The King of Comedy (1982)

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References

The Cocoanuts (1929)

I Cover the Waterfront (1933)
Masha shouts at Rupert, "I cover the waterfront", in one of street scenes.

Duck Soup (1933)

Mississippi (1935)

Gone with the Wind (1939)
Image of Gable appears in De Niro's makeshift home TV set.

The Ed Sullivan Show (1948) (TV Series)
Rupert tells Jerry that he watched his guest appearances on "Sullivan"

The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Images of Marilyn appear in De Niro's makeshift home TV set.

Bus Stop (1956)
Large cutout of Monroe from the movie is in Rupert's house.

The Misfits (1961)
Referenced by name

The Conversation (1974)

Taxi Driver (1976)

An Unmarried Woman (1978)
Movie poster in Daniel Laurent Films building.

Norma Rae (1979)
Movie poster in Daniel Laurent Films building.

Randy (1980)
Marquee of "Randy, the Electric Lady" in scene where Rupert and Masha argue in the street.

Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Movie poster in Daniel Laurent Films building.

On the Right Track (1981)
Movie poster in Daniel Laurent Films building.

Bustin' Loose (1981)
Marquee visible in scene where Rupert and Masha argue in the street.

Death Hunt (1981)
Movie poster in Daniel Laruent Films building.

Zorro: The Gay Blade (1981)
Movie poster in Daniel Laurent Films building.

Blade Runner (1982)
A marquee of Blade Runner playing at a movie theater is visible in Times Square

TRON (1982)
Marquee of Tron visible in Times Square.

Referenced in

What Is Brazil? (1985) (TV Movie)

The Fan (1996)
De Niro impersonates himself from that film

Fight Club (1999)
Edward Norton's character visits self-help groups using various Robert De Niro character names. The first one he uses is "Rupert", a direct reference to The King Of Comedy.

The Sopranos: D-Girl (2000) (TV Episode)
Christopher references this title

Nurse Betty (2000)

The Directors: The Films of Martin Scorsese (2000) (TV Episode)

15 Minutes (2001)

The Score (2001)

New York at the Movies (2002) (TV Movie)

Filming for Your Life: Making 'After Hours' (2004) (Video)
Film referenced.

Howard Stern on Demand: Artie Gambles/Sandra Bernhard (2006) (TV Episode)
Bernhard's movie is briefly mentioned

50 Films to See Before You Die (2006) (TV Movie)
Makes the countdown, is talked about.

I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
Richard works at a law firm called Pupkin & Langford. In the older film Robert DeNiro played a character named Rupert Pupkin and Jerry Lewis played Jerry Langford.

JCVD (2008)
News report-style epilogue pays homage to the film.

The O'Reilly Factor: Episode dated 25 June 2008 (2008) (TV Episode)
Dennis Miller makes reference to this film in the 'Miller Time' segment.

Entourage: Berried Alive (2009) (TV Episode)
mentioned by E

At the Movies: 25 Years of Margaret & David (2011) (TV Episode)
In the opening segment, after Geoffrey Rush jokingly suggests that he and Kate have gagged Margaret and David and gaffered them to a couple of chairs in the dressing room, he compares it to Jerry Lewis in The King of Comedy.