Writer: Paul D. Zimmerman
Director: Martin Scorcese
Genre: Comedy Drama (1983)
This screening goes back a few years, but is perhaps more poignant now than when released. I recently saw "The King of Comedy" for the first time and was captivated. A very young Robert DeNiro is a very persistent, bordering on psychopathic, but friendly nobody, who wants to meet the reigning late night TV comedy host, Jerry Langford, played by an excellent Jerry Lewis (yes, I couldn't believe it either). This movie is very different—as in a very multi-layered drama subliminal to the comedy. It even pre-empts 'embarrassing comedy' which has become so fashionable today.
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