King Tut on SNL made him, but it is an era sort of thing.

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Mar 12, 2019
5:54:34am

Archaea All-American

King Tut on SNL made him, but it is an era sort of thing.

The Jerk is funny.

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Archaea

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Somebody please explain Steve Martin to me. His comedy, not the myth.

ArchbishopMitty

3/12/19 1:11am

Three Amigos. The Jerk. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels. He's not the greatest comedian

rcbyufan

3/12/19 1:17am

I've seen the Amigos and DRS.

ArchbishopMitty

3/12/19 1:22am

Sorry. There's no hope for you if DRS didn't work for you. Just move on.

rcbyufan

3/12/19 1:30am

The Jerk maybe.

BYU4Life

3/12/19 3:50am

Planes, Trains, and Automobiles is his kind of role

Colorado

3/12/19 1:20am

RE: Somebody please explain Steve Martin to me. His comedy, not the myth.

kcca

3/12/19 1:20am

Time and place and context. Just like the Three Stooges were funny once.

3/12/19 1:35am

The Stooges are still funny. Can't see how Martin's balloon animal routine

ArchbishopMitty

3/12/19 1:41am

He's maybe the funniest of them all as far as I'm concerned. What are you not

777

3/12/19 2:21am

Ok, this is better. The ending got me. Love Carl Reiner in this though.

ArchbishopMitty

3/12/19 2:46am

The Lonely Guy might be my favorite film of his. His quality is that he

777

3/12/19 2:56am

King Tut on SNL made him, but it is an era sort of thing.

Archaea

3/12/19 5:54am

You didn't really come here to have it explained to you, right?

Jericho

3/12/19 2:27am

Okay lets not take things too far....Regan? Not funny?

777

3/12/19 2:38am

Is Brian Regan allergic to tailored shirts?

CougieMcCougFace

3/12/19 3:14am

Sure I did, looking for links, details. Looking for the reasons he is funny.

ArchbishopMitty

3/12/19 2:47am

He may be better suited for serious roles. A Simple Twist of Fate was a great

3/12/19 5:09am

Steve is versatile, and funny in the right role without being vile or

Archaea

3/12/19 5:55am

His REAL talent is as a banjo player

3/12/19 5:10am

he is unfunny

BlueFrog

3/12/19 6:31am

You have the audacity to include Ferrel on that list and not Martin?

3/12/19 6:42am

Roxanne is worth a watch as well.

MN Stork

3/12/19 8:37am

Hes from a different generation of humor

Borg

3/12/19 8:58am

This. His brand was a hit in the post-Vietnam era. Silliness to offset the angst

3/12/19 9:41am

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