“The Dana Carvey Show” premiered on March 12, 1996, directly after Tim Allen’s hit sitcom “Home Improvement” and, in a 1950s TV throwback, was sponsored by Taco Bell.

Dana Carvey's 1996 sketch comedy show with Robert Smigel, Stephen Colbert and Steve Carell failed to capture an audience on ABC. Was it ahead of its time? When Dana Carvey left "Saturday Night ...

Premiering in the spring of 1996, The Dana Carvey Show was a launching pad for writers and performers who have come to dominate TV comedy, including Carell, Stephen Colbert, Robert Smigel, Robert ...

Dana Carvey in the documentary Too Funny to Fail. (Photo: Hulu) Yahoo Entertainment: This documentary is so fun to watch because everyone who worked on The Dana Carvey Show is so honest and ...

Not a big hit during its initial 1996 run, The Dana Carvey Show has gained a certain legendary status less for its actual episodes, which were previously difficult to see, than by the notoriety of ...

In the case of The Dana Carvey Show, the answer might be yes. The sketch comedy show only ran for seven episodes on ABC in 1996 — an eighth episode was uncharitably yanked in favor of a Coach rerun.

Dana Carvey's "The Dana Carvey Show" launched in spring of 1996 and only lasted 7 episodes before it was cancelled. This doc examines how it all happened, how it came together, and how it all went ...

Through six episodes, the Carvey show had averaged an 11.5 national Nielsen rating and a 19 percent audience share to rank 26th among 166 series seen on six networks so far this year.