The Comedian

2016 "nobody's a bargain"
5.8| 2h0m| R| en| More Info
Released: 09 December 2016 Released
Producted By: The Linson Company
Country: United States of America
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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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jack_lavelle I'm sorry. Bobby DeNiro can do almost anything. I found out from watching this movie that he can't do comedy. Some of the lines were pretty funny, but his delivery and timing were so off I didn't laugh. If Rodney or someone who lived in the blue comedy universe delivered the lines, well it might have had me laughing.I was only groaning. In one club scene, an on-stage comic is extolling the virtues of New York to a newcomer. "What's that smell?" she says. "That's the greatest city in the world."Well, to me, it's the movie.
ccurtisr3 If I took the 5 funniest scenes and 10 funniest jokes and combined it with a half dozen very good performances I'd have to give this movie 8 out of 10.But... when I add in the other 90% (1 Star), I end up with 2 (bad).
dmdrtn Maybe some high school kids will get a kick out of the "poopie" and pussy jokes and enjoy an 8 year old say the f word. This is comedy?..? The acting is good, enjoyed the cameos, but felt I overpaid while I saw it free. A character study of an unsympathetic character I cared nothing about.
sbsieber It makes me very sad that the mean spirited, vulgar, bathroom humour depicted in this movie could ever be considered the work of a professional comedian. Unfortunately, for all of us, it probably is. This is the lowest common denominator of humour. Makes me both sad and angry. The cast is fine; everyone does an adequate job, and there are a lot of cameos to keep it interesting - I loved Cloris Leachman and Leslie Mann does the quirky-charming thing very well.. DeNiro excels in the role of a low-brow, washed-up comedian - he is a professional actor after all - but I have no respect for him, and I think he has a lot of nerve criticizing Trump for being crass.