J's review
Born Standing Up : A Comic's Life
by Steve Martin
J's review
Born Standing Up : A Comic's Life by Steve Martin
J's review
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bookshelves:
biography-autobiography,
humor
A friend from work let me borrow this, and I'm so glad I listened to the audio book rather than read it (I'd almost bought the book at Target last week on a whim). Steve Martin is my favorite comedian; I've had all his albums at one time or another, his early movies are some of my favorites. I don't know much of his literary work, unfortunately, like "Pure Drivel" and "Shopgirl", but will be atoning for that shortly. Hearing Martin tell his own story is a real treat. While it starts off pretty dry and unassuming, as Martin starts to relate his rise to fame as his act gets more exposure, you can tell just from the narration that he's excited reminiscing about it. And here's where reading the book would not bring the same flavor to this story. Hearing Martin re-enact his old routines is a far cry from how they would work on the written page. You can catch little glimpes of his "wild and crazy guy" as he reminisces about old gags and jokes.
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