The King of Comedy

Director

Martin Scorsese

Cast

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  Robert De Niro

  Rupert Pupkin

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  Jerry Lewis

  Jerry Langford

• 

  Diahnne Abbott

  Rita

• 

  Sandra Bernhard

  Masha

• 

  Shelley Hack

  Cathy Long

• 

  Frederick de Cordova

  Bert Thomas

• 

  Ed Herlihy

  Ed Herlihy

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  Lou Brown

  Band Leader

Plot overview

Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.