Born Standing Up
A Comic's Life
Author: Steve Martin
Narrator: Steve Martin
Unabridged: 4 hr 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Published: 11/20/2007
Author: Steve Martin
Narrator: Steve Martin
Unabridged: 4 hr 3 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Published: 11/20/2007
Until I read the synopsis of this book and then listened to Martin reading the opening lines of it, it hadn't occurred to me that it had been so long since he gave up stand-up comedy and became a more-or-less serious actor. I used to love Martin's attacks of Happy Feet, the King Tut performances, and his one-liners, like excuuuuse-me and others. Listening to this book and hearing the serious side of Martin, I found I was interested in his life story, but at the same time, I didn't really care about it. Hearing how much work went into his act and that he wasn't really enjoying his own insanity on stage, sorta took away from my joy of listening to him tell about it, so I rated the book with only 3-stars. Nonetheless, the book is not obnoxious in manner and Martin reads it well so that you forget he's reading it, and I loved the few instances where he sang or recited excerpts from his act that I used to enjoy so much.