(Compilation) The Best of Steve Martin's Stand Up Comedy 

Still the best response to a heckle I've ever seen. 😂

yep!! a lot of people don't understand that this is why Steve is considered a genius. the actual material in his act isn't necessarily funny--it's the delivery, the ironic, 4th wall aspect of it. in his own words, he tried to capture that "you just had to be there" type of comedy. this goes over so many people's heads but in reality is so revolutionary.

@@poopmcstuffins4417 I love the fact that you can tell he writes his jokes to make himself laugh. The nonconformist oath is always one of my favorite bits.

So he's genius because he did a comedy act which actually wasn't funny. It's thrilling for 2 seconds sure and then it's just lame. Andy Kaufman did this gig way better. He could actually be considered as genius.

@@saarapollonen8138 I liked norm Macdonald more, but I like Steve’s stuff too

Steve is just a pure world class entertainer. When i try to get friends to watch his stuff i descibe him as the worlds greatest ever clown just minus the makeup

Yeah, he was a rock star up there, and it was coincidental with the comedy club boom where Letterman and Leno got their start.

I think they were the Dogs from Disney on Parade or Disney on Ice . When we were kids we got a reject dog from the trainer that my Dad knew and his name was Tux.

Riiiight?

A Mensch..Oy!!..take a walk down Fairfax nudnik..

Funny is subjective. Stuff you find funny, others may not.

He's like a golden retriever

He’s 100% a comedian, are you kidding me? Stop trying to be intellectual and over-complicate things. His comedy specials are varied as far as including physical comedy, prop comedy, irony, subversion of expectation, etc. all of which are included under the comedic umbrella. He’s a unique comedian, not a fucking human-puppet you dim-witted, cretinous, pinhead.

If he's not a comedian you're not a Jew.

Agreed. I don't get it.

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Here’s jokes are very intelligent. Do you remember the day the world blew up and we promised not to tell all the dumb people?

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Did you know Steve Martin is the 2nd best banjo player in the whole world ?

I tried doing this trick earlier tonight and the person actually picked the card I had randomly grabbed out of the deck -- ruining everything. But Steve made it look effortless.

Haha u cant say fuk u lol

Cuz i tried to say fuk u cuz im drunk

His not even funny it's cringe different times I guess

@@Joebay707 - the use of the word cringe is so cringe. yawn

@michelestinnett2708 Same here, and I would also mention John Belushi, who also crack me up every time, just being his silly self.

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Yes My Brother and I would go there when our Dad was working at Disneyland.

Robin Williams and George Carlin.

Some people like me with adhd don’t listen to everything.

I have to say I agree with you...to a degree. I love a lot of Martin's stuff, I think he's a much better actor than he gets credit for, he writes some great stuff, he's a great musician, and he's truly multi-talented. But his stand-up comedy to me was always hit and miss. Some routines I always thought were funny, but some of it, I think he was relying on a lot of the audience being drunk or high and would laugh at anything because everything to them was funny. I mean that seriously, because I think it was the perfect time for him to hit it big. His talents grew when he was with the Smothers Brothers show, he had the right connections, and his timing was perfect for the SNL and Midnight Special crowds. He knew exactly how to take advantage of it all, and it paid off big-time. Even if you can't appreciate his stand-up, you gotta respect his savvy. 🙂

Same. I just don't get the hype.

Steve was a breath of fresh air in a very depressing and uptight time. He threw away conventionality and pioneered a style of comedy that was not built on typical joke structure. Looking at this stuff 50 years on, with the benefit of hindsight, the material loses something. But Steve was hilarious in the 70s and beyond. I see two different Steve Martins, the actor and the stand-up comedian. I always have preferred his comedic side, but each to his or her own.

The funny part is how he knows the material is bad. He's playing the character of a bad comedian. It might be corny but he's acting

As a person, he isn't funny. As a stand-up, he's average. In Reiner's films, he's hilarious. Funnier than your favourite comedian.