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Steve Martin and Martin Short

Patrick Kielty chats to comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short about their incredible careers ahead of their tour of the UK.

Patrick Kielty chats to comedy legends Steve Martin and Martin Short about their incredible careers. The interview was recorded backstage at The Mountain Winery in Saratoga, California whilst they were on their tour in the USA. Steve and Martin share stories with Patrick about their comedy inspirations growing up, their musical influences and what we can expect from their live show they're bringing to the UK, which they're calling 'The Funniest Show In Town At The Moment'. Steve talks about meeting Elvis, writing for Glen Campbell, his memories of his huge comedy career in the US in the 1970s and what it was like hosting the Academy Awards.
Martin tells Patrick about meeting Tony Bennett and Al Pacino as well as growing up and working with Paul Shaffer and Eugene Levy. He also talks about working on Saturday Night Live and the huge pressures of working on such a huge American TV institution.

Steve Martin is one of the most well-known talents in entertainment. His work has earned him an Academy Award, five Grammy awards and an Emmy. In the mid-seventies, Steve exploded onto the comedy scene. By 1978 he was the biggest draw in the history of stand-up and became the first arena-headlining comedian. His bestselling and highly-acclaimed memoir Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life documents these years in stand-up.
He began his career on The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour (1967鈥�1969), for which he earned his first Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing Achievement in Comedy, Variety or Music in 1969. In the mid-1970s, Martin as a stand-up on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson and NBC鈥檚 Saturday Night Live. Martin鈥檚 films are widely popular successes and are the kind of movies that are viewed again and again: 鈥淭he Jerk鈥�, 鈥淧lanes, Trains & Automobiles鈥� , 鈥淩oxanne鈥�, 鈥淧arenthood鈥�, 鈥淭he Man with Two Brains鈥�, 鈥淔ather of the Bride鈥� and 鈥淏owfinger鈥�.

Martin Short is a Tony and Emmy Award winner, a celebrated comedian and actor who has won fans in television, film and theatre since his breakout season on 鈥淪aturday Night Live鈥� over 30 years ago. His popularity and exposure on 鈥淪NL鈥� led him to cross over into movies. He made his debut in 鈥淭hree Amigos 鈥渁nd followed with 鈥淚nnerspace鈥�, 鈥淭hree Fugitives鈥�, 鈥淐lifford鈥�, 鈥淧ure Luck鈥� and Tim Burton鈥檚 鈥滿ars Attacks鈥�. One of his most memorable roles was in the remake of 鈥淔ather of the Bride鈥� as Franck the wedding planner, a role he reprised a few years later in Father of the Bride Part II.
His New York Times bestselling memoir, 鈥淚 Must Say: My Life as a Humble Comedy Legend鈥�, was published in 2014. In 1994, Martin was awarded the Order of Canada鈥攖he Canadian equivalent to British knighthood. He was also inducted into the Canadian Walk of Fame in June 2000. In 2017 he received a Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award from the Governor-general of Canada.

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Sat 28 Mar 2020 03:00
麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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Music Played

  • Alan Silvestri

    Main Title

  • Steve Martin, Martin Short & Chevy Chase

    The Ballad Of The Three Amigos

    • Three Amigos: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Perseverance.
    • 1.

  • Monty Python

    Always Look On The Bright Side Of Life

    • (CD Single).
    • Virgin.

  • The Kingston Trio

    A Worried Man

  • Steve Martin

    Ramblin' Man (Theme From Ramblin' Man)

    • Let's Get Small.
    • Warner Music UK Limited.

  • Frank Sinatra

    Fly Me to the Moon

    • A Man And His Music.
    • Reprise.

  • Tony Bennett

    I Left My Heart In San Francisco

    • Melodies Of Love (Various Artists).
    • Global Television.

  • Glen Campbell

    Gentle on My Mind

    • Gentle On My Mind.
    • Capitol.

  • Elvis Presley

    Burning Love

    • Presley - The All Time Greatest Hits.
    • RCA.

  • Blues Brothers

    Everybody Needs Somebody To Love

    • Simply The Best Movie Album (Various).
    • Warner Strategic Market.

  • Steve Martin

    Pitkin County Turnaround

  • Elmer Bernstein

    Main Title

    • Three Amigos: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack.
    • Perseverance Records.
    • 2.

  • The Temptations

    My Girl

    • The All Time Greatest Movie Songs.
    • Columbia/Sony Tv.

  • Alan Silvestri

    End Credit

Broadcasts

  • Sat 29 Feb 2020 21:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2
  • Sat 28 Mar 2020 03:00
    麻豆约拍 Radio 2

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