes from the cr�me de la cr�me of the comedy world spanning several generations with Steinberg as host. This episode features guest comedians Carol Burnett and Susie Essman.

Cheech and Chong & Dane Cook
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6.22
36 votes

#4 - Cheech and Chong & Dane Cook

Season 4 - Episode 4 - Aired 5/26/2015

Host David Steinberg interviews big stars and living legends as they share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories, and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. This week's guests: Cheech & Chong and Dane Cook.

Louis C.K./Bob Newhart
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6.32
73 votes

#5 - Louis C.K./Bob Newhart

Season 2 - Episode 1 - Aired 2/11/2013

The critically-acclaimed documentary series INSIDE COMEDY offers viewers a definitive look inside the career-defining moments and never-before-heard, personal anecdotes from the crème de la crème of the comedy world spanning several generations. Hosted by David Steinberg, this week's guests are Louis C.K. and Bob Newhart.

Directors: David Steinberg
Judd Apatow/Tina Fey
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6.57
63 votes

#6 - Judd Apatow/Tina Fey

Season 2 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/18/2013

David Steinberg interviews Judd Apatow and Tina Fey.

Directors: David Steinberg
Robert Schimmel
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6.60
65 votes

#7 - Robert Schimmel

Season 2 - Episode 10 - Aired 4/15/2013

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Kathy Griffin / Steven Wright
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6.61
64 votes

#8 - Kathy Griffin / Steven Wright

Season 1 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/22/2012

Series host David Steinberg interviews the dryly funny comics whose wickedly smart, subversive observations and twisted takes on the absurdities of everyday life and popular culture have made them household names.

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Steve Carell / Jane Lynch
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6.78
98 votes

#9 - Steve Carell / Jane Lynch

Season 1 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/9/2012

Host David Steinberg interviews comedy actors Steve Carell, who charts the rise of his career from improvisation training to TV and movie stardom; and talks to Carell's "40-Year-Old Virgin" costar Jane Lynch, who recalls that her passion for performing and comedy began early, and praises one of her key influences, Carol Burnett.

Jonah Hill & Alan Arkin
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7.00
35 votes

#10 - Jonah Hill & Alan Arkin

Season 3 - Episode 2 - Aired 2/10/2014

Host David Steinberg interviews big stars and living legends as they share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories, and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. This week's guests: Jonah Hill and Alan Arkin.

Billy Crystal / Brad Garrett / Martin Short
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7.11
95 votes

#11 - Billy Crystal / Brad Garrett / Martin Short

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Aired 2/16/2012

Host David Steinberg interviews a trio of comedy greats about their early encounters with show business legends: Billy Crystal talks about his memories of opening for Sammy Davis Jr., Martin Short recalls meeting Jerry Lewis, whom he has often imitated, and Brad Garrett reveals the innocent joke that got him exiled from opening for Frank Sinatra.

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Fred Willard & Catherine O'Hara
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7.12
66 votes

#12 - Fred Willard & Catherine O'Hara

Season 3 - Episode 9 - Aired 3/31/2014

Host David Steinberg interviews big stars and living legends as they share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories, and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. This week's guests: Catherine O'Hara and Fred Willard.

Tim Conway / Ellen DeGeneres
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7.12
65 votes

#13 - Tim Conway / Ellen DeGeneres

Season 1 - Episode 8 - Aired 3/15/2012

Series host David Steinberg interviews a pair of TV comedy superstars with a gift for entertaining live audiences, standup comedienne and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres, and former "Carol Burnett Show" star Tim Conway.

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Garry Shandling / Sarah Silverman
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7.13
100 votes

#14 - Garry Shandling / Sarah Silverman

Season 1 - Episode 6 - Aired 3/1/2012

Series host David Steinberg talks to a pair of television stars who got their starts in standup comedy but became known for shows that hilariously blended reality and fantasy, pushing the limits of the sitcom format.

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Drew Carey/Martin Mull
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7.14
37 votes

#15 - Drew Carey/Martin Mull

Season 2 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/25/2013

Stephen Colbert & Jon Stewart
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7.17
76 votes

#16 - Stephen Colbert & Jon Stewart

Season 4 - Episode 1 - Aired 5/5/2015

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Jim Carrey/Keenen Ivory Wayans
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7.17
40 votes

#17 - Jim Carrey/Keenen Ivory Wayans

Season 2 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/11/2013

Gary Marshall, Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele
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7.18
34 votes

#18 - Gary Marshall, Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele

Season 3 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/17/2014

Host David Steinberg interviews big stars and living legends as they share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories, and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. This week's guests: Keegan-Michael Key & Jordan Peele and Garry Marshall.

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Eric Idle & Bob Einstein
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7.50
66 votes

#19 - Eric Idle & Bob Einstein

Season 3 - Episode 5 - Aired 3/3/2014

Host David Steinberg interviews big stars and living legends as they share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories, and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. This week's guests: Eric Idle and Bob Einstein.

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Mel Brooks / Carl Reiner
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7.63
65 votes

#20 - Mel Brooks / Carl Reiner

Season 1 - Episode 7 - Aired 3/8/2012

Host David Steinberg interviews the show business legends, lifelong friends who got their start writing for television variety shows and became comedy motion picture directors, each with a string of classic box office blockbusters to his name.

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Larry David
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7.70
97 votes

#21 - Larry David

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Aired 2/23/2012

Host David Steinberg interviews "Curb Your Enthusiasm" creator Larry David about his formative years and his choice of comedy over his family's career preference of mailman, the creative struggles of his "Saturday Night Live" and "Seinfeld" years, and the influence of Woody Allen on his work.

Directors: David Steinberg
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Don Rickles / Jerry Seinfeld
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7.85
137 votes

#22 - Don Rickles / Jerry Seinfeld

Season 1 - Episode 1 - Aired 1/26/2012

In the Season 1 premiere, series host David Steinberg sits down with superstar comedian and sitcom icon Jerry Seinfeld to discuss his standup career and the self-named TV series that made him one of the medium's most recognized, highest paid performers; then Steinberg sits down with legendary show man and the world's greatest master of "insult comedy," Don Rickles.

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Michael Keaton & Dan Aykroyd
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7.86
35 votes

#23 - Michael Keaton & Dan Aykroyd

Season 4 - Episode 2 - Aired 5/12/2015

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Steve Martin/Lily Tomlin
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7.87
39 votes

#24 - Steve Martin/Lily Tomlin

Season 2 - Episode 4 - Aired 3/4/2013

Bette Midler & Richard Belzer
star
7.89
35 votes

#25 - Bette Midler & Richard Belzer

Season 3 - Episode 3 - Aired 2/17/2014

Host David Steinberg interviews big stars and living legends as they share never-before-heard anecdotes, intimate memories, and career-defining moments from the past five decades of comedy. This week's guests: Bette Midler and Richard Belzer.

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