While he typically plays the heavy, Robert DeNiro is certainly capable of comedic performances (see “Midnight Run,” “Wag the Dog,” and “Silver Linings Playbook”). So if you knew DeNiro were to play an aging stand-up comedian in a film produced by Hollywood producer / historian Art Linson, you might be interested in seeing it. Don’t be fooled. “The Comedian” poses quite a quandary – it’s a movie about a comedian (and it stars a host of real-life comedians playing themselves), yet it has not one single solitary laugh. It is not only unfunny, but it is embarrassingly unfunny.
The Comedian
The Comedian
The Comedian
While he typically plays the heavy, Robert DeNiro is certainly capable of comedic performances (see “Midnight Run,” “Wag the Dog,” and “Silver Linings Playbook”). So if you knew DeNiro were to play an aging stand-up comedian in a film produced by Hollywood producer / historian Art Linson, you might be interested in seeing it. Don’t be fooled. “The Comedian” poses quite a quandary – it’s a movie about a comedian (and it stars a host of real-life comedians playing themselves), yet it has not one single solitary laugh. It is not only unfunny, but it is embarrassingly unfunny.