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The Comedian

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The Comedian

Dec 9, 2016

2h 0m

★ 5.7

nobody's a bargain

Overview

An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in one another, resulting in surprising consequences.

Genres

Comedy

Production Companies

Anvil Films

Cinelou Films

Linson Entertainment

The Comedian Trailers

Cast

Robert De Niro

Jackie Burke

Robert De Niro

Leslie Mann

Harmony Schiltz

Leslie Mann

Danny DeVito

Jimmy Berkowitz

Danny DeVito

Edie Falco

Miller

Edie Falco

Harvey Keitel

Mac Schiltz

Harvey Keitel

Charles Grodin

Dick D'Angelo

Charles Grodin

Patti LuPone

Florence Berkowitz

Patti LuPone

Cloris Leachman

May Conner

Cloris Leachman

Veronica Ferres

Karola

Veronica Ferres

Lois Smith

Miriam

Lois Smith

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Lucy DeVito

Brittany Berkowitz

Lucy DeVito

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