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,
Paul Garner (comedian) also written extensively for comedian Jimmy Carr. Garner created, wrote and starred in E4/Channel 4's "The Pilot Show" which lured celebrities and members of the public into appearing on what they thought were genuine TV shows such as 'Lapdance Island' and 'Who Wants To Be A Spaceman?' A 16-part series of "The Pilot Show", (renamed "BSTV") was then made for American television with Garner once again starring in it, writing and executive producing. Garner has also appeared as an actor in various shows such as "Pulling" and "The Jim Jeffries Show". Most notably, Garner played the part of "Dave Millman",