{"product_id":"born-standing-up-a-comics-life-paperback","title":"Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSteve Martin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe riveting, mega-bestselling, beloved and highly acclaimed memoir of a man, a vocation, and an era named one of the ten best nonfiction titles of the year by \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the mid-seventies, 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.\" \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Emmy and Grammy Award-winner, author of the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestsellers \u003ci\u003eShopgirl\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasure of My Compan\u003c\/i\u003ey, and a regular contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, Martin has always been a writer. His memoir of his years in stand-up is candid, spectacularly amusing, and beautifully written. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At age ten Martin started his career at Disneyland, selling guidebooks in the newly opened theme park. In the decade that followed, he worked in the Disney magic shop and the Bird Cage Theatre at Knott's Berry Farm, performing his first magic\/comedy act a dozen times a week. The story of these years, during which he practiced and honed his craft, is moving and revelatory. The dedication to excellence and innovation is formed at an astonishingly early age and never wavers or wanes. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Martin illuminates the sacrifice, discipline, and originality that made him an icon and informs his work to this day. To be this good, to perform so frequently, was isolating and lonely. It took Martin decades to reconnect with his parents and sister, and he tells that story with great tenderness. Martin also paints a portrait of his times--the era of free love and protests against the war in Vietnam, the heady irreverence of \u003ci\u003eThe Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour\u003c\/i\u003e in the late sixties, and the transformative new voice of \u003ci\u003eSaturday Night Live\u003c\/i\u003e in the seventies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Throughout the text, Martin has placed photographs, many never seen before. \u003ci\u003eBorn Standing Up\u003c\/i\u003e is a superb testament to the sheer tenacity, focus, and daring of one of the greatest and most iconoclastic comedians of all time.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSteve Martin\u003c\/b\u003e is one of today's most talented performers. He has had huge success as a film actor, with such credits as \u003ci\u003eCheaper by the Dozen, Father of the Bride, Roxanne, Parenthood, L.A. Story, \u003c\/i\u003e and many others. He has won Emmys for his television writing and two Grammys for his comedy albums. In addition to his bestselling novel \u003ci\u003eThe Pleasure of My Company\u003c\/i\u003e and a collection of comic pieces, \u003ci\u003ePure Drivel, \u003c\/i\u003e he has also written a play, \u003ci\u003ePicasso at the Lapin Agile.\u003c\/i\u003e He lives in Los Angele\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8 x 5.34 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 02, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44547236954214,"sku":"9781416553656","price":25.71,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/MkVKSDA5ZllmUUhCc1lxKzJBNUF5QT09.webp?v=1770814241","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/born-standing-up-a-comics-life-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}