The King of Comedy

  • Director Martin Scorsese's dark comedy The King of Comedy stars Robert De Niro as an obsessed fan who will stop at nothing to secure an appearance on his idol's talk show.
  • Plot Summary

    Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro) believes that he is destined to become a famous stand-up comedian despite only having performed in front of cardboard cutouts in his mother's basement. After being rejected by his hero, talk show host Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis), Pupkin and his equally obsessed friend Masha (Sandra Bernhard) kidnap Langford in an attempt to secure Pupkin a place on Langford's talk show.
  • Cast

    • Robert De Niro: Rupert Pupkin
    • Jerry Lewis: Jerry Langford
    • Diahnne Abbott: Rita Keane
    • Sandra Bernhard: Masha
    • Shelley Hack: Cathy Long

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