Born standing up

Description

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

Description

In the midseventies, 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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Other Editions

• Born standing up: a comic's lifeUlverscroft Large Print Books Ltd2008-01-01
• Born Standing UpSimon & Schuster2007-01-01
• Born standing upScribner2007-01-01
• Born Standing UpAudio CDSimon & Schuster Audio2007-11-20
• Born Standing UpHardcoverScribner2007-11-20
• Born Standing UpHardcoverThorndike Press2007-12-05