Steve Martin - The Absent-Minded Waiter

A 1977 sketch where patrons at a fancy restaurant, Teri Garr and Buck Henry, endure the zenith of bad service, as professional waiter Steve Martin dishes up his unctuous charm mixed with nanosecond-expiring memory.

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• martin
• teri
• garr
• buck
• henry

[harrypfan7]

i love this video!! thanks for a.) finding it out there in video land, and b.) for posting it on youtube. :-)

[keenly]

lol. thanks

[laniktom]

Loving Teri Garr.

[darkknight07100]

This is great. Steve Martin is the man!

[kenp3L]

Buck Henry is 14 years older than Teri Garr. Why don't they cast couples more closely matched in age?

[parkesc21]

who would pay with a $10,000 bill??

[Godzie1]

Where's that Restaurant?

[ekawati926252]

What a movie!!!!!!!!

[atozzzzzzz]

While Steve Goodman was animated and totally accessible before his show, Steve Martin was more reclusive and not approachable pre show. I wandered into his dressing room by mistake before the show and was quickly ushered out, but not before seeing a vast array of goodies {food stuffs} laid out on a long table.

After the show Steve Martin stopped to sign my backstage pass and chat for about 10 seconds, before leaving in a nice limo.. Fun, Fun, Fun......

[SethHesio]

@atozzzzzzz Wow... I have this sketch at the beginning of one of his live shows from the Universal Ampitheatre I think. What was Steve Martin like to meet?

[SethHesio]

Absolutely hilarious. Steve Martin is a comedy genius, and such a joy to watch. I forgive him of his recent, ahem, films.... he's done so much good stuff.

[xnonsuchx]

I can't believe they haven't released his special including this on DVD...at least last I checked.