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Finished this w my husband last night. We liked, but didn't love, this collection of comedy spanning Jerry's career. 🤷🏻‍♀️

#IdiomInsight

A Jerry Seinfeld quote for #CutCorners. I‘m not sure it‘s from this book but oh well! ??‍♀️

"Of course we all try and save time. Cutting corners, little short cuts. But no matter how much time you save, at the end of your life, there's no extra time saved up. You'll be going "what do you mean there's no time?"

#MarchMadness final haul!
Top row were all book club reads
Middle row #AAM and #LMPBC and #shortstory challenge
Bottom row are still in progress

This book was great! I alternated between the print book, which has photos, and the audiobook, which has excellent narration by the author as well as banjo interludes. This book focuses on Steve Martin‘s early life through his stand up career, which ended in 1981. It‘s written with his trademark keen, philosophical wit, introspective voice, and clever eye for detail. Highly enjoyable.

I‘m on a non-fiction kick right now. I‘ve always been a fan of Steve Martin so this was an interesting read about how he became the Steve Martin we know today.

I was loving this book until the author started to explore the topic of the comedians strike at the Comedy Store. From there, he dedicated about eighty percent of the book towards that topic, which is unfortunate because it's not particularly interesting.

Also, if you've lost a loved one to suicide, it might be best to avoid this particular book.

(Continued)...bits while yukking it up on Johnny's couch? Accident or not, that material would be gone forever: You could never use it again or audiences would think you stole it from him. That's why Kirchenbauer, Gallagher, and a few others decided they would no longer perform in front of Williams. If he was in the room, they wouldn't go on.