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This book was very different than what I had anticipated. I thought that it was going to be a celebration of a comic's life on the road and full of tales of interactions with the famous and super famous. I was wrong. Instead, Steve Martin writes about the development of his stand up routines and why he suddenly left stand-up. I doubt that any comedian has approached comedy in quite the same way as Martin. He kept a journal of every performance and dissected every show to understand what worked,
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Steve Martin's well-written memoir covers his start as an entertainer first working at Disneyland then Knottsberry Farm. By 22 he was writing for The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour. After that show is canceled, Martin turns to stand-up - a move which introduced him to many fans and Lorne Michaels and Johnny Carson. Martin comes across as a sincere, intelligent man who takes his comedy and writing seriously.
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This book might be better appropriate for those who were alive and aware of Steve Martin as a stand up comic in the late 70s. It's a very quick read, pretty interesting, but since it focuses on his stand up career, which happened before I was born, it lacks a bit of impact for me, at least. Martin is a very good writer, so it's still worth a read even if you're not totally familiar with his career.
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There were a couple of cheesy moments, but otherwise a concise, funny, and endearing autobiography. I listened the audiobook, and I highly recommend you read the book this way (Martin reads the book himself). Great fun.
Interesting, but a very broad overview. I would've liked to know more.
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