The Comedian is a 2016 American comedy-drama film directed by Taylor Hackford and written by Lewis Friedman, Richard LaGravenese, Art Linson, and Jeff Ross. The film stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Edie Falco, Veronica Ferres, Charles Grodin, Cloris Leachman, Patti LuPone, and Harvey Keitel.
The film had its world premiere at the AFI Fest on November 11, 2016. It was released in a limited release on December 2, 2016, before opening wide on February 3, 2017, by Sony Pictures Classics.
