Comedy Is Not Pretty!

Performer: Steve Martin
Engineer: William McEuen
Producer: William E. McEuen; William McEuen
Distributor: WEA (Distributor)

Notes: Composer: Steve Martin. Recording information: Boarding House, San Francisco, CA; The Boarding House, San Francisco, CA. Editor: William McEuen. Photographers: Norman Seeff; William R. Eastabrook. Unknown Contributor Role: Steve Martin. Martin's third LP rode high on the coattails of his early '80s fame, with the comic reactionary offering his quick-time cut-up response to a decade of overindulgence and supreme excess. And while Martin has been guilty of his own excesses, in comedy one can afford the largesse. COMEDY IS NOT PRETTY is another all-around laughfest and a further glimpse into Martin's wild and wacky world. "The Love God," a routine honed to perfection on many episodes of SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, is given full reign here; it's worth the price of admission alone. There are far too many salty bits to recount, but the goofiness factor and Martin's smarmy allure are reproduced to hilarious effect, even without visual aid. Martin is one of the few stand-up comedians whose physical antics manage to transcend the performance and somehow emerge on record. The end result is another classic chapter in stand-up that any self-respecting fan of the funnybone must own.

Before he became one of America's top comic actors, Steve Martin was one of the biggest phenoms stand-up has ever seen. During the 1970s, the prematurely grey comedian and longtime television writer scored million-selling records, sold out arenas, and hosted numerous network specials. In 1978, Martin even scored a hit record, cracking the Billboard top 20 with "King Tut," his novelty ode to the mummy fad sweeping the nation. While he played up his zany arrow-through-the-head persona, his wider appeal rested on a subtle, yet ever-present intellectualism. Martin studied philosophy in college, and an existential sense of the absurd ran through his oddball observations. In the `80s, the original wild and crazy guy officially announced his permanent retirement from stand-up.

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