It's not the most outstanding film I've seen but it's definitely funny.
I would say De Niro missed his calling as a stand-up comedian if it was not for the fact that he is such a great actor.
De Niro plays a stand up comic. He's one of those raunchy comedians that says a bunch of crazy insulting things and your not sure weather to laugh or to boo him but eventually he makes you laugh at it. De Niro literally had that routine down too. I totally believed the he started his career in the comedy Cellar before doing Mean Streets. It was a great acting performance.
Adding to the story, De Niro's character is a washed up sitcom actor trying his best not to live off the fame, but having no choice, especially when his agent, played by Edie Falco ,can only book conventions and where are they now shows.
It has a top notch cast with Danny DeVito, Harvey Keitel Leslie Mann and Cloris Leachman all being really funny. It's worth going to see just for a good laugh.
