Via Defamer, we have our first glimpse of footage from the upcoming sequel to The King of Comedy. At least, we assume that’s what this clip of Robert De Niro cracking wise at the expense of Meryl Streep must be. Surely this couldn’t be anything other than De Niro reprising the role of Rupert Pupkin, the painfully unfunny stand-up comedian whose kidnapping of talk show host Jerry Langford propelled him to stardom. It’s eerie how accurately De Niro is able to recapture the squirm-inducing mannerisms and spectacularly awful timing some 26 years after originating the Pupkin character. Take a look for yourself after the jump:
Defamer’s version is here, but we’ve found an extended version on the YouTubes: