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Being Funny
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| Steve Martin
Posted on 02/20/2008 9:09:52 AM PST by ventanax5
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posted on
02/20/2008 9:09:53 AM PST
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ventanax5
To: ventanax5
Elvis stopped, looked at me and said in his beautiful Mississippi drawl: "Son, you have an ob-leek sense of humor." LOL! Very interesting article.
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posted on
02/20/2008 9:25:13 AM PST
by
Tax-chick
(If there's a bustle in your hedgerow, don't shoot! It might be a lemur!)
To: ventanax5
ahhh, but the STOOGES still go strong after decades and generations, when everyone else becomes a fading memory...Curly, Larry and Moe will still be selling DVDs...yuk, yuk, yuk
To: ventanax5
He and Robin Williams came out around the same time. Steve and Robin both were very funny. But now, only Steve remains so. It’s amazing how jumping head first into political “humor” can kill a career. Steve avoided such blunders. Thanks for all the laughs, Mr. Martin.
To: Dr. I. C. Spots
ahhh, but the STOOGES still go strong after decades and generations, when everyone else becomes a fading memory...Curly, Larry and Moe will still be selling DVDs...yuk, yuk, yuk They too will be thrown on the ash heap of History by the left. (Too violent! Poor role model for Yutes!)
(But I'll still have my Stooges DVD's!)
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posted on
02/20/2008 9:51:04 AM PST
by
Doomonyou
(Let them eat lead.)
To: ventanax5
great article. steve martin was at his best in the ‘70’s. saturday night live, stand-up and the jerk. he seems to retain a sense of humor about himself as well. i would rate him high on the list of people i would like to sit down, drink a beer, and talk to.
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posted on
02/20/2008 9:56:07 AM PST
by
robomatik
((wine plug: renascentvineyards.com cabernet sauvignon, riesling, and merlot))
To: ventanax5
Great article.
Steve is one smart dude.
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posted on
02/20/2008 9:56:14 AM PST
by
Atlas Sneezed
(I wish my old tagline could have defeated even more RINOs than it did.)
To: ventanax5
“Some people ask me, Steve, how can you be so f***ing funny? I tell them when I get up in the morning I put a piece of bologna in my shoes so I ‘feel’ funny.” - Steve Martin
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posted on
02/20/2008 10:00:19 AM PST
by
Pistolshot
(Remember, no matter how bad your life is, someone is watching and enjoying your suffering.)
To: LiberConservative
Family Guy did a great Robin Williams spoof (about how horribly unfully he is).
To: robomatik
Not bad in the 80’s and 90’s either. Steve Martin’s “L.A. Story” is a classic.
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posted on
02/20/2008 10:05:07 AM PST
by
allmendream
("A Lyger is pretty much my favorite animal."NapoleonD)
To: ventanax5
To: Larry Lucido
Lenny Bruce
Yeah, I don't know why people make a big deal out of this foul mouthed airhead.
To: ventanax5
Steve Martin...not just a wild and crazy guy.
I really appreciated this auto-biographical article describing the genesis and cultivation of his comedy talent. I never understood.
To: nonsporting
Much of it is from his recent book, “Born Standing Up” which I heartily reccomend.
To: allmendream
Steve Martins L.A. Story is a classic. One of my very favorite movies. There aren't a lot of movies about love from the male point of view and that's one of the few great ones.
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posted on
02/20/2008 10:16:52 AM PST
by
Snake65
(Gentlemen may cry, Peace, Peace-- but there is no peace. The war is actually begun!)
To: ventanax5
Thanks for the post. I remember so many of Steve Martin’s comedy bits from when I was growing up, and often parrot them back to my teenage son. For instance, sometimes he will start to say something but forget what he was going to say, and I’ll say “Oh, well it must not have been very important or you wouldn’t have forgotten it; ha ha ha. Oh, now I remember, I’m radioactive! Shake!” And he just looks at me dumbly and asks “are you imitating Aunt Laurie?” I guess my sister was influenced by Steve’s humor too.
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posted on
02/20/2008 10:20:27 AM PST
by
VRWCmember
(McCain 2008 - If it's inevitable, you might as well lay back and try to enjoy it.)
To: VRWCmember
"And he just looks at me dumbly and asks are you imitating Aunt Laurie?
lol! in my family it would be uncle tom (my brother, not the book)
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posted on
02/20/2008 10:24:15 AM PST
by
robomatik
((wine plug: renascentvineyards.com cabernet sauvignon, riesling, and merlot))
To: Pistolshot
“Another way to be funny is to show up late for a party and then turn all the bowls of food upside down. I did this at the last party I was invited to. Let’s see, that was about 6 years ago.”
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posted on
02/20/2008 10:26:17 AM PST
by
VRWCmember
(McCain 2008 - If it's inevitable, you might as well lay back and try to enjoy it.)
To: ventanax5
He forgot “Brother Dave” Gardner...weird but funny
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posted on
02/20/2008 10:30:46 AM PST
by
FrankR
(Finally, the democrats "allow" a black man to be a candidate...only 50 years later....)
To: ventanax5
Robin Williams is absolutely the funniest person on earth. He’s the quickest on his feet, can take any conversation and have you laughing out loud.
As long as he keeps it clean, he’s my favorite. Otherwise, I turn the channel. But he is amazing.
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posted on
02/20/2008 10:32:30 AM PST
by
Cedar
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