

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.
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Trailer
THE KING OF COMEDY - Trailer ( 1982 )
Cast

Robert De Niro
Rupert Pupkin

Jerry Lewis
Jerry Langford

Diahnne Abbott
Rita

Sandra Bernhard
Masha

Shelley Hack
Cathy Long

Frederick de Cordova
Bert Thomas

Ed Herlihy
Ed Herlihy
Lou Brown
Band Leader
Loretta Tupper
Stage Door Fan
Peter Potulski
Stage Door Fan
Vinnie Gonzales
Stage Door Fan
Whitey Ryan
Stage Door Guard
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