King of Comedy (film)

King of Comedy
King of Comedy
	Hong Kong release poster
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese	喜劇之王
Simplified Chinese	喜剧之王
Hanyu Pinyin
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu Pinyin	Xǐjù zhī wáng
Yue: Cantonese
Jyutping	hei2 kek6 zi1 wong4
Directed by	Stephen Chow; Lee Lik-chi;
Screenplay by	Stephen Chow; Tsang Kan-cheung; Erica Li; Cheng Man-fai; Fung Min-hun; Leung Ka-kit;
Produced by	Yeung Kwok-fai
Starring	Stephen Chow; Karen Mok; Ng Man-tat; Cecilia Cheung;
Cinematography	Horace Wong
Edited by	Hai Kit-wai; Yau Chi-wai;
Music by	Raymond Wong; Daisuke Hinata; Jonathan Platt;
Production; company	The Star Overseas
Release date	13 February 1999;
Running time	90 minutes
Country	Hong Kong
Language	Cantonese
Box office	HK$29,848,860 (US$3.85 million)

King of Comedy (Chinese: 喜劇之王) is a 1999 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-chi and Stephen Chow. The New King of Comedy, a remake set in mainland China, was released in 2019.

Unlike Chow's typical mo lei tau films, King of Comedy verges on comedy-drama, describing the trials and tribulation an aspiring actor experiences on his way to stardom. Some commentators say the story is based on Chow's early career, as he started off as a temporary actor, before becoming a successful and popular comedy actor over the course of a decade. The film features a short cameo by Jackie Chan, who also got his start as an extra.

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