The King of Comedy Certificate: 
- Duration:
- 104 mins
- Year produced:
- 1983
- Director:
- Martin Scorsese
- Cast:
- Robert De Niro
- Jerry Lewis
- Diahnne Abbott
New York nobody Rupert Pupkin is obsessed with becoming a comedy great. However, when he confronts chat show host Jerry Langford with a plea to perform on his popular TV show, he’s given the runaround – and it’s then that he resorts to desperate tactics. An almost painfully perceptive study of celebrity and the thirst for fame, this may well be legendary director Martin Scorsese’s most underrated movie, with an incredible performance from star Robert De Niro as the hapless Pupkin.
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Fascinating facts
When Rupert Pupkin argues with Masha in the street in The King of Comedy, the three passers-by who jeer at them are played by musicians Mick Jones, Paul Simonon and Joe Strummer, who at the time the film was made were the core members of punk group The Clash.