The King of Comedy Original 1983 Vintage One Sheet Poster. Folded. 27X41 Inches This is an original One Sheet Poster. It was distributed by the film studio for marketing purposes and was not available to the public. The King of Comedy is a 1982 American satirical black comedy drama film directed by Martin Scorsese and starring Robert De Niro (in his fifth collaboration with Scorsese), Jerry Lewis and Sandra Bernhard. Written by Paul D. Zimmerman, the film focuses on themes such as celebrity worship and American media culture. 20th Century Fox released the film on February 18, 1983 in the United States, though the film was released two months earlier in Iceland.