Steve Martin’s Memorable Evening

Comedian Steve Martin the night he had to leave the talk show early.

Thanks to YouTuber Johnny Carson

Has Success Spoiled Steve Martin?

Director/writer Carl Reiner (who directed Steve Martin’s first big movie hit, The Jerk), talks with Johnny Carson on the self-effacing humbleness of the beloved comedian.

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Martin Short and Steve Martin: What We Have Learned From Jimmy Fallon

The two funniest late night talk show guests on television visit Jimmy Fallon to offer some soothing compliments.

Thanks to YouTuber The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon

Die Laughing: Steve Martin & Martin Short Eulogize Each Other

Pretty darn funny!

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Martin and Martin

Yes, it’s an unabashed plug for their upcoming appearance on SNL, but Martin Short and Steve Martin had me laughing throughout. They surely have, as Noel Coward once famously said, “a talent to amuse.”

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Men With Banjos (Who Know How To Use Them)

Monday morning, “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” played by fast company banjo hotshots including Earl Scruggs and Steve Martin.

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“You Look Fantastic”

 

The only thing funnier than Martin Short or Steve Martin is Martin Short and Steve Martin. Here they are together harassing Jimmy Kimmel and each other.

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“King of Hearts, Come Down and Dance”

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In what is probably Steve Martin’s greatest magic performance, Steve performs for Johnny Carson the inexplicable unpublished Vernon/Marlo card miracle, “King of Hearts, Come Down and Dance.”

Thanks to YouTuber Jeff Dresback

Magician In Trouble: Steve Martin

 

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In a pre-cursor to his great Flydini routine, Steve Martin performs this humorous sketch, a spoof of a Channing Pollock-like magician, on a Johnny Carson Comedians Special.

Thanks to YouTuber  Jeff Dresback

Steve Martin’s Diary

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Johnny Carson plays straight man to Steve Martin on The Tonight Show, 1989.

The One, The Only, The Great Flydini

Perhaps Steve Martin’s greatest creation. Click on the video to enjoy one of the funniest comedy magic acts ever.