STEVE (martin) | a documentary in 2 pieces • Apple TV+

Just finished up part 2. It’s a really good documentary, both pieces of it are. It’s nice to see a huge celebrity seem so down to earth and not be so overly full of himself. He also opened up a lot more than I thought he would. About his fears, his family life (and lack thereof), his career, etc.

Also liked the way they handled his daughter with the stick figure. That was cool. I never knew he kept some personal things to himself throughout his career, and it’s cool to see he still wants to.

Great doc if you’re any sort of fan of Steve Martin. I bet his stand-up show with Martin Short is hilarious. They just seem like two genuinely funny dudes who genuinely love each other. And they riff off of each other well.

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Also liked the way they handled his daughter with the stick figure.

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With the little interaction that they showed, it looks like the kid is enjoying a life of dad jokes provided by Steve Martin. What a lucky kid.

Yeah he’s really talented in a lot of areas. Writing. Comedy. Music. Magic. Acting. Etc.

The book he’s writing that sort of chronicles his movies in comic form with him providing the commentary seems like it would be a solid read.

One of my favorite lines was Martin Short’s joke about Steve where he says something like “aging into your 70s is a lot easier since you’ve looked like you were 70 since you were 30.”