(The) King of Comedy may refer to: People Jerry Lewis (1926–2017), American comedian, actor, writer and director. Nicknamed for his role in the 1982 Martin Scorsese film of the same name Dolphy (1928–2012), Filipino actor known as the "Comedy King" in the Philippines. Mack Sennett (1880–1960), nicknamed the King of Comedy Film The King of Comedy (film), a 1982 film starring Robert De Niro and Jerry Lewis The Original Kings of Comedy, a 2000 Spike Lee film The Original Latin Kings of Comedy, a 2002 Jeb Brien film King of Comedy (film), a 1999 Hong Kong Television Broadcast film starring Stephen Chow Song "King of Comedy" (song), a song by R.E.M. on their album Monster See also Kings of Comedy (disambiguation) Joker (2019 film), inspired by Martin Scorsese's 1982 film The King of Comedy