Born standing up

a comic's life

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Hardcover, 209 pages

English language

Published Nov. 7, 2007 by Scribner.

ISBN:
978-1-4165-5364-9
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OCLC Number:
153578765

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The author shares the stories of his years in stand-up comedy in a humorous memoir that recalls a first job selling guidebooks at Disneyland, his early magic and comedy act, his years of honing his craft, and the sacrifice, discipline, and originality it took to take him to the top.

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Steve Martin's story is not spectacular (I was surprised by that). I was expecting more but I feel the lack of "shocking" moments allowed him to survive. I am sure that the book was made better not by Martin's somehow monotone tone but by his singing and banjo playing separators. It is written by someone who didn't want to reveal too much about himself - which is strange because he wrote it.

Subjects

  • Entertainers
  • Biography

Places

  • United States