7/3/2023 0 Comments Steve martin autobiography![]() ![]() In fact, early on he wasn’t sure whether he wanted to be a comedian or a philosopher. Martin was more interested in doing magic tricks and playing the banjo. In the 1960’s a young comedian named Steve Martin wasn’t feeling it. They were always raging against the government and the war. Soon, comedians were always angry on stage. Comedians like Richard Pryor and George Carlin lead a comedy coup against the old order. The polite comedians of the old era, comedians like Bob Hope, were no longer the hottest ticket in town. Stand-up comedy, which has always been an excellent weathervane for the general feelings of the country, followed suit. ![]() ![]() As people become tired of the Vietnam War, there was more and more political unrest. In the 1950’s, comedy, like the rest of the country, was very polite. To understand his story, we have to go back to time before the Golden Age of Comedy. (Check out the Stand-Up Comedian Playlist at the bottom of the page) It’s telling a corny, awful pun, but selling it as if it were pure genius. Anti-comedy is the art of being so unfunny, that you’re funny. In the process, he developed an entirely new genre of stand-up comedy, known today as anti-comedy. He was one of the first rock star of comedy. He became the most financially successful stand-up comedian of all time, selling out arenas years in advance. What makes him so special is that he somehow managed to rebel against a group of comedians who were themselves in a rebellion. Steve Martin is one of my all-time favorite creative people. ![]()
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