The Comedian (2016)
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.
Production Companies
Additional Info
| Budget | $15,000,000.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | en |
| Popularity | 0.791 |
Directed By
Taylor Hackford
Crew
Guy Kozak
Jeff Ross
Taylor Hackford
Aude Bronson-Howard
Richard LaGravenese
Terence Blanchard
Mark Warner
Kristi Zea
Oliver Stapleton
Lewis Friedman
Art Linson
Art Linson
Steve Apicella
Marc Platt
Pamela Lyn Weiss
Sam Treiber
Adam Inglis
Iain Abrahams
Mark Axelowitz
Alastair Burlingham
John Linson
Peter Sobiloff
J. Mark Harrington
Patrick Cicero
Mark Canton
Samantha Treiber
Courtney Solomon
Kitty Bruce
Tif Luckenbill
Joanna Plafsky
Meghan Persons
Brian C. Bennetts
Brigitte Wise
Taylor Hackford
Brett S. McCarthy
Renée Willett
Ian Brereton
Judd Apatow
Benjamin Cheah
Regina Graves
Natasha Leonnet
Stephanie Caleb
Wellington S. Tichenor
Charles M. Barsamian
Joel Sill
Patrick Cicero
Mark DeSimone
Dorothy Canton
Alison Cohen Rosa
Michael Barry
Doug Huszti
James W. Skotchdopole
Mitch Dorf
Tracey Landon
Kenny Hanson
Jason Rueda
Teddy Gibbons
Rhonda L. Moore
Marshall Johnson
Eric Hirsch
Matt Power
Art Linson
TOP CAST
Robert De Niro
Jackie Burke
Leslie Mann
Harmony Schiltz
Danny DeVito
Jimmy Berkowitz
Edie Falco
Miller
Harvey Keitel
Mac Schiltz
Charles Grodin
Dick D'Angelo
Patti LuPone
Florence Berkowitz
Cloris Leachman
May Conner
Veronica Ferres
Karola
Lois Smith
Miriam
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Lucy DeVito
Brittany Berkowitz
Jim Norton
Jim Norton
Jimmie Walker
Jimmie Walker
Brett Butler
Brett Butler
Jessica Kirson
Jessica Kirson
Freddie Roman
Freddie Roman
Stewie Stone
Stewie Stone
Gilbert Gottfried
Gilbert Gottfried
Greer Barnes
Greer Barnes
Hannibal Buress
Hannibal Buress
Bill Boggs
Bill Boggs
Sheng Wang
Sheng Wang
Ryan Hamilton
Ryan Hamilton
Aida Rodríguez
Aida Rodriguez
Dov Davidoff
Dov Davidoff
Nick Di Paolo
Nick Di Paolo
Rebecca Kling
Heckler's Girlfriend
Jack Ricardo Miller
Homeless Man
Estee Adoram
Comedy Cellar Manager (uncredited)
Brooke Alexandra
Wedding Party (uncredited)
Happy Anderson
Heckler / Severin (uncredited)
Mark Axelowitz
Bartender at Friars Club (uncredited)
Aaron Ayhan
Lawyer (uncredited)
Marc Bicking
Spark's Maitre d' (uncredited)
Michael Birnberg
Steakhouse Customer (uncredited)
Susan Blackwell
Arlene (uncredited)
Marylouise Burke
Adele (uncredited)
José Báez
Homeless (uncredited)
Craig 'Radio Man' Castaldo
Soup kitchen - patron 1 (uncredited)
Lyman Chen
Chinese Waiter (uncredited)
Teddy Coluca
Fan (uncredited)
Stephanie Corbett
Bayou Babe (uncredited)
Savvy Crawford
The kid (uncredited)
Ray Crisara
Gary (uncredited)
Barbara Danicka
Stenographer (uncredited)
Barbara Ann Davison
Fan at Convention (uncredited)
Karin de la Penha
Woman on Train (uncredited)
Kevin Dohrenwend
Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Michael-Scott Druckenmiller
Floridian Parent (uncredited)
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