The King of Comedy (film) 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 themes including celebrity worship and American media culture. 20th Century Fox released the film on February 18, 1983, in the United States, though the film was released two months earlier in Iceland. Production began in New York on June 1, 1981, to avoid clashing with a forthcoming writers' strike, and opened the Cannes Film Festival in 1983. Rupert Pupkin (Robert
Robert De Niro to creative differences. He was replaced by Ray Winstone. He appeared as Senator John McLaughlin in the action film "Machete" (2010), and starred in the thriller "Stone" (2010). He again reprised his role as Jack Byrnes in "Little Fockers" (2010). He appeared in the action film "Killer Elite" (2011), "Limitless" (2011) and the romantic comedy film "New Year's Eve" (2011). De Niro starred in the film "Manuale d'amore 3" (2011). In January 2011, CBS picked up De Niro's crime pilot, "NYC 22" (originally titled "Rookies"), but it was cancelled after airing only four episodes. In 2011, De Niro was the