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 Copperfield (comedian) David Copperfield (comedian) David Copperfield (born Stanley Barlow, 1947, Doncaster, West Riding of Yorkshire), is a British comedian who is best known for his role in the 1980s BBC sketch show "Three of a Kind", in which he starred alongside Tracey Ullman and Lenny Henry. Copperfield began his professional career performing in various cabaret venues. His first TV appearances were on the "Wheeltappers and Shunters Social Club." His big break in TV earned him appearances on "Wogan" and "Cliff and Friends". "Three of a Kind" ran from 1981 to 1983. After that, Copperfield worked on his own shows, "Coppers &