The King of Comedy with Stavros Halkias
Summary
In this episode of Blank Check, Griffin and David analyze Martin Scorsese’s King of Comedy, discussing Robert De Niro’s understated performance and the film’s box office failure. They compare the movie to Taxi Driver and critique modern superhero films for lacking similar character depth. The conversation also covers De Niro’s career trajectory, Jerry Lewis’s cameo, and the hosts’ personal connections to stand-up comedy and classic cinema.
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