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 | 10.45 |
Directed By
Taylor Hackford
Crew
Guy Kozak
Jeff Ross
Taylor Hackford
Richard LaGravenese
Kristi Zea
Aude Bronson-Howard
Mark Warner
Oliver Stapleton
Terence Blanchard
Lewis Friedman
Art Linson
Art Linson
Steve Apicella
Brian C. Bennetts
Marc Platt
Iain Abrahams
Mark Axelowitz
Brigitte Wise
Regina Graves
Michael Barry
Ian Brereton
Dorothy Canton
Natasha Leonnet
Kenny Hanson
Brett S. McCarthy
Jason Rueda
Judd Apatow
Benjamin Cheah
Mark Canton
John Linson
J. Mark Harrington
James W. Skotchdopole
Marshall Johnson
Alastair Burlingham
Courtney Solomon
Charles M. Barsamian
Joel Sill
Samantha Treiber
Adam Inglis
Eric Hirsch
Tracey Landon
Joanna Plafsky
Doug Huszti
Peter Sobiloff
Patrick Cicero
Teddy Gibbons
Matt Power
Renée Willett
Taylor Hackford
Tif Luckenbill
Mitch Dorf
Stephanie Caleb
Patrick Cicero
Wellington S. Tichenor
Pamela Lyn Weiss
Sam Treiber
Mark DeSimone
Alison Cohen Rosa
Kitty Bruce
Meghan Persons
Rhonda L. Moore
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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