Steve Martin
Author
Publisher
Celadon Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"I've always looked upon cartooning as comedy's last frontier. I have done stand-up, sketches, movies, monologues, awards show introductions, sound bites, blurbs, talk show appearances, and tweets, but the idea of a one-panel image with or without a caption mystified me. I felt like, yeah, sometimes I'm funny, but there are these other weird freaks who are actually funny. You can understand that I was deeply suspicious of these people who are actually...
Author
Publisher
Scribner
Pub. Date
c2007
Language
English
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 ittook to take him to the top.
Author
Publisher
Free Press
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Reveals how to incorporate subtle changes that can positively affect the ways in which professionals advertise, write, and speak, covering a range of topics, from outmaneuvering a rival to the ineffectiveness of voice-mail messages.