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Performing music is a way to do comedy, but without the obligation to do a solid hour, hour and half of a standup. I could intersperse it with music, so it became a really good format for me.
Steve Martin
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Steve Martin
Age: 79
Born: 1945
Born: August 14
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Waco
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Stephen Glenn Martin
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