The King of Comedy

1982, 1h 49min -

Welcome to the disturbing world of Rupert Pupkin (Robert De Niro), the psychotic aspiring comedian who believes that all he needs is one appearance on the late-night talk show hosted by Jerry Langford (Jerry Lewis) to propel him to superstardom. After one rejection too many, the increasingly unhinged Pupkin takes matters into his own hands with a crazed scheme to land him the TV appearance of his dreams. Alternating between a flatly lit TV look for reality and a bizarre vision of Rupert’s fantasy world, Martin Scorsese’s brilliantly unsettling black comedy is a biting satire of stardom and media obsession that has only grown more relevant with time. Show more

"The King of Comedy" — movie produced in USA and released in 1982. It has a great rating on IMDb: 7.8 stars out of 10. It is a feature-length film with a runtime of 1h 49min. "The King of Comedy" is currently available to stream on Disney+, The Criterion Channel, Apple TV and Amazon Prime ⎥ Starz and for rent and to buy on Amazon Store. Click on a playlink to watch it now!