![]() ![]() Martin also paints a portrait of his times: the era of free love and protests against the war in Vietnam, the heady irreverence of "The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" in the late sixties, and the transformative new voice of "Saturday Night Live" in the seventies. It took Martin decades to reconnect with his parents and sister, and he tells that story with great tenderness. To be this good, to perform soįrequently, was isolating and lonely. Martin illuminates the sacrifice, discipline and originality that made him an icon and informs his work to this day. The story of these years, during which he practiced and honed his craft, is moving and revelatory. ![]() His first magic/comedy act a dozen times a week. In the decade that followed, he worked in the Disney magic shop and the Bird Cage Theatre at Knott's Berry Farm, performing "Born Standing Up" is, in his own words, the story of "why I did stand-up and why I walked away."Īt age ten Martin started his career at Disneyland, selling guidebooks in the newly opened theme park. ![]() By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. Emmy and Grammy Award winner, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestsellers Shopgirl and The Pleasure of My Company, and a regular contributor to The. The Emmy and Grammy Award-winner's candid, spectacularly amusing memoir of his years in stand-up ![]()
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