Pure Drivel

Steve Martin

ISBN 10: 0786864672 / ISBN 13: 9780786864676

Published by Hyperion, 1998

About this Item

The brilliantly funny New York Times bestseller from beloved actor and comedian Steven Martin. "The funniest book I've ever read." --Neil Simon, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Steve Martin's talent has always defied definition: a seasoned actor, a razor-sharp screenwriter, an acclaimed playwright, and, of course, the ingenious comedian who turned King Tut into a national craze. In this widely praised collection of humorous riffs, Martin shows he is a master of the written word. From a re-imagining of the Schroedinger's Cat conundrum to a wild meditation on who Lolita would be at age fifty to a skit entitled "I Love Loosely", in which Lucy and Ricky Ricardo play the parts of Hillary and President Clinton, this collection by comic genius Steve Martin--some pieces of which have appeared in The New Yorker--is both hilariously funny and intelligent in its skewering of the topic at hand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Pure Drivel
• Publisher: Hyperion
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0786864672
• ISBN 13: 9780786864676
• Binding: Hardback
• Condition: Good

About this title

Synopsis

The brilliantly funny New York Times bestseller from beloved actor and comedian Steven Martin.

"The funniest book I've ever read." —Neil Simon, Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright

Steve Martin's talent has always defied definition: a seasoned actor, a razor-sharp screenwriter, an acclaimed playwright, and, of course, the ingenious comedian who turned King Tut into a national craze. In this widely praised collection of humorous riffs, Martin shows he is a master of the written word.

From a re-imagining of the Schroedinger's Cat conundrum to a wild meditation on who Lolita would be at age fifty to a skit entitled "I Love Loosely", in which Lucy and Ricky Ricardo play the parts of Hillary and President Clinton, this collection by comic genius Steve Martin—some pieces of which have appeared in The New Yorker—is both hilariously funny and intelligent in its skewering of the topic at hand.

About the Author

Steve Martin is a celebrated writer, actor, and performer. His film credits include Father of the Bride, Parenthood and The Spanish Prisoner, as well as Roxanne, L.A. Story, and Bowfinger, for which he also wrote the screenplays. He's won Emmys for his television writing and two Grammys for comedy albums. In addition to a play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile, he has written a bestselling collection of comic pieces, Pure Drivel, and a bestselling novella, Shopgirl. His work appears frequently in The New Yorker and The New York Times. He lives in New York and Los Angeles.