Aspiring comic Rupert Pupkin attempts to achieve success in show business by stalking his idol, a late night talk-show host who craves his own privacy.
The King of Comedy is of 1 hour(s) and 49 minute(s). It is Produced By: Embassy International Pictures, 20th Century Fox. It was released on 1982-12-18. It has the tagline: It's no laughing matter. It has an average vote of 7.796 on TMDB.
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