The King of Comedy was written by Newsweek film critic Paul D. Zimmerman, and De Niro had been trying to get the movie made for nearly a decade. His interest in the subject was so intense that, ...

The King of Comedy tells the tale of Rupert Pupkin (played by Robert De Niro), an aspirational stand-up comedian with grand illusions of stardom. Pupkin's unwavering pursuit of his idol, ...