The Comedian
“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.
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Cast
57 people
Robert De Niro
Jackie Burke
Known for
Joker
GoodFellas
Leslie Mann
Harmony Schiltz
Known for
17 Again
Rio
Danny DeVito
Jimmy Berkowitz
Known for
Batman Returns
The Lorax
Edie Falco
Miller
Known for
The Sopranos
Oz
Harvey Keitel
Mac Schiltz
Known for
Reservoir Dogs
Pulp Fiction
Charles Grodin
Dick D'Angelo
Known for
Beethoven
Midnight Run
Patti LuPone
Florence Berkowitz
Known for
Agatha All Along
Penny Dreadful
Cloris Leachman
May Conner
Known for
The Croods
The Iron Giant
Veronica Ferres
Karola
Known for
Pay the Ghost
Les Misérables
Lois Smith
Miriam
Known for
Minority Report
Lady Bird
Billy Crystal
Billy Crystal
Known for
Monsters University
When Harry Met Sally...
Lucy DeVito
Brittany Berkowitz
Known for
Blonde
Little Demon
Taylor Hackford Director · Art Linson Screenplay Richard LaGravenese Screenplay
Worldwide gross $1.7M · Budget $15M · United States release December 9, 2016
Box office
Budget
$15,000,000
Worldwide gross
$1,700,000
Gross vs. budget
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Production
Anvil Films
Production
Cinelou Films
Production
Linson Entertainment
Production
Sony Pictures Classics
Studio
The Linson Company
Production
United States
Produced in
Languages
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · November 11, 2016
Premiere · AFI Fest
United States · December 9, 2016
Limited theatrical
United States · May 2, 2017
Physical
United States
February 3, 2017 · Theatrical
Canada
February 3, 2017 · Limited theatrical
Germany
August 31, 2017 · Theatrical
South Africa
August 25, 2017 · Theatrical
United Kingdom
January 12, 2017 · Theatrical
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