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Born Standing Up

Paperback • 2007 • English

Born Standing Up

By Steve Martin

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About the book

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." Emmy and Grammy Award winner, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestsellers Shopgirl and The Pleasure of My Company, and a regular contributor to The New Yorker, Martin has always been a writer. His memoir of his years in stand-up is candid, spec...Show more

Comedy and stand-up
Biography: general
Humour

Book details

ISBN

9781847391483

Published year

2007

Language

English

Original title

Born Standing Up

Format

Paperback

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