At just over 4 hours it’s a little bit short for my liking (I usually like to get as much value for my Audible credits as possible), but if this isn’t an issue for you I recommend you give this audiobook a listen. The audiobook is both an insightful portrait of a creative artist and a historical account of the rise of stand-up comedy, so you don’t necessarily have to be a Steve Martin fan to enjoy it (in fact, I knew very little about Steve Martin before I started listening). The verdict?īorn Standing Up starts off somewhat slowly, but it takes off when Steve starts to recount the early days of his career making the transition from a magician with a few funny bits to a full-blown stand-up comic.

Also, it’s a pleasure to hear Steve deliver various jokes he has made over the years. The fact that it’s Steve telling the story of his stand-up career means the Born Standing Up audiobook has a very warm quality. Steve Martin does a good job narrating his own work. Ten of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four were spent in wild success.” This success included legendary appearances on Saturday Night Live, two platinum comedy albums, and ubiquitous catch-phrases ( Well, excuuuuusee me!). I noticed Steve when he burst into popular culture in the 1970's, and this book shows how he got there. More books from this author: Steve Martin. Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life by Steve Martin If you've ever seen or admired Steve Martin, you will enjoy this breezy autobiography that focuses mainly on his beginnings and stand-up years. As Steve says, “I did stand-up comedy for eighteen years. Born Standing Up A Comic's Life By Steve Martin Trade Paperback LIST PRICE 17.99 PRICE MAY VARY BY RETAILER Get a FREE ebook by joining our mailing list today Plus, receive recommendations and exclusive offers on all of your favorite books and authors from Simon & Schuster.

The autobiography begins by denying even its genre: In a sense, this book is not an. Steve is someone who worked and worked to get to where he is, and much of this book details his slog through the trenches of stand-up comedy. Born Standing Up is yet further evidence of Martin’s talent for creating intimate distance. In Born Standing Up: A Comic’s Life, actor/comedian/writer/art collector/banjo picker/magician Steve Martin recalls his journey from aspiring young magician to superstar comedian (he was the first comedian to sell out 45,000 seat venues).

Born Standing Up by Steve Martin