The King of Comedy (film) of Comedy" even more dangerous than "Taxi Driver" because of its lack of blood and the fact that viewers could easily identify with De Niro. In a documentary featured in the first DVD release of the film, Scorsese himself acknowledged the connection between the two characters: ""Taxi Driver". Travis. Rupert. The isolated person. Is Rupert more violent than Travis? Maybe." The King of Comedy (film) The King of Comedy is a 1982 American satirical black comedy film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro, Jerry Lewis, and Sandra Bernhard. Written by Paul D. Zimmerman, the film focuses on
Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro a remake of the 1962 film of the same name. The film received generally favorable reviews and was nominated for two Oscars and two BAFTAs. Steven Spielberg was an executive producer. 1995 saw De Niro and Scorsese reunite with Pesci after 1990's "Goodfellas" for "Casino". The film revolved around greed, deception, money, power, and murder that occur between two mobster best friends and a trophy wife over a gambling empire. The film received favorable reviews, Michael Wilmington of the "Chicago Tribune" saying "You can't praise highly enough the contributions of the ensemble – De Niro and Pesci especially – but