Thursday, January 31, 2008
How Steve Martin Became Funny
In a Smithsonian article, Steve Martin describes the evolution of his act before his breakthrough performance on The Tonight Show. For someone like myself, for whom Steve Martin defined teenage notions of comedy, this is a fascinating narrative of what it takes to become an overnight success.
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Great article; thanks for the reference
This turned out to be an excerpt from Steve Martin's latest book, "Born Standing Up", which is pretty fascinating.
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