Born Standing Up
by Steve Martin · 2007
Buy on AmazonThe 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 it took to take him to the top.
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"One of the best accounts ever written about the art of stand-up."
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"I thought Steve Martin's memoir, Born Standing Up, captured the unconscious 'knowing' that many uniquely successful people possess in youth."
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"Steve Martin's Born Standing Up is essential reading. I would recommend that to anyone starting out not only in comedy, but performing in general. It's very inspiring."
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"My favorite memoir is Steve Martin's "Born Standing Up." I think that's the best book about being a comedian, written by a comedian, ever done."
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"The best book about making people laugh is that same Steve Martin's "Born Standing Up.""
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