Jerry Lewis a film so radical that it makes comedy out of the situation of a comedian who isn't funny." The final scene of "The Patsy" is famous for revealing to the audience the movie as a movie, and Lewis as actor/director. Lewis wrote in "The Total Filmmaker", his belief in breaking the fourth wall, actors looking directly into the camera, despite industry norms. More contemporary comedies such as "The Larry Sanders Show", "Curb Your Enthusiasm", and "The Office" continue this method. Robert DeNiro and Sandra Bernhard (both of whom starred with Lewis in "The King of Comedy") reflected on his death,
David Feldman (comedian) David Feldman (comedian) David Feldman is an American comedy writer, standup comedian and podcaster/radio host. He writes for Comedy Central's "The Burn" and Joy Behar's Say Anything on Current TV. In 2009, Feldman launched the listener-supported "David Feldman Show" (formerly known as the "David Feldman Comedy Podcast"), which includes a diverse mixture of live and prerecorded content which can be downloaded from the iTunes Store for free. In November 2013, he released a special digital download compilation album called "The Very Best of the David Feldman Show, Vol. 1". He has also written on ABC's Roseanne, HBO's Dennis Miller Live,