The Comedian

The Comedian (2016)

nobody's a bargain

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.

Date of release
2016-12-09
TMDB
5.7 / 10 (175)
Runtime
2h 0m
Genres
Comedy
Director
Taylor Hackford

Casting

Interesting facts

The Comedian is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman, Richard LaGravenese, Art Linson, and Jeff Ross. The film stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Veronica Ferres, Charles Grodin, Cloris Leachman, Patti LuPone, Greer Barnes and Harvey Keitel.

Production

At one point it was hoped that Martin Scorsese would direct the film. Instead, Mike Newell joined on as the film's director, only to be replaced a few months later by Taylor Hackford. Jennifer Aniston was at one point attached to play Harmony Schiltz but was later replaced by Leslie Mann.

Prior to filming, De Niro attended shows at comedy clubs in New York City several times a week to prepare for the role.

Principal photography on the film began on February 21, 2016, in New York City, and other locations including Manhattan, Levittown, East Meadow and Mineola.

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