Steve Martin started off his career as a stand-up comedian.
He was pretty good at it, not great but not bad at all.
As he built his reputation up he branched out and did
movies, SNL, comedy recordings, the occasional talk
show.
He became really good at physical comedy, his body
language and facial expressions were very much a
large part of his success.
Some classic scenes were created by Steve, from The
Jerk to Trains, Planes and Automobiles, and everything
in between.
This is from the book of poetry that he put together
early in his career, the title cut.
A darkly humorous piece…