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The King of Comedy (1982)

★ 7.8 · 2,561 ratings on TMDB

It's no laughing matter.

The King of Comedy poster★ 7.8

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.

DirectorMartin Scorsese
CastDiahnne Abbott, Ed Herlihy, Frederick de Cordova, Jerry Lewis, Loretta Tupper, Lou Brown
GenresComedy, Drama
The emergence reading

The King of Comedy keeps every mind human — it fights its subject at zero distance. The story fights on E8/E9 of the E0–E14 reality ladder.

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