The Comedian

December. 09,2016      R
Rating:
5.8
Trailer Synopsis Cast

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.

Robert De Niro as  Jackie Burke
Leslie Mann as  Harmony Schiltz
Danny DeVito as  Jimmy Berkowitz
Edie Falco as  Miller
Harvey Keitel as  Mac Schiltz
Charles Grodin as  Dick D'Angelo
Patti LuPone as  Florence Berkowitz
Cloris Leachman as  May Conner
Veronica Ferres as  Karola
Lois Smith as  Miriam

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