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

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Steve Martin

224 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative lighthearted fast-paced
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In the mid-seventies, Steve Martin exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest concert draw in the history of stand-up. In 1981 he quit forever. This book is, in his own words, the story of “why I did stand-up and why I walked away....

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funny: 81%

reflective: 61%

lighthearted: 50%

informative: 39%

inspiring: 39%

emotional: 24%

hopeful: 14%

relaxing: 7%

sad: 5%

adventurous: 4%

dark: 1%


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