Steve Martin-The Midnight Special

[69ulrika]

I like Steve Martin but this is crap.

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

Occupy Wally on The Run Street

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

lust got my new mayan calender

wild and crazy guy

wall on the run hapens in STELLA stays in Steep canyon rangers

[SuperMegaUberGenius]

look, as my friend, distracting them by hecling.

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there they are checking a roundabout have

text messages drive two automobiles buzz

futuristic unfrozen caveman lawyer

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high, it's 2012. deal with it. TSA has nstalled people to do the hnd towel thing now, so as not to discrimate against towel heads borned in arizonaed , nose on> nasal cane?

well it's 2012 we're moving now

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[Chayden2793]

He kindof looks like harrison ford ther a little bit

[wheatonna]

He used to be so damn funny.

[docweasel]

There's 4000 lights in that backdrop, in case you were wondering: 100 wide x 40 tall. (including the ones blacked out for his name)

[docweasel]

There's 4000 lights in that backdrop, in case you were wondering: 100 wide x 40 tall.

[bongodrumms]

If anyone's ever read Steve's autobiography "Born Standing Up", it explains about how he figured out a way to do stand up comedy differently from everyone else. Very interesting read and it makes complete sense when you see it onstage. I love this man <3

[MrJokerit91]

He looks like John Fogerty:)) so much

[crazyclownn]

i'd pay 3 dollars to see him less than a coffee

[carcarx42]

ANdy KaufMan?..yeah..no...this pre-dates Kaufman..

[keerkhor]

Holy shit this is sooo unfunny and the crowd is ABSOLUTELY baked

[darkhusky88]

Andy Kaufman did it first

[tubegucker1]

looks like John Fogerty

[Ronsanality]

The Funny Stuff ...Classic Legend !

[vamplov365]

@Naaz08 Omg I thought the same thing!!!

[alderete74]

it must have been funny then but in 2011 hmmmm

[TheLovie999]

Utterly brill.. hilariously funny...though the accent is quite off- putting..

[ThaaWhiteShadow]

@TheLovie999 what accent

[MichaelHansenFUN]

what year?

[RatPfink66]

I kept thinking he was gonna put a foot through that banjo.

[MichaelAMullenax]

Apparently our two year old daughter loves Steve Marten's stand up here because she never sits through anything and she loved this, she even started dancing around like him!

[lejambon08]

@MichaelAMullenax nobody gives a toss about your two year old daughter

[gtrrobster]

@lejambon08

Ain't you a sweet heart?

[boku45]

girl at 1:05 is tripping harddd

[FernandoSRamirez]

Mix between Harrison ford and Carl Sagan. anyone agree?

[Mikeyworld23]

That's Hans Solo's cousin.... who the hell is @pettyjones?

[MsJollycholly]

he was a gorgeous man - but because of his comedy, most saw him as a buffoon (which is the persona he created). But goodlooking? Yeah.....his virtuosity with the banjo did not really become common knowledge until much later.

[BestPlaymateEver]

but in Vegas its $15...but the acts are really good.

[rburnsiv]

That part right in the middle of the act where he says, "here's something you don't often see...AAAAHHHH", was so funny. I had to watch it like 5 times.

[rockdiva1983]

How the fuck is this even funny?

[computersshot]

@rockdiva1983 He did not say Fuck Shit Ass Whore. like they do now lol :) Is that what you were looking for in a joke.

[rockdiva1983]

@computersshot No I'm just looking for it to be funny that's all

[gtrrobster]

@computersshot

Now ir he woulda said : " Fuck Shit Ass Whore."

then it would have been REAL funny!

[computersshot]

@gtrrobster the works lol.. missed "Fart" would of been nice :)

[ultrakool]

@rockdiva1983 yeah, it seems way dated, but at the time nobody was doing this sort of thing so... i've got to admit, i thought his album was hilarious at the time, but now? nope

[gtrrobster]

@ultrakool

I think SM was funny just because he would go out there and doing stupid stuff...he knew it was stupid, and so did everyone else. And somehow it is funny. It was the 70s... so that had a LOT to do with it, y'know?

MArtin created his stage character and people loved it. Plus he was in a LOT of movies, many of which are really good. ALL OF ME...one of the best.

[BestPlaymateEver]

@rockdiva1983 I think you have to wait until you grow pubic hair on your balls to get the jokes.

[rockdiva1983]

@BestPlaymateEver Then you can suck my hairy balls right?

[BestPlaymateEver]

@rockdiva1983 Sorry, you'll have to find a gay dude to do that for you.

[staggerleeee]

@rockdiva1983.. take your meds and relax. no one cares what you think or post.

[rockdiva1983]

@staggerleeee Evidently you don't since you took the time out to reply, cunt face

[Reverendjim1]

@rockdiva1983 How are you not on a retard farm?

