First THE COMEDIAN Trailer Here is the first THE COMEDIAN trailer! The film, directed by Taylor Hackford (The Devil’s Advocate, Love Ranch), stars Robert De Niro, Leslie Mann, Danny DeVito, Cloris Leachman, Harvey Keitel, Billy Crystal, Edie Falco, Charles Grodin, and Gilbert Gottfried. THE COMEDIAN will be released in theaters on January 13. A look at the life of an aging insult comic.