Did he say, “I am a wild and crazy guy!”?
Awesome. Steve Martin is an absolutely brilliant guy.
I bought a banjo once, learned a few tunes, all because of Steve Martin. No joke, lol.
Great comedian.
“Let’s go out and get small. I mean REALLY small. So small that you could walk under the door.”
Every time they are having sex they must go to a national monument!
Steve was a riot back in the day...thank you for the thoughtful recap.
Bookmarked - DH will want to see this when he gets home. Steve Martin’s biggest fan lives here. Martin is funny, in person and many of his movies. All Of Me was enjoyed immensely. The Jerk - not so much. King Tut....
The more you learn about Steve Martin, the more there is to like. He’s incredibly smart and a world class banjo player, and obviously, funny as hell!
He probably made a face saying “thank you” like the one he used in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels when Michael Caine gave him permission to relieve himself at table. Very funny man.
Thanks for posting this. Genius as a stand-up and genius for getting out with grace and style.
“I’m here tonight because they promised me ‘a little bit of this’” he said rubbing his fingers together.
pause
“Maybe I should have asked for money instead of ‘a little bit of this’.”
I know that I’m in the minority here, but he just isn’t funny. I have seen several of his movies, and his stand up act. He just corny, and not in a good way. Obviously, most people disagree since he’s been pretty successful in his career, but I don’t get the admiration. Please don’t hate on me too much! :)
Love him. He’s a good actor, too.
Well excussssssse me. lol
Yup. I saw him in the late '70s when he performed on the old basketball court at the University of Florida.
-PJ
Saw Martin in the 70s at Claremont Colleges. I was in the front row of the mezzanine when he announced his famous “dime” trick. Of course no one beyond the first two rows could see it amongst the large audience.
He wrote some great movies.
Last time Martin was funny, he was a poor random bastard.
You.. can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes! You can be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes!
You say.. “Steve.. how can I be a millionaire.. and never pay taxes?” First.. get a million dollars. Now.. you say, “Steve.. what do I say to the tax man when he comes to my door and says, ‘You.. have never paid taxes’?”
Two simple words. Two simple words in the English language: “I forgot!” How many times do we let ourselves get into terrible situations because we don’t say “I forgot”?
Let’s say you’re on trial for armed robbery. You say to the judge, “I forgot armed robbery was illegal.” Let’s suppose he says back to you, “You have committed a foul crime. you have stolen hundreds and thousands of dollars from people at random, and you say, ‘I forgot’?”
Two simple words: Excuuuuuse me!!”