---
title: 'King of Comedy (1999)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Stephen Chow'
released: '1999-02-13'
runtime_minutes: 85
genres:
  - 'Comedy'
  - 'Romance'
countries:
  - 'Hong Kong'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-comedy-1999'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188766/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# King of Comedy (1999)

1999 · 85 min · Comedy, Romance · Hong Kong

Original title: 喜劇之王

## Synopsis

King of Comedy is a 1999 Hong Kong comedy film directed by Lee Lik-chi and Stephen Chow. The New King of Comedy, a remake set in mainland China, was released in 2019.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow), [Lee Lik-chee](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-lik-chee)
- **Screenplay:** [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow), [Erica Li](https://cinepixo.com/people/erica-li), [Kan-Cheung Tsang](https://cinepixo.com/people/kan-cheung-tsang), [Cheng Man-Fai](https://cinepixo.com/people/cheng-man-fai), [Steven Fung](https://cinepixo.com/people/steven-fung)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Raymond Wong](https://cinepixo.com/people/raymond-wong)
- **Director of Photography:** [Horace Wong Wing-Hang](https://cinepixo.com/people/horace-wong-wing-hang)
- **Editor:** [Yau Chi-Wai](https://cinepixo.com/people/yau-chi-wai), [Hai Kit-Wai](https://cinepixo.com/people/hai-kit-wai)

## Cast

- [Cecilia Cheung](https://cinepixo.com/people/cecilia-cheung)
- [Karen Mok](https://cinepixo.com/people/karen-mok)
- [Ng Man-tat](https://cinepixo.com/people/ng-man-tat)
- [Stephen Chow](https://cinepixo.com/people/stephen-chow)
- [Johnson Lee](https://cinepixo.com/people/johnson-lee)
- [Lee Siu-kei](https://cinepixo.com/people/lee-siu-kei)
- [Joe Cheng](https://cinepixo.com/people/joe-cheng)
- [Alex Lam](https://cinepixo.com/people/alex-lam)

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/king-of-comedy-1999
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