[rockdiva1983]

@Reverendjim1 Because your fat stupid ass took up the whole farm.

[Reverendjim1]

@rockdiva1983 My lord you're a slow one. Your likely a product of modern American pop-culture; that is, very dumb and very fat.

[rockdiva1983]

@Reverendjim1 Well, no, you're the fat fucking cunt on the farm remember?

[jessicaharkin]

XD  2:39 - 2:44 lmao!

[maddymud]

Listen to the audience. They sound like they're on ether. NO standup ever before, or ever since had that ability to sustain the humor, when there was no joke. It was almost like a weird high. It wasn't joke, release, joke, release. People were giddy, in between punch-lines.

[pmacj]

@maddymud cause they know whats comming but not exactly when its comming

[maddymud]

@pmacj yeah, I dunno about that. I think it's the fact that they have NO idea what's coming that keeps them on edge. He's so unlike the traditional stand-ups of the day ...

[XxAnony0mousxX]

Ha, he left his banjo

[joaosolimeo]

And how interesting that he continued to evolve as a comediant and made great things like LA Story, which is very funny, but also very romantic. He´s a decent actor and, yes, made some stupid summer movies, but it´s clear that he is not just a funny man, but a very intelligent guy.

[MsLarryjo]

Dance routine near the end is hysterical!!

[ithastobecatchy]

What. A. Hottie.

[Justatoxicmemory]

It's crazy seeing him without white hair.

[badmuthahubbard]

If you don't like Steve's comedy...

WELL EXCUUUSE... MEEEE!

[sketto]

Look at his eyes. How high do you think he is?

[atomicinjun]

"Well, here's something you don't often see!"

[phunnyguy]

havent seen thhis since i was a small kid......wow....thanks....he is my idol....my 1st record i ever got was a steve martin record and i knew i wanted to make people laugh....this was nice to see as many have said not much of his live performances are around from back in the day....followed him almost all my life...

[woodbutcherjohn]

He always was a much better banjo player than a comedian

[gangtwanger]

This was back when he was touring for the "Let's Get Small" album (which I bought when it came out - I must have listened to that a thousand times - Still have it too).

I guess the banjo was a "just in case" sort of thing.

[mhatlie]

@gangtwanger

I had that album back around 1980 and re-bought it recently. Still had much of it memorized. But the new CD leaves some stuff off. The part about the cat, for example, is not on it.

[partynadz]

hmmm... i dont find this funny however, i think he looks well fit ere!!! WOW!

[jtmcclure78]

@partynadz If you don't think this is funny you don't know what comedy is

[partynadz]

@jtmcclure78 its just not my type of humour... i love his films n one of my favs is 'dirty rotten scoundrels' n he was brilliant in the pink panther ......its my opinion... i shud have put 'not to my taste' better? lol

[JoSoong]

@jtmcclure78 That's not fair. There are different types of comedy and different types of comedians. I don't find this particularly funny either, but I can understand why other people would.

[maffasmom]

Steve Martin is by far one of the greatest comedians of our age!!! And his talent spilled over into other areas of entertainment!! He's a genius!!

[mazdaplz]

wow! this guy was so funny way back then! this is probably better than what george carlin was doing at the time, and that's amazing!

[cowboysfan782008]

I bought the king tut album when I was 10 or 11. He seemed the same for a long time, but when I saw him in the movie with meryl streep and alec baldwin, I realized how fast we all age. By and large I think he is probably THE most "all around" comedic talent's of our time!

[Frequent2001]

bunch of retarded girls laughing for nothing..

[rongravy]

he needs to be tied up and made to watch this over and over until he's funny again.

[estrblmkr]

i like this bugger

[iloveyoujoe232]

I like his king tut vid better still funny

[iloveyoujoe232]

I like his king tut vid better

[iloveyoujoe232]

looooooooooooooong

[skapouma]

He looks like Harrison Ford!

[head909]

It's true that you are all just characters in my dream.

lucid the novel . com

[frostycool22]

MMMmmm big crush on this man.

[Litmusicnerd]

@StefanKulic I think he had brown.

[baribeauuu]

"well, here's something you don't often see, AHH!!!!!"

[MrFrozenyoga]

Maybe you had to be there.

[StefanKulic]

He WAS black-haired after all?

[thelumbahjack]

soooo sexy

[DraconicSlayer]

While this is hilarious... half of those people are so high.. anything that he says is funny.

[DrunkCanadian3]

Holy chest hair Batman!!!

[tomsr12]

I had no idea he could play the banjo,WOW,a real showman

[plutoend99]

I wonder what sort of character he was like in person..

[eazyZB]

@plutoend99 very quiet and down to earth apperently. There is a special about him. Very interesting.

[dawoool]

He sure was funny in those days. Not any more.

