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It's no laughing matter.

The King of Comedy

7.8 / 10 7.8 1982 1h 49mPG

DramaComedy

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.

Directed by Martin Scorsese

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CAST

The people behind the story

Robert De Niro

Robert De NiroRupert Pupkin

Jerry Lewis

Jerry LewisJerry Langford

Diahnne Abbott

Diahnne AbbottRita

Sandra Bernhard

Sandra BernhardMasha

Shelley Hack

Shelley HackCathy Long

Frederick de Cordova

Frederick de CordovaBert Thomas

Ed Herlihy

Ed HerlihyEd Herlihy

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