The Comedian
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| Web site | www.youtube.com |
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| Release date | USA |
| Directors | Taylor Hackford |
| Box office | 1. 7 million USD |
| Budget | 15 million USD |
| Producers | Robert De Niro |
| Taylor Hackford | |
| Art Linson | |
| Mark Canton | |
| John Linson | |
| Courtney Solomon | |
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| ID | 639894 |
About The Comedian
Jackie Burke, an aging comic icon, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger brother and his wife, Jackie is forced to serve out a sentence doing community service for accosting an audience member. While there, he meets Harmony, the daughter of a sleazy Florida real estate mogul, and the two find inspiration in each other.
Henry Kissinger: Divisive diplomat who towered over world affairs
... On hearing that Kissinger had been awarded the Nobel Prize, The Comedian Tom Lehrer famously declared that " political satire is obsolete"...
Bird of Century: Pūteketeke wins NZ poll after campaign by John Oliver
... The Comedian erected billboards in countries including New Zealand, Japan, France and the UK - dubbing the bird " Lord of the Wings" in reference to the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy being filmed in New Zealand...
Russell Brand: BBC says it received five complaints about presenter
... Earlier this year, The Comedian and actor was accused of rape and sexual assaults between 2006 and 2013 as part of by the Sunday Times, Times and Channel 4 s Dispatches...
New Zealand: John Oliver's Bird of the Century backing ruffles feathers
... The Comedian has gone so far as to erect billboards in countries including New Zealand, Japan, France and the UK - dubbing the bird " Lord of the Wings" in reference to the Lord of the Rings movie trilogy being filmed in New Zealand...
Comedian Mark Watson locked out of his own Bristol show
... " On a video he posted on Instagram The Comedian is seen in the theatre bar explaining the situation to his audience, who were also unable to get to their seats...
Russell Brand: Extra accuses comedian of film set sexual assault
... During filming for the rom-com Arthur in July 2010 The Comedian is alleged to have exposed himself to the anonymous woman before following her into a bathroom and sexually assaulting her...
Omid Djalili show cancelled over 'personal threats over Israel situation'
... The Comedian was due to appear on Thursday at the Festival Drayton Centre, in Market Drayton, Shropshire...
NewsClick: Delhi police raid homes of prominent journalists
... Mr Rajoura s lawyer Ilin Saraswat told the BBC that police reached The Comedian s home at 06:30 local time (01:00 GMT) on Tuesday...
NewsClick: Delhi police raid homes of prominent journalists
By Zoya MateenBBC News, Delhi
Police in The Indian capital, Delhi, have raided the homes of several prominent journalists and authors in connection with an investigation into the funding of news website NewsClick.
Those raided have been charged by The Police under an anti-terrorism law and their mobiles and laptops seized.
Officials are reportedly investigating allegations that NewsClick got illegal funds from China - a charge it denies.
Critics say The Move is an intentional attack on press freedom.
Started in 2009, NewsClick is an independent news and Current Affairs website which is known to be critical of the government. In 2021, it was raided by tax authorities on allegations of breaking India's foreign direct investment rules.
Among those who have been reportedly raided on Tuesday are the website's editor Prabir Purkayastha , journalists Abhisar Sharma , Aunindyo Chakravarty and Bhasha Singh, popular satirist Sanjay Rajoura and historian Sohail Hashmi. Some of them have been taken to Police Station for questioning.
The Police have Not Yet commented on the raids but Mr Sharma confirmed the development on X (formerly Twitter) and said that The Police had Taken Away his phone and laptop. Ms Singh also wrote that police had seized her phone.
Searches were also under way at the website's office in Delhi, news agency ANI reported.
Police have been criticised for invoking the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act (UAPA) - a draconian anti-terrorism law which makes it nearly impossible to get bail - against journalists and writers.
Delhi Police spokesperson Suman Nalwa declined The Bbc 's request for comment and said she would " share The Details when she gets them".
According to reports, the raids are in connection with a case registered against NewsClick in August after a New York Times report alleged that the website had received funds from an American millionaire to spread " Chinese propaganda".
It claimed that Neville Roy Singham worked closely with the " Chinese government media machine" and used his network of non-profit groups and shell companies to " finance its propaganda worldwide".
A case was reportedly registered on 17 August against the website. NewsClick has strongly denied all the charges as false.
Mr Rajoura's lawyer Ilin Saraswat told The Bbc that police reached The Comedian 's home at 06:30 local time (01:00 GMT) on Tuesday. A vocal critic of the government, Mr Rajoura has worked on satirical videos for NewsClick in The Past .
Mr Saraswat said The Police seized his laptop, his two phones, some DVDs of his old work and some documents.
" The Police said that Mr Rajoura is not named in the current investigation, but since he has worked with the website, he will be interrogated. We have not been provided a copy of the FIR or a notice, " he added.
Since Prime Minister Narendra Modi came to power in 2014, A Number of media outlets have been investigated by the government for financial impropriety, raising fears about press freedom in The World 's largest democracy.
Earlier this year, tax officials searched BBC offices in India, questioning staff about the organisation's business operations in the country. The searches in Delhi and Mumbai had come weeks after the broadcaster aired a documentary in the UK critical of Mr Modi's role in the 2002 Gujarat riots.
Tax officials also accused the Dainik Bhaskar newspaper of Tax Evasion in 2021 after its critical coverage of the government's handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.
Reporters Without Borders , an advocacy group for journalists, has placed India at 161st place in its press freedom rankings this year. It said The Situation in the country has deteriorated from " problematic" to " very bad" and compared it with Tajikistan (at 153rd) and Turkey (at 165th).
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