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Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 07:05 AM Sep 2017

Stephen Colbert: Guest Steve Martin

Steve Martin Is A Polymath: Click To Find Out What That Means!



It's not an everyday event that Stephen sits down with one of his comedic inspirations, the legendary 'The Long-Awaited Album' artist Steve Martin.



Steve Martin And The Steep Canyon Rangers Perform 'Caroline'



Legendary comedian and banjo player Steve Martin teams up with The Steep Canyon Rangers for a song from 'The Long-Awaited Album.'
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Stephen Colbert: Guest Steve Martin (Original Post) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 OP
Love Steve Martin.So talented & zany Alice11111 Sep 2017 #1
Thanks! Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 #2
Absolutely! You often bring me laughter. Thank you so much. Alice11111 Sep 2017 #3
That's the reason I started posting the late night comedians Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 #4
Yes, it can get overwhelmingly bleak at times. I despair at times at what's happening. Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #5
It's got to be a tough job, keeping up with the latest Trump abomination(s) Rhiannon12866 Sep 2017 #6
Yep. nt Honeycombe8 Sep 2017 #7
Great stuff! BootinUp Sep 2017 #8

Alice11111

(5,730 posts)
1. Love Steve Martin.So talented & zany
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 07:38 AM
Sep 2017

"I'm much too high to deal with this right now."

One of his best is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid.
Thx

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)
2. Thanks!
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 07:47 AM
Sep 2017

He didn't get all that political in this interview, but I thought it was worth posting anyway since he always makes us laugh and you could tell that Stephen was delighted to have him there. These days, we need the laughs where we can find them...

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)
4. That's the reason I started posting the late night comedians
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 07:56 AM
Sep 2017

Things have gotten so dire that I look forward to their take on things - and I figured we need all the laughs we can get right now...

Rhiannon12866

(205,467 posts)
6. It's got to be a tough job, keeping up with the latest Trump abomination(s)
Fri Sep 29, 2017, 01:51 PM
Sep 2017

I sure don't envy the writers, but they're always up to date. I remember when Bill Maher said that if George W Bush* won, it would make his job a lot easier. And it sure helps that they're on our side...

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