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King of Comedy ()

Hei kek ji wong (original title)
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A bar girl hires a struggling actor to give her acting lessons so that she can feign a greater interest in her customers. The longer they work together, the more they find they have in common.

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Cast

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Wan Tin-Sau
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Sister Cuckoo
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Lau Piu-Piu
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Mao
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Po Chun Chan ...
Peter
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Informer (as Joe Cheng Cho)
Man-Fai Cheng ...
Hung's man
Mo-Chan Chik ...
C.I.B.
Kwok-Ping Choy ...
Hitman in the church (as Kwok-Ping Choi)
Lung Dai ...
Master Lung
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Pui's first boyfriend
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Hung's granny
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Nightclub Mobster
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Hitman in the church
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Kee
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Brother Kei (as Siu-Kei Lee)
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Movie director
Sherwin Ming ...
Hitman in the church
Robert Sparks ...
Hollywood producer
Siu-Ling Tsim ...
Hitman in the church
Terence Tsui ...
Delivery boy
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Pierre
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Ben
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Stunt double on set (uncredited)

Directed by

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Stephen Chow
Lik-Chi Lee

Written by

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Stephen Chow ... (written by) &
Erica Li ... (screenplay)
Kan-Cheung Tsang ... (writer) &
Man-Fai Cheng ... (writer) &
Min-Hun Fung ... (writer) &
Ka-Kit Leung ... (writer)

Produced by

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Kai-Man Tin ... line producer
Hing-Kan Wong ... associate producer
Kwok-Fai Yeung ... producer

Music by

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Daisuke Hinata ... (original score composed & produced by)
Ying-Wah Wong ... (music composed by) (as Raymond Wong)

Cinematography by

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Wing-Hang Wong ... director of photography

Editing by

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Kit-Wai Kai
Chi-Wai Yau

Editorial Department

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Tung-Lit Mui ... assistant editor
Chan-Kuen Pang ... assistant editor

Production Design by

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Wah-Sang Leung ... (as James Leung)

Art Direction by

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Kwok-Wing Chong

Costume Design by

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Yim-Man Choy

Makeup Department

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Arris ... hair stylist: Max Mok / makeup artist: Karen Mok
Maggie Choy ... makeup artist
Ronald Yeung ... hair stylist
Zing ... makeup artist: Karen Mok

Production Management

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Pui-Man Lau ... assistant production manager
Lik-Chi Lee ... production consultant
Sue Woo ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Po Chun Chan ... associate director
Kin-Yan Lee ... associate director
Kim-Ching Luk ... associate director

Art Department

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Gei-Man Lee ... props
Fu Kei Tse ... props

Sound Department

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Hing-Keung Lee ... assistant sound mixer
Lik-Chi Leung ... sound mixer
Ching Siu-Lung ... foley artist
Bai-Li Su ... dubbing editor: mandarin (as Baili Su)

Special Effects by

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Bruce Law ... special effects coordinator

Stunts

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Shung-Fung Lau ... assistant stunt coordinator
Bruce Law ... stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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Ka-On Au ... still photographer
Siu-Kwan Chan ... unit crew
Chi-Kong Fung ... unit crew
Kenny Liao ... unit crew (as Chen Chiang Liao)
Kwok Kau Ng ... unit crew
Chak-Shun Tang ... still photographer
Wai-Keung Tung ... lighting technician
Gam-Wang Wan ... assistant lighting
Jan-Ming Yuen ... unit crew
Jan-Wah Yuen ... assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ha-Fong Luk ... costume supervisor

Music Department

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Yoshi Miyamoto ... music recording engineer / musician: guitar
Karen Mok ... theme vocals
Jonathan Platt ... music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Min-Hun Fung ... script supervisor

Additional Crew

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Kin-Ming Cheng ... story editor
Kiu-Sang Lam ... story editor
Lik-Chi Lee ... planner
Wun Leung ... tea lady
Kai-Cheong Tin ... story editor
Kai-Man Tin ... production advisor
Hoi Kong Yip ... production assistant

Thanks

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Alex Man ... special thanks
Lap-Man Tse ... special thanks

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Storyline

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Also Known As
  • 喜劇之王 (Hong Kong, Mandarin title)
  • The King of Comedy (Hong Kong, English title)
  • 喜劇之王 (Hong Kong, Cantonese title)
  • King of Comedy (India, English title)
  • Kigekiô (Japan, English title)
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  • 85 min
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Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross $4,141,876

Did You Know?

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Trivia This is the last film Stephen Chow and Lik-Chi Lee collaborating as directors. Chow had more interest in filmmaking than acting after Shaolin Soccer. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in Kung Fu Hustle (2018). See more »

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