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It [live performance] is just very difficult. Doing an hour, hour and a half of live standup is an endurance test. You almost have to do it every day to stay up on it.
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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Waco
Texas
Steve Glenn Martin
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