Sunday, November 13, 2011

Sunday Night Laughs




A little story of mine appears on FLASH FICTION OFFENSIVE.
Thanks David Barber.
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6 comments:

Anders Engwall said...

Steve Martin is by far the most talented of the SNL alumni. And not only as a comedian, he is shockingly convincing as the villain in THE SPANISH PRISONER.

4:50 PM
pattinase (abbott) said...

He can write, paint, play the banjo, act. He is the Renaissance Man for sure.

4:59 PM
Anonymous said...

Patti - I've always really, really liked Steve Martin's comedy - thanks for reminding me of how much :-).

7:03 PM
Anonymous said...

He can get pompous at times but he's really talented. Did you ever see the video of him as a kid outside Disneyland in California?

We saw him in concert twice when he was just starting to get big (the arrow-through-the-head days). First was a surreal experience. He was the opening act for Andy Williams at the Garden State Arts Center (as it was then called) in 1977 and there were a handful of us wild & crazy fans scattered among the Williams fans.

A year later he did "King Tut" (which Jackie used when she taught ancient Egypt to third graders!) in full costume at Radio City Music Hall.

Jeff M.

7:41 PM
pattinase (abbott) said...

I heard him on NPR last week talking about the banjo show and he was just as modest and normal as anyone. But I have seen the other side. Never seen him live. But I have seen his play Picasso at the ....can't remember. Have to look for the program.

7:51 PM
Anonymous said...

Picasso at the Lapin Agile.

Did not see it.

But he's given me a lot of moments I've laughed at over the years, however silly:

"I was born a poor black child."

"Slap my hand, black soul man." (from the Festrunk Brothers, Two Wild & Crazy Guys)

Jeff M.

7:26 AM

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