The King of Comedy

It's no laughing matter.

12/18/19821h 49min7.8/10(2702 TMDB votes)

DramaComedy

Directed by Martin Scorsese

Plot

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.

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Cast

Robert De Niro

Rupert Pupkin

Jerry Lewis

Jerry Langford

Diahnne Abbott

Rita

Sandra Bernhard

Masha

Shelley Hack

Cathy Long

Frederick de Cordova

Bert Thomas

Ed Herlihy

Lou Brown

Band Leader

Loretta Tupper

Stage Door Fan

Peter Potulski

Stage Door Fan

Vinnie Gonzales

Stage Door Fan

Whitey Ryan

Stage Door Guard

Doc Lawless

Chauffeur

Marta Heflin

Young Girl

Katherine Wallach

Autograph Seeker