Born Standing Up
Steve Martin's memoir about his early career in stand-up comedy.
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Bill read Born Standing Up after Letterman and Seinfeld both recommended it strongly.
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Bill read Born Standing Up after Letterman and Seinfeld both recommended it strongly.
"I went and read it immediately because they were both so emphatic and I tore through it. After I read that, I was like, I'm going to hang them up soon. I didn't want to hang around and start being less good at it."
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"I went and read it immediately because they were both so emphatic and I tore through it. After I read that, I was like, I'm going to hang them up soon. I didn't want to hang around and start being less good at it."
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"Don't be scared to read biographies of people who have nothing to do with your industry. So, go read Born Standing Up by Steve Martin."
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