As he prefers to call this a biography even though it's his autobiography. This is from a period in Steve Martin's life where he broke into comedy and made a name for himself as one of the best out there. This is a great story of how he got started in stand up from working at Knotts Berry Farm to getting gigs at various clubs throughout the Los Angeles area.
The other thing I like about this book is that there is no fluff he talks about when he bombs or struggles. He even talks about an issue he had dealing with anxiety and panic attacks. It's great to see that he was able to get past the issues and how it can really affect you day to day life.
There's some good insight into how he had to go from using borrowed type materials to all original. Taking a 5 minute bit turning it into 20 and more.
Somewhere along the line Steve wrote a movie called The Jerk and that took him from a world of standup to acting and performing music with his band.
I never knew Steve was an accomplished banjo player, but from it being a part his comedy act all the way to selling loads of CDs and touring all over the US.
Great book to read. I highly recommend picking it up.
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