false <![CDATA[Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255802814m/773858.jpg 773858 15 At age 10, Steve Martin got a job selling guidebooks at the newly-opened Disneyland. In the decade that followed, he worked in Disney's magic shop, print shop, and theater, and developed his own magic/comedy act. By age 20, studying poetry and philosophy on the side, he was performing a dozen times a week, most often at the Disney rival, Knott's Berry Farm. <br>Obsession is a substitute for talent, he has said, and Steve Martin's focus and daring--his sheer tenacity--are truly stunning. He writes about making the very tough decision to sacrifice everything not original in his act, and about lucking into a job writing for The Smothers Brothers Show. He writes about mentors, girlfriends, his complex relationship with his parents and sister, and about some of his great peers in comedy--Dan Ackroyd, Lorne Michaels, Carl Riener, Johnny Carson. He writes about fear, anxiety and loneliness. And he writes about how he figured out what worked on stage.<br><br>This book is a memoir, but it is also an illuminating guidebook to stand-up from one of our two or three greatest comedians. Though Martin is reticent about his personal life, he is also stunningly deft, and manages to give readers a feeling of intimacy and candor. Illustrated throughout with black and white photographs collected by Martin, this book is instantly compelling visually and a spectacularly good read. 3315115 20 11 2007 Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life total:5559|5:1095|4:2510|3:1644|2:267|1:43| 5559 21024 7853 1615 5 9 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 02 11:09:04 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 04 09:30:57 -0800 2008
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Program Type: Audiobook; Unabridged
Narrator: Steve Martin
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio, 2007
Length: 4 hours and 3 min.

Publisher's Summary
In the mid-70s, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest con...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=773858