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Book Review of Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life

Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life
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Steve Martin has long been one of my favorite comedians and his autobiography just reinforces that. He smart, witty and extremely funny. This book has lots of old photos of his rise through the small clubs and working at Knott Berry Farms, which I thought were interesting to see side-by-side with the time he talks about.

If you're a person with comedic aspirations of your own (which I'm not), this is a MUST HAVE. He details the craft of comedy in great detail. But even if you just like his comedy, this is definitely worth the read.