Steve Martin - Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Pros: Steve Martin chronicles his rise to fame and success
Cons: Won't provide any real insights

I can still remember junior high school when I was beginning to learn about music, movies and comedy.  Obviously, I hit it off with Carlin.  We share a first name and that made him cool.  Another comedian that was enormous in that era was ...

Pros: intelligent, insightful to both the life and era in which he lived.
Cons: none

Back in the 70s, I remember Steve Martin on the occasional daytime talk show and on Saturday Night Live. He was a comic. In that era, comics and actors were different. Then I remember Steve Martin making movies. They were still comic movies, and I didn't ...

Pros: Fascinating look at the rise of a comedy superstar.
Cons: Nothing comes to mind.

Those of a certain age will remember just how big Steve Martin was in the late 1970's. And they'll probably agree with this statement: No comedian has ever been bigger.Most comics played clubs, or at best theaters holding a couple of ...