the comedian
- Release Date
- December 9, 2016
- Director
- Taylor Hackford
- Cast
- Robert De Niro , Leslie Mann , Harvey Keitel , Edie Falco , Danny DeVito , Patti LuPone
- Runtime
- 119
- Main Genre
- Comedy
- Writers
- Art Linson , Jeff Ross , Richard LaGravenese , Lewis Friedman
- Tagline
- nobody's a bargain
Summary
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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