When Steve Martin mentions his stand-up comedy, it feels like the audience doesn't fully grasp how massive he was during the stand-up phase of his career. In the late 70's, Martin was a juggernaut. I was in junior high during this time, and his comedy was so pervasive--hit singles, album sales, arena shows, and SNL--that to many people in that era, Steve Martin *was* comedy. Most retrospectives on comedy focus on Pryor and Carlin, and I can't argue with that. They were visionaries in a way that transcends the eras in which they performed. And Martin wasn't really that. But in terms of reading the zeitgeist of the late 70's, he nailed that period in a way that nobody else did. It really came down to two basic insights: The first was the idea that you didn't have to cue the audience's laughter with explicit punchlines but instead could just keep building the comic tension until they broke on their own. The second was the realization that the "Flower Power" era had ended and that the audience had moved away from the protest/counter-culture cues that had fueled late 60's/early 70's comedy. So he cut his hair, put on a white suit, and decimated audiences with sheer silly absurdity. And audiences couldn't get enough. An appearance by Steve Martin had the power to increase the SNL audience by a million viewers. I would even argue that Steve Martin's mega success helped lay some of the groundwork that led to the 80's comedy boom that followed. Steve Martin did not participate in that boom. When he sensed that his moment was passing, and when he felt that the audience response was no longer really about the comedy itself, he bowed out of stand-up and turned his focus to movies. But for those of us old enough to remember, Steve Martin *was* stand-up comedy for a very specific period of time.

People joke about how Keanu Reeves and Paul Rudd are immortal, but Steve Martin has looked essentially the same since the late 70s.

Steve Martin STILL hasn’t been on the podcast yet, and that’s a shame.

"As the face gets worse, the clothes have to get better" sounds like something a merchant in a Fallout game would say.

Steve has always been the best talk show guest because everything is always carefully prepared for. The bits that sound like an "interview" are just planned interludes between jokes, sometimes very elaborate ones.

Hope this means he's on the podcast next

I love Steve Martin. The Jerk is one of my all time favorites.

Steve Martin may be getting old, but his comedic abilities never will.

I love Steve Martin, I hope he will be on the podcast.

He looks exactly the same now, he is immortal.

Laughter to disguise the tears.

Steve is a professional entertainer lol

He's the best. Long live Steve Martin.

Bonnaroo. My home town and Conan went there. awesome

Been a fan of this comedy brand since the beginning.

Steve Martin for Conan podcast 2022.

Love Steve Martin

He still looks so great

When the joke is on using an A-track as a medium but the CD is the real thing!

"i think you're laughing a little too hard" 😂😂😂

ah, BONNAROOOOOO!!!

Steve Martin is Great I miss seeing his comedy. KZfaq car rental classic

Conan holding a copy of Steve Martin's album in suppository format: "may I hold onto this??" that's actually how the thing works, Conan........

Conan is laughing a lot like Jimmy Fallon in this, he must be star struck.

I like that the puke bit was clearly in an alley behind 30 Rock. There wasn't a single permanent structure at Bonnaroo lol

Please please get Steve on the podcast

0:10 💯🔥

Wow this was 11 years ago. Steve Martin looks exactly the same haha

Everyone! - go and watch Steve's new wonderful TV show - "Only murders in the building", unless you're this thing 2:19!

lol

3:41 Steve and Conan after listening any modern pop musician. Also - any modern pop musician 2:19 upd. But... no, I can't decide about 3:41, maybe they are just actually singing any modern pop song.

Whoever's reading this, i pray that whatever you're going through gets better and whatever you're struggling with or worrying about is going to be fine and that everyone has a fantastic day! Amen

How isn't he aging wtf

As funny as Steve is, he is an even better musician.

Conan holds Martin (and Short) in high esteem and I think overplays his hand when he wants to please them. I'm glad Martin called him out on his fake laughter like right off the bat, but this wasn't a pretty interview. Andy was the only genuine one there that night. Conan still push-laughs a bit on his podcast and I find it so disingenuous. Relax Conan, you don't need to feed the egos anymore, you really don't. Also, this would've been much funnier with Martin being himself and you just nodding or shaking your head lol.