[boku45]

that girl at 1:04 looks like she's tripping REAL hard.

[naaz08]

is it me or does steve martin looks like harrison ford when he was han solo lol :).

[pmacj]

@naaz08 they actually tried to cast him for the part but he declined so he could pursue his banjo career

[tempusborealis]

@naaz08 Yesss! He looks a bit like Ben Browder, too.

[woodbutcherjohn]

@naaz08 Now that you mention it, yeah, he kinda does!

[Bosparrow]

@naaz08 That's funny I just thought the same thing then I saw this comment!

[goPistons06]

Steve Martin can talk about anything and make it funny.

[peacefuljeffrey]

esp1825, it's funny watching you try to insult people when you can't even spell the simplest words correctly. "Where" and "by" elude you. It must suck being such a moron.

[JoyGrenade]

To have that much confidence onstage is staggering.

[zackstein]

Eddie Murphy stole this bit - about the talking car. So... nice.

[njrobinson95]

those new fangled inventions like "electric hand dryers" "seat belts"

[adsilcott]

Steve Martin: the greatest dancer in the history of goofy white guys

[cheech2082]

this is dumb....thank you steve martin for nothing, this act is a joke,just like my member.See i'm funnier than steve martin

[kemosabi4]

@cheech2082

That was absolutely hilarious. You should do stand-up. "Just like my member". Classic.

[khris89]

@kemosabi4 hahahaha

[rushgeddylee]

You met Steve Martin indoorgames?

[JDT104]

Nothing like the old Saturday Night Live show and the Jerk. I absolutely love that movie and miss the show. Everyone we knew would gather on a Saturday night if they could make it to someone's house, drink some libations, smoke some incredible weed and really enjoy the show...everyone got home safely Ah I miss the 70's. Where's my magic wand???????

[NyeTunes]

@JDT104 Ironically enough, seeing old SNL now that the first five seasons are on DVD.... it was incredibly dull. Except for the oft-repeated "classic sketches", the rest is pretty hit or miss. 1980-1985 were classic to me.

[JDT104]

@NyeTunes The 70's when SNL debuted had some of the funniest moments on TV such as when they did their own commercials, you had to think a moment if that was a real commercial or were they goofing on us. Great smoking days.

[NyeTunes]

@JDT104 Maybe if you weren't stoned off your ass, you would've realized you were laughing at nothing...

[Bulldog22031]

2:40 HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[karlaanne]

god that dance routine. it kills me.

[damngoodentertainmen]

esp has small penis syndrome....

[jayahjayah]

He's a personal friend of my... personal trainer!

[esp1825]

Hey wait!!!!your profile states your 23....You were still sweat on your daddy's balls when this shit was aired...

Your momma did even shit you out yet....

[i1killed2god3]

So your one of those internet kids who try to dominate a video so that they can feel cool eh? Yeah, this was exactly what was "in" at the time. So stop judging, get a life, and try and get laid and calm the fuck down.

[esp1825]

Hmm another jag off master...you must of ran out of Vaseline...That's why your watching this old as fuck vid...

I see your only 18 and like little kitties...YOU FAG...go suck your dad's cock some more....trust me you need the protein for your growing bones...

[esp1825]

i1killed2god3........What a fucken jag wipe of a screen name...

Your mom had to have fucked a retarded bum to get knocked up with a dim wit little shit like you.....

[esp1825]

I am sure Mack503 was one of the lonely virgin pimple faced geeks laughing uncontrollably like a 12 year old girl...

And today you sit on yourtube reminiscing the days when you had your youth..thinking oh were did the time go buy..

Looking at your obese wife with severe adult acne and your underachiever ADD kids..

Hey Mock 503lbs the 70's are over...

[doccorleone]

must be a laugh track

[esp1825]

HOLY FUCK!!!!!people in the 70s laughed at any stupid fucking word....

Hey hi I'm drinking water..

(crowd) HAHAHHAAHAHAHAahhhhahahahahaah­a

(Martin) hey i make a lot of money...

(crowd) owahhahahahahahhaaahahahaheehe­hehe..

Fucken retarded

[mack503]

@esp1825 yeah, everybody must have been retarded...certainly not you

[guitarlad08]

I was just about 2 say tht!

[jksonny]

He looks like Harrison Ford here.

[SethHesio]

The correct comedic entity in a time of weed, cocaine and disco

[jtownjets1]

the girls in the front are super high.

[Lorenzo1449]

I prefer Steve Martin in the 80s with films like, Planes, Trains and Automobiles, Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Three Amigos, The Jerk, etc... But I think his stand up needs some work; and what is up with the exaggerated audience laughter? It's ok, but no belly laughing stuff.

[JESUBLIME65]

@Lorenzo1449 Stand up needs work? He was by far the number one stand up comedian when he walke away from it in 1981. What you have to realize is he is literally the first comedian to use this punchline-free style that's common place today. This is groundbreaking stuff for it's time.

