At the Independent, Will Dean named a reading list on stand-up comedy. One of five books on the list:Born Standing Up by Steve MartinRead about the other books on the list.
A straight telling of Martin's career as a stadium-packing funnyman, Born Standing Up recounts Martin's transition from teenage wannabe magician to comic. Like [Stewart] Lee, Martin technically analysed every element of his work – he'd record, transcribe and refine sets – a perfectionism that, he explains, made his time at the top a depressing one.
--Marshal Zeringue
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