Jerry Lewis makes appearance at 'King of Comedy'

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Jerry Lewis made an appearance up at the 30th anniversary screening of �The King of Comedy.�

 

NEW YORK (AP) - The Tribeca Film Festival has ended on a royal note with Jerry Lewis showing up at the 30th anniversary screening of "The King of Comedy."

 

The 87-year-old comedian-actor walked out to thunderous applause after the screening Saturday, joining co-star Robert De Niro and director Martin Scorsese.

 

Lewis answered questions about the making of the film and brought the audience to laughter with a tale about a guy he met on a subway train.

 

In the movie, Lewis plays a talk show host kidnapped by a deranged comedian played by De Niro.

 

De Niro founded the festival with producers Jane Rosenthal and Craig Hatkoff as a way to rebuild the neighborhood where the World Trade Center fell in the 9/11 attacks.