I did stand-up comedy for 18 years. 10 of those years were spent learning, four years were spent refining, and four years were spent in wild success. I was seeking comic originality, and fame fell on me as a byproduct. The course was more plodding than heroic.
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Steve Martin
Comedian, actor and writer
United States · b. 1945
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American comedian who rose to arena-scale stand-up fame in the 1970s before turning to film, television and writing. His memoir Born Standing Up recounts walking away from live comedy in 1981.
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