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Born Standing U by Steve Martin

Born Standing Up by Steve M

The Book in Three Sentence Steve Martin was one of the most successful comedians of his generation. In his words, his caree involved “10 years spent learning, spent refining, and 4 years spent i success.” This fantastic book prov beautiful insights not only into the of his comedy act, but also into hi life and career development.

Born Standing Up summary This is my book summary of Born Up by Steve Martin. My notes are informal and often contain quotes the book as well as my own thoug summary also includes key lessons important passages from the book •Martin did stand up for 18 years. words, “10 years spent learning, 4 spent refining, and 4 years spent i success.” •Darkness is essential for stand up success. Audiences don't laugh wh are in the light. •All entertainment is, or is about t

•Practice, practice, practice. The ea of Martin's career were poor and u but they were filled with tons of pra was by performing his routines in p or six times per day and by constan adapting material from friends that developed stage confidence and a u routine. •He is the definition of The Helsinki Station Theory. So many of his acts as something learned from a friend adapted from a coworker. Eventual stayed on the bus long enough to tr what he learned into his own routin •It is fascinating how he slowly expa shoe length with each gig. His early were short routines or magic tricks

•Martin began as a magician but discovered that what he loved was magic, but performance. That's wh set his sights on becoming a comed •It wasn't until college that Martin he needed to come up with entirel original content. •“Through the years, I have learne there is no harm in charging onese with delusions between moments inspiration.” •Any new philosophy, even if wron some respects, is good for creativit •Teaching people, whether in a cla or otherwise, is a form of show bu •It is interesting how Martin is convinc success of his comedy act was largely d on the current events of the time (his a

•Never let the audience know you a bombing. “ This is funny, you just ha gotten it yet.” Keep going even if th aren’t coming. For eight years he tr routine and it didn’t work well. •One piece of feedback said he was most serious booking error in the h Los Angeles music.” •His agent told Martin to “stick to w because his performance was not g work. •“I had never really imagined succe just trying to be a performer.”

•Martin gave himself a deadline for He would be a performer until he w and then had to figure out somethi do.

•“It was easy to be great. Every en has a night when everything is clic These nights are accidental and sta Like lucky cards in poker, you can c them occurring over time. What w was to be good. Consistently good after night. No matter what the abominable circumstances.” •“As I continued to work, my mate grew. I came up with odd little gag as, “How many people have never their hands before?” I was now ca doing two different 25-minute sets evening in case some of the audie stayed for the second show.” •“Because I was generally unknow

•“My act was becoming simultaneo and stupid.” •By his late 20s, Martin had reached where he was a successful opening would appear on televisions shows The Tonight Show) on a routine bas was never opening. He realized that audience never came for the openin People only cared about the headlin he set a rule to only headline and n Within a year, he was completely br •Even after being on The Tonight Sh starting to headline a few clubs (but any mainstream success), Martin w journal, “My new material is hopele My act is simply not good enough. I even bad.” It is fascinating to see su

•Right after Martin became famou driving through Beverly Hills with h mother and said, “Get out and wal the street so I can watch people lo you.” •His first album sold 1.5 million cop 1977. •At his peak, Martin’s tour schedul insane. 60 cities in 63 days. 72 in 8 85 cities in 90 days. 18,695 people attended one show in Ohio. 45,000 sold for his show in New York. •He became the biggest concert co in show business, ever. •Small insight: during his rise to fam Martin was always surprised by the his crowds. One possible interpreta

•Once he achieved peak success, h struggled with trying new material experimentation. In his words, “Th longer an experiment. I felt a huge responsibility not to let people dow Arenas of 20,000 and three day gig 45,000 were no place to try new m •By 1979, he was already booked fo next two years. •Martin became so famous that he go outside without tons of hoopla interestingly, his romantic life vanis couldn’t interact with people in a n way and just spent his time shuttlin show to hotel room and back. He w a depression. “ This was the lonelie of my life.”

•There is definitely a point where can become too popular. Your da hindered. Your relationships suffe People struggle to understand yo troubles. Celebrity has its drawba •Martin toured for five straight ye with sold out venues. “ Then, I saw something in the back I hadn’t se years. Empty seats.” •“If you have anything to work ou your parents, do it now. One day be too late.” •I agree with Martin that it is not job to judge the success of your o work: “I do not know if my act ho

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