[Thebigskid]

agreed.. and his book Cruel Shoes and other stories is brilliant. Plus, he's even said that one of his motivations for doing this style was NO ONE was doing anything like this. There was no one just wacky.

[fuckamericanidiot]

i agree

[zackpliskin]

Very talented guy. Musician, comic, writer and actor. Big fan of his work, especially in John Hughes' "Planes, Trains & Automobiles".

[alittlepale]

@zackpliskin Yup-the scene where he and John Candy are walking away from their dead car and it lights on fire kills me.

[jkoff76]

Ahead of the curve.... in so many ways!!!

[rshcry24]

My goodness, he's hilarious.

[LateNiteTeeVee]

Love the bit on Vegas! Excellent...

[franklanguage]

"Now here's something you don't often see"

[Bakotopia]

@franklanguage Totally lost it there...haha...

[MrAlexKeaton]

He's completely nuts. There's no one like him!

[RickTBL]

This must be about 1974. By the first time he hosted SNL, in 1976, his hair was grey, and he was wearing a white suit AND a tie, looking truly iconic. By '76, everything had gelled, and he was at the top of his game. Before Steve, comedy was more socially relevant, Steve cleverly threw all of that out, and just became silly, a brilliant innovation that put him way ahead of everyone else, and began a comedy revolution. Then he became truly huge.

[sparrowcrazy]

Lol most of the time you laugh because the audiende does then you think and realize it you don't know why..;P

[kahekili21]

Steve Martin you are the fucking man

[smagnanamus]

Wow! Those guys a pretty good.

[stonedrose1]

pish

[Starlababy]

He looked good with brown hair, much younger. Should have kept it brown.

[randomjunglist]

1:20 that girl wants to fuck him so badly

[yessroman]

first half shit, even then, because I remember. Second half Real funny.

[rogueangel2k]

tis the way it was back then... 100% part of his shtick... 100% funny... period.

[mbob67]

i friggin love this stand up but this material would never work today. its sad

[loverhcp4ever]

well here's something you don't often see....AAAAHAHRHRHHHH!!!

[n1kkri]

When was this.

In 1978 the bride and I were on our

honeymoon. Aug. 1978, we went

to the midnight special in CA, with

Steve Martin. I am wondering if this is the one my wife and I were at?

Ken

[mojox7]

Its to bad there are only a couple clips of Martin's live stand up in the late seventies. his last few tours were in sold out football stadiums you think there would be some more footage available.

[corneiid]

You can rent - Steve Martin Live - it's an hour long, it's in one of those football stadiums and it's amazing.

[DocHallux]

oh, the good ol' days, haha. and i'm only 21 years old.

[nilhy]

who cares

[guitarofbakugan]

2:41 LOL

[mrfudgeyhead]

My god.

Like a positive Johny Cash in Elvis clothes.

Digging the banjo.

[corycousins]

I have 3 tons of cardboard....you figure it out. Priceless.

[trylonperisphere]

Robin Williams in the audience...taking notes.

[EtrenX]

haha all these things are so old!

[blotchy67]

1 word...cocaine

[heartswimer]

that darn steve!

[Geritopia]

Not up to par for Martin on this one.

[tysweetdrums]

heres something you dont often see. aaaaaaaaah

[trulynot]

Very likable guy.

[Kempie]

This was actually funny when I first heard it when it first came out.

[tattoofu]

Steve Martin was such an original stand-up, especially in the early years like this clip.

[RSlug789]

it was the first four words I couldn't get. Thanks -

[RSlug789]

what does he say at 4:52?

[Composer1990]

"It's a prestige car. '65 Greyhound bus."

[LowJumpinJeff]

He says it's a prestige car....a 65 Greyhound Bus.

[RSlug789]

What year was this? I'm really interested in all early Steve Martin material - anything before he went big. Its fascinating.

[ModGirl1966]

I actually saw him get BOOED off the stage about 5 years prior to this. Broke my heart! I was bent double laughing until he departed. Then all of a sudden EVERYBODY finally got it!!!

[gatsby7000]

ModGirl, I've noticed something. Every artist who was genuinely unique and/or original was, at some point, rejected. Faulkner the writer, Dylan the musician, and Martin the comic. Takes people a while to catch up with them. JMO.

[Composer1990]

Laughed so hard at the part about being cool because you're holding a drink.

Steve Martin is great!

[BrianfromNJ]

Hilarious. Not dated. Steve is a comedy treasure!

[bedimpled215]

Cute. Sexy. Funny.

[s922918]

Wow! He sure do make those girls down there crazy! I can't tell whether they are laughing or screaming.

[woogiathin]

steve looks like harrison ford in this video.

[TROUSERFLAP]

I've always thought that!