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.

Cast (57)CrewGenresDetailsReleasesMediaAwards

Robert De Niro

Jackie Burke

Leslie Mann

Harmony Schiltz

Danny DeVito

Jimmy Berkowitz

Edie Falco

Miller

Harvey Keitel

Mac Schiltz

Charles Grodin

Dick D'Angelo

Patti LuPone

Florence Berkowitz

Cloris Leachman

May Conner

Veronica Ferres

Karola

Lois Smith

Miriam

Billy Crystal

Billy Crystal

Lucy DeVito

Brittany Berkowitz

Jim Norton

Jim Norton

Jimmie Walker

Jimmie Walker

Brett Butler

Brett Butler

J

Jessica Kirson

Jessica Kirson

Freddie Roman

Freddie Roman

S

Stewie Stone

Stewie Stone

Gilbert Gottfried

Gilbert Gottfried

Greer Barnes

Greer Barnes

Hannibal Buress

Hannibal Buress

B

Bill Boggs

Bill Boggs

Sheng Wang

Sheng Wang

R

Ryan Hamilton

Ryan Hamilton

Aida Rodríguez

Aida Rodriguez

Dov Davidoff

Dov Davidoff

Nick Di Paolo

Nick Di Paolo

Rebecca Kling

Heckler's Girlfriend

J

Jack Ricardo Miller

Homeless Man

Estee Adoram

Comedy Cellar Manager (uncredited)

B

Brooke Alexandra

Wedding Party (uncredited)

Happy Anderson

Heckler / Severin (uncredited)

Mark Axelowitz

Bartender at Friars Club (uncredited)

A

Aaron Ayhan

Lawyer (uncredited)

M

Marc Bicking

Spark's Maitre d' (uncredited)

M

Michael Birnberg

Steakhouse Customer (uncredited)

Susan Blackwell

Arlene (uncredited)

Marylouise Burke

Adele (uncredited)

José Báez

Homeless (uncredited)

Craig Castaldo

Soup kitchen - patron 1 (uncredited)

Lyman Chen

Chinese Waiter (uncredited)

Teddy Coluca

Fan (uncredited)

S

Stephanie Corbett

Bayou Babe (uncredited)

Savvy Crawford

The kid (uncredited)

Ray Crisara

Gary (uncredited)

B

Barbara Danicka

Stenographer (uncredited)

Barbara Ann Davison

Fan at Convention (uncredited)

Karin de la Penha

Woman on Train (uncredited)

K

Kevin Dohrenwend

Prison Inmate (uncredited)

Michael-Scott Druckenmiller

Floridian Parent (uncredited)

Sarah Fearon

Friars Club Member (uncredited)

Michael Fischetti

Older man (uncredited)

A

Abigail Friend

Wedding Guest (uncredited)

B

Bill Walters

Homeless in Soup Line (uncredited)

Richard Belzer

Himself

E

Ester Tania

Rosie

Bobby Rydell

Bobby Rydell

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