Steve Martin, who rose to fame in the 1970's with the help of Saturday Night Live, will appear for a record 15th time on the show on January 31st. Just in time for sweeps.Obviously, he'll be there to promote the Pink Panther sequel and his new Banjo CD. Once again I will put on my old person's hat and recall the times he hosted in my youth and how funny he was back then. While he obviously doesn't have the vigor of youth anymore, he has the sort of stage presence and timing that livens up the sort of comedy that SNL does (even when the sketch itself is lame). He's a better sketch performer than most of the current cast.
I loved the irony and intellectualism of the stand-up comedy of Martin's early career. I hope he returns to it some day and does an HBO special like Robin Williams did in 2002.
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1-22-2009 @ 2:04PM
RichK said...
Honestly, I don't think Steve Martin is as much of a grab for fans of SNL anymore. His last appearance was average at best.
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1-22-2009 @ 2:19PM
Cincinnati Mike said...
Agreed. Especially when he's there to promote that piece of shit Pink Panther 2.
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1-22-2009 @ 4:32PM
Joe said...
Best host of all time.
http://www.joeonthetube.com
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1-22-2009 @ 4:51PM
Brian said...
There is no February sweep this season - it's in March due to the digital TV transition. Sure the transition might change, but the sweep is not. Just an FYI.
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1-22-2009 @ 5:55PM
StillBash said...
You made me grab that Robin Williams special off my DVD shelf :-)
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1-22-2009 @ 10:19PM
Deezul said...
Irony and funny... So was that why you mentioned Robin Williams?
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1-22-2009 @ 11:19PM
Tim-1 said...
Brad, was the first panther movie any good? Steve Martin used to be funny, I'm just wondering what he has done lately.
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