It took six years for Martin Scorsese to form an understanding with The King Of Comedy. In the wake of Taxi Driver, and John Hinkley Jr’s assassination attempt on Ronald Reagan, the film grew a darker, more sinister side to the initial comedy presented to him by Robert De Niro. I look into this and other inspirations for what I believe to be Scorsese’s best film in my introduction for it.
The audio in the below video was recorded based on the introduction I gave to the film at The Little Theatre in Bath on Monday 1st June 2026, as part of Picturehouse’s Scorsese season being held throughout the year.
Find where you can watch The King Of Comedy here.
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