Hey, it's that asshole!

Steve Martin is still funny, he's just not as funny as he was in 1978. And why should he be? He could have spent the last 40 years carrying a banjo with a fake arrow through his head. Instead, he chose to write some plays and some books, do some dramatic acting, tone down the shtick a bit. I respect him tremendously for that.

Bowfinger
Bringing Down the House
etc.

Ever seen/heard his King Tut song? It's thoroughly awful. It's probably the only 45 I ever threw away, or it became a wheel for mousetrap car.

>>Bowfinger
Bringing Down the House
etc.

If you're implying that these are examples of movies that Steve Martin was in, I believe that you're correct.

>>Ever seen/heard his King Tut song? It's thoroughly awful.

Are you saying that it's not funny, or that it doesn't have a good beat that you can dance to?

I was implying that he's done a bunch of painfully unfunny comedies for whore-money.

If you don't like Bowfingert, Il respect your opinion, but I liked it, and it was well reviewed.

This is from Wikipedia:

>>Bowfinger received generally positive reception from critics. On Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a rating of 80%, based on 108 reviews, with an average rating of 7/10. The site's consensus reads: "A witty commentary on modern film-making, with enough jokes to keep it entertaining throughout." At Metacritic, the film holds a score of 71 out of 100, based on 33 critics, indicating "generally favorable reviews"

This doesn't mean that you're wrong, but it does mean that, among most people, just saying the word "Bowfinger" by itself does not automatically evoke a disaster... hence my confusion, you see.

he isn't funny and never has been

He's my favorite honky.

Some people, I just don't even. Honestly.

Read the lyrics. 'King Tut' contains no jokes. It's just a series of statements. And horrifying 'funny' faces coupled with constipated dancing. It's just bad.

He was basically the Dane Cook of the 1970's

Only because Dane Cook has been so influenced by Steve Martin. Steve Martin's absurdity seemed fresh and hilarious after the gags and observational humor of the 60s. Now we're seeing him through 40 years of shitty Steve Martin Imitators, e.g. Tom Green, Emo Phillips, Dane Cook, Carrot Top.

I might be wrong because I wasn't born yet, but it seems like the 70s (especially the "not ready for prime time" crowd) weren't reinventing any comedic wheel but instead put a human face on it: it was a lot funnier to see Chevy Chase fall off a ladder decorating a Christmas tree than it was, say, Jerry Lewis. I always thought Martin was the best of the bunch, and really wanted to like Shopgirl and things like tjat, but it was kind of bad timing.

Whoops phone cut off a little early. Basically, everybody had forgotten about Bill Murray too until Wes Anderson and Jim Jarmusch decided to remold him as a sort of Falstaffian character. No more Meatballs for you, Mr. Murray, but Martin was already toying with the idea, going back as far as The Jerk, and LA Sotry, which is actually one of my favorite movies.

I was kind of intoxicated (and still am) when I wrote both of these. Excuuuuuuuuuuuuse me princess!

the thing i really took away from this is that your cousin drinks Nuck beer.


i wish i didn't know who steve martin was so i could see an early standup and not cringe.

my favorite line from Bowfinger is "gotta show mister winky to the laker girls!". i say it about once a day in wildly different contexts. it is a line pregnant with meaning, especially with the recent performance (or lack thereof, amirite) of the lakers.