![From left, Jerry Lewis, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro attend 'The King of Comedy' closing night screening gala during the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2013, in New York City. From left, Jerry Lewis, Martin Scorsese and Robert De Niro attend 'The King of Comedy' closing night screening gala during the Tribeca Film Festival on April 27, 2013, in New York City.](https://publisher-ncreg.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/pb-ncregister/swp/hv9hms/media/20230221070252_4ab52b272936678ffcd7b814dc3f0ae2e45dff6a663977d5f2f5c20e5c659faa.jpg)
The Dark-Humored ‘King of Comedy’ Holds a Mirror to 21st-Century Society
COMMENTARY: Forty years on, the film seems more prescient than ever.
COMMENTARY: Forty years on, the film seems more prescient than ever.
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