Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series) - Hardcover

Martin, Steve

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1410403122 ISBN 13: 9781410403124

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2007

Synopsis

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

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Review:

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"Absolutely magnificent. One of the best books about comedy and being a comedian ever written." - Jerry Seinfeld, GQ

About the Author:

Steve Martin is one of today's most talented performers. He has had huge success as a film actor, with such credits as Cheaper by the Dozen, Father of the Bride, Roxanne, Parenthood, L.A. Story, and many others. He has won Emmys for his television writing and two Grammys for his comedy albums. In addition to his bestselling novel The Pleasure of My Company and a collection of comic pieces, Pure Drivel, he has also written a play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile. He lives in Los Angeles.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 1410403122
• ISBN 13: 9781410403124
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 243